Minister of Growth (Denmark)
| Minister of Growth | |
|---|---|
| Vækstminister | |
 | |
| Ministry of Taxation | |
| Type | Minister |
| Member of | |
| Reports to | the Prime minister |
| Seat | Slotsholmen |
| Appointer | The Monarch (on the advice of the Prime Minister) |
| Formation | 3 October 2011 |
| First holder | Ole Sohn |
| Succession | depending on the order in the State Council |
| Deputy | Permanent Secretary |
| Salary | 1.624.503,02 DKK (€217,931), in 2026[1] |
The Danish Minister of Growth (Danish: Vækstminister), is a minister in the government of Denmark, with overall responsibility for strategy and policy across the Ministry of Taxation.
First established, in 2011, during the first cabinet of Helle Thorning-Schmidt and was connected by to the minister of business affairs. The position was abolished, in 2016, by the third cabinet of Lars Løkke Rasmussen. In 2026, it was reestablished by the third cabinet of Mette Frederiksen and connected with the minister of taxation.
List of ministers
| No. | Portrait | Name (born–died) |
Term of office | Political party | Government | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||||
| Minister of Business Affairs and Growth (Erhvervs- og Vækstminister) | |||||||||
| 1 |  |
Ole Sohn (born 1954) |
3 October 2011 | 16 October 2012 | 1 year, 13 days | Green Left | Thorning-Schmidt I | [2] | |
| 2 | .jpg) |
Annette Vilhelmsen (born 1959) |
16 October 2012 | 9 August 2013 | 297 days | Green Left | Thorning-Schmidt I | [2] | |
| 3 |  |
Henrik Sass Larsen (born 1966) |
9 August 2013 | 28 June 2015 | 1 year, 323 days | Social Democrats | Thorning-Schmidt I–II | [2][3] | |
| 4 |  |
Troels Lund Poulsen (born 1976) |
28 June 2015 | 28 November 2016 | 1 year, 153 days | Venstre | L. L. Rasmussen II | [4] | |
| Minister of Taxation and Growth (Skatte- og vækstminister) | |||||||||
| 5 | .jpg) |
Jakob Engel-Schmidt (born 1977) |
3 June 2026 | Incumbent | 86 days | Moderates | Frederiksen III | [5] | |
References
- ↑ "Hvad tjener en minister?". Regeringen (in Danish). 6 January 2025. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
- 1 2 3 "Regeringen Helle Thorning-Schmidt I". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
- ↑ "Regeringen Helle Thorning-Schmidt II". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
- ↑ "Regeringen Lars Løkke Rasmussen II". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
- ↑ "Regeringen Mette Frederiksen III" (PDF). Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 3 June 2026.
