Post: | Minister |
Body: | the Environment |
Native Name: | Miljøminister |
Insignia: | National Coat of arms of Denmark.svg |
Insigniasize: | 75px |
Insigniacaption: | State Coat of Arms of the Kingdom of Denmark |
Incumbent: | Magnus Heunicke |
Incumbentsince: | 27 June 2019 |
Department: | Ministry of Environment |
Member Of: | the Folketing |
Appointer: | Prime Minister |
Termlength: | 4 years |
Minister for the Environment of Denmark (Danish: Miljøminister) is the politically appointed head of the Danish Ministry of the Environment, and a member of the Cabinet. The ministry and the ministerial position was created in 1971. From 1971 to 1973, the ministry was named the "Ministry of Pollution Combating".