Post: | Minister for the Navy |
Flag: | Standard of the Minister of Defense of Denmark.svg |
Flagcaption: | Flag of the Minister for the Navy |
Department: | Ministry for the Navy |
Member Of: | the Cabinet |
Reports To: | the Prime minister |
Precursor: | Admiralty |
Succession: | Minister of Defence |
The Minister for the Navy (Danish: Marineministeren) was the Danish minister responsible for the administration of the Royal Danish Navy.[1]
The position of Minister for the Navy was created following the end of the Absolute monarchy, when the Admiralty (Danish: Admiralitetet) was disbanded, and power transferred to elected officials.[1] While the Minister of War and the Minister for the Navy's positions were merged in 1905, the Ministries continued to exists separately until 1950.[1]