Minister for the Environment (Denmark)
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Minister for the Environment of Denmark (Danish: Miljøminister) is the politically appointed head of the Danish Ministry of the Environment, and a member of the Cabinet. The current Minister for the Environment in the Cabinet of Anders Fogh Rasmussen II is Connie Hedegaard from the Conservative People's Party.
The ministry and the minister post was created in 1971; the ministry was named Ministry of Pollution Combating until 1973.
[edit] List of Ministers for the Environment
- Jens Kampmann (Social Democrats): 11 October 1971 – 27 September 1973 (As Minister for pollution combating, he was also Minister for Public Works)
- Helge Nielsen (Social Democrats): 27 September 1973 – 19 December 1973
- Holger Hansen (Venstre): 19 December 1973 – 13 February 1975 (Also Minister for Greenland)
- Helge Nielsen (Social Democrats): 13 February 1975 – 26 January. 1977
- Svend Jakobsen (Social Democrats): 26 January. 1977 – 26 February 1977
- Niels Matthiasen (Social Democrats): 26 February 1977 – 30 August 1978
- Ivar Nørgaard (Social Democrats): 30 August 1978 – 28 February 1980
- Erik Holst (Social Democrats): 28 February 1980 – 10 September 1982
- Christian Christensen (Christian Democrats): 10 September 1982 – 3 June 1988 (Also Minister for Nordic Affairs until 10 September 1987 )
- Lone Dybkjær (Danish Social Liberal Party): 3 June 1988 – 18 December 1990
- Per Stig Møller (Conservative People's Party): 18 December 1990 – 25 January 1993
- Svend Auken (Social Democrats) 25 January 1993 – 27 November 2001 (Also Energy Minister from 27 September 1994)
- Hans Christian Schmidt (Venstre): 27 November 2001 – 2 August 2004
- Connie Hedegaard (Christian Democrats): 2 August 2004 –
[edit] References
- Danish Governments - From Folketinget.
[edit] External links
- Danish Ministry of the Environment - Official webpage.
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