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Former Ministers of Defence
The title of Minister of Defence has been in effect since 1905. Before 1905, the area of defence was divided in the Ministry of War and the Ministry of the Navy.

Wall of Ministers of Defence.
Danish ministers of defence since 1905:
Troels Lund Poulsen 22/8-2023 -
Jakob Ellemann-Jensen 15/12-2022 - 22/8-2023
Morten Bødskov 4/2-2022 - 15/12-2022
Trine Bramsen 27/06-2019 - 4/2-2022
Claus Hjort Frederiksen 28/11-2016 - 27/06-2019
Peter Christensen 30/09-2015 - 28/11-2016
Carl Holst 28/06-2015 - 30/09-2015
Nicolai Wammen 09/08-2013 - 28/06-2015
Nick Hækkerup 03/10-2011 - 09/08-2013
Gitte Lillelund Bech 23/02-2010 - 03/10-2011
Søren Gade 24/04 2004 - 23/02-2010
Svend Aage Jensby 27/11 2001 - 24/04 2004
Jan Trøjborg 21/12 2000 - 27/11 2001
Hans Hækkerup 25/01 1993 - 21/12 2000
Knud Enggaard 03/06 1988 - 25/01 1993
Bernt Johan Collet 10/09 1987 - 03/06 1988
Hans Engell 10/09 1982 - 10/09 1987
Poul Søgaard 01/10 1977 - 10/09 1982
Orla Møller 13/02 1975 - 01/10 1977
Erling Brøndum 19/12 1973 - 13/02 1975
Orla Møller 27/09 1973 - 19/12 1973
Kjeld Olesen 11/10 1971 - 27/09 1973
Knud Østergaard 17/03 1971 - 11/10 1971
Erik Ninn-Hansen 02/02 1968 - 17/03 1971
Victor Gram 15/11 1962 - 02/02 1968
Poul Hansen 23/05 1956 - 15/11 1962
Rasmus Hansen 30/09 1953 - 23/05 1956
Harald Petersen 30/10 1950 - 30/09 1953
Rasmus Hansen 13/11 1947 - 30/10 1950
Harald Petersen 07/11 1945 - 13/11 1947
O. Bjørn Kraft 05/05 1945 - 07/11 1945
S. Brorsen 08/07 1940 - 05/05 1945
Alsing Andersen 04/11 1935 - 08/07 1940
Th. Stauning 31/05 1933 - 04/11 1935
H.P. Hansen 24/11 1932 - 31/05 1933
L. Rasmussen 30/04 1929 - 24/11 1932
S. Brorsen 14/12 1926 - 30/04 1929
L. Rasmussen 23/04 1924 - 14/12 1926
S. Brorsen 09/10 1922 - 23/04 1924
K. Berntsen 05/05 1920 - 09/10 1922
M.P. Friis 05/04 1920 - 05/05 1920
H. Konow 30/03 1920 - 05/04 1920
P. Munch 21/06 1913 - 30/03 1920
K. Berntsen 05/07 1910 - 21/06 1913
C. Krabbe 28/10 1909 - 05/07 1910
L. Holstein-Ledreborg 18/10 1909 - 28/10 1909
I.C. Christensen 16/08 1909 - 18/10 1909
N. Neergaard 12/10 1908 - 16/08 1909
I.C. Christensen 14/01 1905 - 12/10 1908