Minister of Health (Denmark)

Minister of Health
Sundhedsminister
State coat of arms of the Kingdom of Denmark
Incumbent
Ida Auken
since 3 June 2026
Ministry of Health
TypeMinister
Member of
Reports tothe Prime minister
SeatSlotsholmen
Nominatorthe Prime minister
AppointerThe Monarch
(on the advice of the Prime Minister)
Formation14 December 1926 (1926-12-14)
First holderViktor Rubow
Successiondepending on the order in the State Council
DeputyPermanent Secretary
Salary1.624.503,02 DKK
(€217,931), in 2026[1]

The Danish Minister of Health (Danish: Sundhedsminister), is a minister in the government of Denmark, with overall responsibility for strategy and policy across the Ministry of Health.

List of ministers

No. Portrait Name
(born-died)		 Term of office Political party Government Ref.
Took office Left office Time in office
Minister of Health Services
(Minister for Sundhedsvæsenet)
1 Viktor Rubow
(1871–1929)		 14 December 1926 30 April 1929 2 years, 137 days Venstre Madsen-Mygdal [2]
Minister of Building and Health Services
(Minister for byggeri og sundhedsvæsen)
2 Johannes Kjærbøl
(1885–1973)		 13 November 1947 23 November 1947 10 days Social Democrats Hedtoft I [3]
Minister of Health
(Sundhedsminister)
3 Agnete Laustsen
(1935–2018)		 10 September 1987 3 June 1988 267 days Conservative People's Party Schlüter II [4]
4 Elsebeth Kock-Petersen
(born 1949)		 3 June 1988 7 December 1989 1 year, 187 days Venstre Schlüter III [5]
5 Ester Larsen
(1936–2025)		 7 December 1989 25 January 1993 3 years, 49 days Venstre Schlüter III–IV [5][6]
6 Torben Lund
(born 1950)		 25 January 1993 27 September 1994 1 year, 245 days Social Democrats P. N. Rasmussen I [7]
7 Yvonne Herløv Andersen
(born 1942)		 27 September 1994 30 December 1996 2 years, 94 days Centre Democrats P. N. Rasmussen II [8]
8 Birte Weiss
(1941–2026)		 30 December 1996 23 March 1998 1 year, 83 days Social Democrats P. N. Rasmussen III [9]
9 Carsten Koch
(born 1945)		 23 March 1998 23 February 2000 1 year, 337 days Social Democrats P. N. Rasmussen IV [10]
10 Sonja Mikkelsen
(born 1955)		 23 February 2000 21 December 2000 302 days Social Democrats P. N. Rasmussen IV [10]
11 Arne Rolighed
(born 1947)		 21 December 2000 27 November 2001 341 days Social Democrats P. N. Rasmussen IV [10]
Minister of the Interior and Health
(Indenrigs- og sundhedsminister)
12 Lars Løkke Rasmussen
(born 1964)		 27 November 2001 23 November 2007 5 years, 361 days Venstre A. F. Rasmussen I–II [11][12]
Minister of Health and Prevention
(Minister for sundhed og forebyggelse)
13 Jakob Axel Nielsen
(born 1967)		 23 November 2007 23 February 2010 2 years, 92 days Conservative People's Party A. F. Rasmussen III
L. L. Rasmussen I		 [13][14]
Minister of the Interior and Health
(Indenrigs- og sundhedsminister)
14 Bertel Haarder
(born 1944)		 23 February 2010 3 October 2011 1 year, 222 days Venstre L. L. Rasmussen I [14]
Minister of Health and Prevention
(Minister for sundhed og forebyggelse)
15 Astrid Krag
(born 1982)		 3 October 2011 30 January 2014 2 years, 119 days Socialist People's Party Thorning-Schmidt I [15]
16 Nick Hækkerup
(born 1968)		 3 February 2014 28 June 2015 1 year, 145 days Social Democrats Thorning-Schmidt II [16]
Minister of Health and Elderly Affairs
(Sundheds- og ældreminister)
17 Sophie Løhde
(born 1983)		 28 June 2015 28 November 2016 1 year, 153 days Venstre L. L. Rasmussen II [17]
Minister of Health
(Sundhedsminister)
18 Ellen Trane Nørby
(born 1980)		 28 November 2016 27 June 2019 2 years, 211 days Venstre L. L. Rasmussen III [18]
Minister of Health and Elderly Affairs
(Sundheds- og ældreminister)
19 Magnus Heunicke
(born 1975)		 27 June 2019 15 December 2022 3 years, 171 days Social Democrats Frederiksen I [19]
Minister of the Interior and Health
(Indenrigs- og sundhedsminister)
(17) Sophie Løhde
(born 1983)		 15 December 2022 3 June 2026 3 years, 256 days Venstre Frederiksen II [20]
Minister of Health
(Sundhedsminister)
20 Ida Auken
(born 1978)		 3 June 2026 Incumbent 86 days Social Democrats Frederiksen III [21]

References

  1. ↑ "Hvad tjener en minister?". Regeringen (in Danish). 6 January 2025. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
  2. ↑ "Regeringen Madsen-Mygdal". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  3. ↑ "Johannes Kjærbøl (S)". Folketinget (in Danish). Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  4. ↑ "Regeringen Poul Schlüter II". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  5. 1 2 "Regeringen Poul Schlüter III". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  6. ↑ "Regeringen Poul Schlüter IV". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  7. ↑ "Regeringen Poul Nyrup Rasmussen I". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  8. ↑ "Regeringen Poul Nyrup Rasmussen II". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  9. ↑ "Regeringen Poul Nyrup Rasmussen III". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  10. 1 2 3 "Regeringen Poul Nyrup Rasmussen IV". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  11. ↑ "Regeringen Anders Fogh Rasmussen I". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  12. ↑ "Regeringen Anders Fogh Rasmussen II". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  13. ↑ "Regeringen Anders Fogh Rasmussen III". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  14. 1 2 "Regeringen Lars Løkke Rasmussen I". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  15. ↑ "Regeringen Helle Thorning-Schmidt I". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  16. ↑ "Regeringen Helle Thorning-Schmidt II". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  17. ↑ "Regeringen Lars Løkke Rasmussen II". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  18. ↑ "Regeringen Lars Løkke Rasmussen III". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  19. ↑ "Regeringen Mette Frederiksen I". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  20. ↑ "Regeringen Mette Frederiksen II". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  21. ↑ "Regeringen Mette Frederiksen III" (PDF). Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 3 June 2026.
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