List of ministers for taxation (Denmark) explained

This is a list of tax ministers of Denmark since 1975. The collection of taxes was originally assumed by the Finance Ministry. The Finance Ministry's Department of Taxes and Customs (Skatte- og Tolddepartementet) was elevated to the rank of an independent ministry on 13 February 1975. It has officially been referred to as the Tax Ministry (Skatteministeriet) since 10 September 1987.

List of ministers

PortraitName
Term of officePolitical partyGovernment
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
Minister for Taxation and Duties
1Svend Jakobsen
13 February 197526 February 1977Social DemocratsJørgensen II[1]
2
26 February 197730 August 1978Social DemocratsJørgensen II
3Anders Ejnar Andersen
30 August 197826 October 1979VenstreJørgensen III[2]
4
26 October 197920 January 1981Social DemocratsJørgensen IV[3]
5Mogens Lykketoft
20 January 198110 September 1982Social DemocratsJørgensen IV–V[4]
6
10 September 198210 September 1987ConservativesSchlüter I[5]
Minister for Taxation
7Anders Fogh Rasmussen
10 September 198719 November 1992VenstreSchlüter II–III–IV[6] [7] [8]
8Peter Brixtofte
19 November 199225 January 1993VenstreSchlüter IV
9Ole Stavad
25 January 19931 November 1994Social DemocratsP. N. Rasmussen I[9]
10Carsten Koch
1 November 199423 March 1998Social DemocratsP. N. Rasmussen II–III[10] [11]
9Ole Stavad
23 March 199821 December 2000Social DemocratsP. N. Rasmussen IV[12]
11Frode Sørensen
21 December 200027 November 2001Social DemocratsP. N. Rasmussen IV
12Svend Erik Hovmand
27 November 20012 August 2004VenstreA. F. Rasmussen I[13]
13Kristian Jensen
2 August 200424 February 2010VenstreA. F. Rasmussen I–II–III
L. L. Rasmussen I		[14]
[15] [16]
14Troels Lund Poulsen
24 February 20108 March 2011VenstreL. L. Rasmussen I
15Peter Christensen
8 March 20113 October 2011VenstreL. L. Rasmussen I
16
3 October 201116 October 2012Green LeftThorning-Schmidt I[17]
17Holger K. Nielsen
16 October 201212 December 2013Green LeftThorning-Schmidt I
18Jonas Dahl
12 December 201330 January 2014Green LeftThorning-Schmidt I
19Morten Østergaard
3 February 20142 September 2014Social LiberalsThorning-Schmidt II[18]
20Benny Engelbrecht
2 September 201428 June 2015Social DemocratsThorning-Schmidt II
21Karsten Lauritzen
28 June 201527 June 2019VenstreL. L. Rasmussen II–III[19] [20]
22Morten Bødskov
27 June 20194 February 2022Social DemocratsFrederiksen I[21]
23Jeppe Bruus
4 February 202229 August 2024Social DemocratsFrederiksen I–II[22]
24Rasmus Stoklund
29 August 2024IncumbentSocial DemocratsFrederiksen II

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Regeringen Anker Jørgensen II . Statsministeriet . 19 September 2024 . da.
  2. Web site: Regeringen Anker Jørgensen III . Statsministeriet . 19 September 2024 . da.
  3. Web site: Regeringen Anker Jørgensen IV . Statsministeriet . 19 September 2024 . da.
  4. Web site: Regeringen Anker Jørgensen V . Statsministeriet . 19 September 2024 . da.
  5. Web site: Regeringen Poul Schlüter I . Statsministeriet . 19 September 2024 . da.
  6. Web site: Regeringen Poul Schlüter II . Statsministeriet . 19 September 2024 . da.
  7. Web site: Regeringen Poul Schlüter III . Statsministeriet . 19 September 2024 . da.
  8. Web site: Regeringen Poul Schlüter IV . Statsministeriet . 19 September 2024 . da.
  9. Web site: Regeringen Poul Nyrup Rasmussen I . Statsministeriet . 19 September 2024 . da.
  10. Web site: Regeringen Poul Nyrup Rasmussen II . Statsministeriet . 19 September 2024 . da.
  11. Web site: Regeringen Poul Nyrup Rasmussen III . Statsministeriet . 19 September 2024 . da.
  12. Web site: Regeringen Poul Nyrup Rasmussen IV . Statsministeriet . 19 September 2024 . da.
  13. Web site: Regeringen Anders Fogh Rasmussen I . Statsministeriet . 19 September 2024 . da.
  14. Web site: Regeringen Anders Fogh Rasmussen II . Statsministeriet . 19 September 2024 . da.
  15. Web site: Regeringen Anders Fogh Rasmussen III . Statsministeriet . 19 September 2024 . da.
  16. Web site: Regeringen Lars Løkke Rasmussen I . Statsministeriet . 19 September 2024 . da.
  17. Web site: Regeringen Helle Thorning-Schmidt I . Statsministeriet . 19 September 2024 . da.
  18. Web site: Regeringen Helle Thorning-Schmidt II . Statsministeriet . 19 September 2024 . da.
  19. Web site: Regeringen Lars Løkke Rasmussen II . Statsministeriet . 19 September 2024 . da.
  20. Web site: Regeringen Lars Løkke Rasmussen III . Statsministeriet . 19 September 2024 . da.
  21. Web site: Regeringen Mette Frederiksen I . Statsministeriet . 19 September 2024 . da.
  22. Web site: Regeringen Mette Frederiksen II . Statsministeriet . 19 September 2024 . da.

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