Minister of Education of Denmark (, ), is a Danish minister office currently held by Magnus Heunicke in the third cabinet of Mette Frederiksen.
The office was created in 1916 when the post Kultus Minister was split up into the posts of Minister of Education and Minister for Ecclesiastical Affairs. Upon the accession of the first cabinet of Helle Thorning-Schmidt on 3 October 2011 the title was changed from Minister of Education to Minister of Children and Education and on 9 August 2013 the title was changed back to Minister of Education.
List of officeholders Portrait Name Term of office Political party Government Took office Left office Time in office Minister of Education 1 28 April 1916 30 March 1920 Social Liberal Zahle II 2 Niels Thorkild Rovsing 30 March 1920 5 April 1920 Independent Liebe 3 5 April 1920 5 May 1920 Independent Friis 4 5 May 1920 23 April 1924 Venstre Neergaard II–III 5 Nina Bang 23 April 1924 14 December 1926 Social Democrats Stauning I 6 14 December 1926 30 April 1929 Venstre Madsen-Mygdal 7 Frederik Borgbjerg 30 April 1929 4 November 1935 Social Democrats Stauning II 8 Jørgen Jørgensen 4 November 1935 9 November 1942 Social Liberal Stauning III–IV–V–VIBuhl I 9 9 November 1942 29 August 1943 Independent Scavenius No Danish government (29 August 1943 – 5 May 1945). Office is assumed by the permanent secretary. 10 5 May 1945 7 November 1945 Social Liberal Buhl II 11 7 November 1945 13 November 1947 Venstre Kristensen 12 13 November 1947 11 February 1950 Social Democrats Hedtoft I 13 Julius Bomholt 22 February 1950 30 October 1950 Social Democrats Hedtoft I–II 14 30 October 1950 30 September 1953 Conservative People's Party Eriksen (13) Julius Bomholt 30 September 1953 28 May 1957 Social Democrats Hedtoft IIIHansen I (8) Jørgen Jørgensen 28 May 1957 7 September 1961 Social Democrats Hansen IIKampmann I–II 15 7 September 1961 26 September 1964 Social Liberal Kampmann IIKrag I 16 Knud Børge Andersen 26 September 1964 2 February 1968 Social Democrats Krag II 17 Helge Larsen 2 February 1968 11 October 1971 Social Liberal Baunsgaard 18 Knud Heinesen 11 October 1971 27 September 1973 Social Democrats Krag IIIJørgensen I 19 Ritt Bjerregaard 27 September 1973 19 December 1973 Social Democrats Jørgensen I 20 Tove Nielsen 19 December 1973 13 February 1975 Venstre Hartling (19) Ritt Bjerregaard 13 February 1975 22 December 1978 Social Democrats Jørgensen II–III 21 Dorte Bennedsen 5 January 1979 10 September 1982 Social Democrats Jørgensen III–IV–V 22 Bertel Haarder 10 September 1982 10 September 1987 Venstre Schlüter I Minister of Education and Science (22) Bertel Haarder 10 September 1987 25 January 1993 Venstre Schlüter II–III–IV Minister of Education 23 25 January 1993 23 March 1998 Social Liberal P. N. Rasmussen I–II–III 24 Margrethe Vestager 23 March 1998 27 November 2001 Social Liberal P. N. Rasmussen IV 25 Ulla Tørnæs 27 November 2001 18 February 2005 Venstre A. F. Rasmussen I (22) Bertel Haarder 18 February 2005 23 February 2010 Venstre A. F. Rasmussen II–IIIL. L. Rasmussen I 26 Tina Nedergaard 23 February 2010 8 March 2011 Venstre L. L. Rasmussen I 27 Troels Lund Poulsen 8 March 2011 3 October 2011 Venstre L. L. Rasmussen I Minister of Children and Education 28 Christine Antorini 3 October 2011 9 August 2013 Social Democrats Thorning-Schmidt I Minister of Education 28 Christine Antorini 9 August 2013 28 June 2015 Social Democrats Thorning-Schmidt I–II Minister for Children, Education and Gender Equality 29 Ellen Trane Nørby 28 June 2015 28 November 2016 Venstre L. L. Rasmussen II Minister of Education 30 Merete Riisager 28 November 2016 27 June 2019 Liberal Alliance L. L. Rasmussen III Minister of Children and Education 31 Pernille Rosenkrantz-Theil 27 June 2019 15 December 2022 Social Democrats Frederiksen I 32 Mattias Tesfaye 15 December 2022 3 June 2026 Social Democrats Frederiksen II Minister of Education 33 Magnus Heunicke 3 June 2026 Incumbent Social Democrats Frederiksen III
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50 Education Ministers – From the Danish Ministry of Education.
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