The Permanent Secretary is the most senior civil servant of a Danish Government ministry, charged with running the department on a day-to-day basis.
| Government ministry | Permanent Secretary | Since | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister's Office | Barbara Bertelsen | 13 January 2020 | [1] | |
| Ministry of Defence | Pernille Langeberg | 11 August 2023 | [2] [3] | |
| Ministry of Economic and Business Affairs | Michael Dithmer | 28 November 2016 | [4] | , hentet 12. juni 2021[5] |
| Ministry of Employment | Søren Kryhlmand | 4 March 2020 | [6] [7] | |
| 21 August 2019 | [8] [9] | |||
| Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries | Morten Niels Jakobsen | 18 January 2021 | [10] | |
| Ministry of Justice | Johan Kristian Legarth | 1 March 2020 | [11] | |
| Ministry of the Interior and Housing | Sophus Garfiel | 21 January 2021 | [12] | |
| Ministry of Climate, Energy and Utilities | Lars Frelle-Petersen | 1 January 2021 | [13] | |
| Ministry of Culture | Dorte Nøhr Andersen | 18 May 2020 | [14] [15] | |
| Ministry of Environment | Annemarie Lauritsen | 1 April 2023 | [16] | |
| Ministry of Taxation | 29 Maj 2012 | [17] | ||
| Ministry of Social Affairs and the Elderly | Jens Strunge Bonde | 21 January 2021 | [18] [19] | |
| Ministry of Transport | Jacob Heinsen | 21 January 2021 | ||
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs | 1 January 2019 | [20] | ||
| Ministry of Refugee and Immigration | Christian Hesthaven | 1 November 2018 | [21] [22] | |
| Ministry of Higher Education and Research | Hanne Meldgaard | 1 January 2020 | [23] | |
| Ministry of Health | Svend Særkjær | 11 January 2021 | [24] [25] | |
| Ministry for Children and Education | Birgitte Hansen | 5 December 2019 | [26] | |
| Ministry for Ecclesiastical Affairs | Christian Dons Christensen | 1 February 2017 | [27] |