Ministry of Climate, Energy and Utilities (Denmark)

Office building at Stormgade in Indre By in Copenhagen. It is a part of Energi-, Forsynings- og Klimaministeriet (Ministry of Climate, Energy and Building).

The Danish Ministry of Climate, Energy and Utilities (Danish: Klima-, Energi- og Forsyningsministeriet) is a governmental agency in Denmark. It is responsible for national climate policy and international cooperation on climate change, as well as energy issues, meteorology and national geological surveys in Denmark and Greenland.

History

The predecessor of the Ministry of Climate and Energy, the Ministry of Energy (Danish: Energiministeriet), was created in 1979, from the energy department of the Ministry of Trade. In 1994, it was merged with Ministry of the Environment and in 2005 it was detached from that ministry, to be merged with Ministry of Transport and Energy.

On 23 November 2007, the energy issues were de-merged from the Ministry of Transport and climate issues were de-merged from the Ministry of Environment and the Ministry of Climate and Energy was created.

List of ministers

No. Portrait Name
(Born-Died) 		Term Political Party Government
Took office Left office Time in office
Minister for Energy
(Energiminister)
1
Poul Nielson
Poul Nielson
(born 1943)		26 October 197910 September 19822 years, 319 daysSocial DemocratsJørgensen IV Cabinet–II
2
Knud Enggaard
Knud Enggaard
(1929–2024)		10 September 198212 March 19863 years, 183 daysVenstreSchlüter I Cabinet
3
Svend Erik Hovmand
Svend Erik Hovmand
(born 1945)		12 March 19863 June 19882 years, 83 daysVenstreSchlüter II Cabinet
4
Jens Bilgrav-Nielsen [da]
Jens Bilgrav-Nielsen [da]
(born 1936)		3 June 198818 December 19902 years, 198 daysSocial LiberalsSchlüter III Cabinet
5
Anne Birgitte Lundholt
Anne Birgitte Lundholt
(born 1952)		18 December 199025 January 19932 years, 38 daysConservativesSchlüter IV Cabinet
6
Jann Sjursen
Jann Sjursen
(born 1960)		25 January 199327 September 19941 year, 245 daysChristian DemocratsPoul Nyrup Rasmussen I Cabinet
Minister for the Environment and Energy
(Miljø- og energiminister)
7
Svend Auken
Svend Auken
(1943–2009)		25 January 199327 November 20018 years, 306 daysSocial DemocratsPoul Nyrup Rasmussen I Cabinet–II–III–IV
Minister of Transport and Energy
(Transport- og energiminister)
8
Flemming Hansen
Flemming Hansen
(1939–2021)		27 November 200112 September 20075 years, 289 daysConservativesAnders Fogh Rasmussen I Cabinet–II
9
Jakob Axel Nielsen
Jakob Axel Nielsen
(born 1967)		12 September 200723 November 200772 daysConservativesAnders Fogh Rasmussen II Cabinet
Minister for Climate and Energy
(Klima- og Energiminister)
10
Connie Hedegaard
Connie Hedegaard
(born 1960)		23 November 200724 November 20092 years, 1 dayConservativesAnders Fogh Rasmussen III Cabinet
Lars Løkke Rasmussen I Cabinet
11
Lykke Friis
Lykke Friis
(born 1969)		24 November 20093 October 20111 year, 313 daysVenstreLars Løkke Rasmussen I Cabinet
Minister for Climate, Energy and Building
(Klima-, Energi- og Bygningsminister)
12
Martin Lidegaard
Martin Lidegaard
(born 1966)		3 October 20113 February 20142 years, 123 daysSocial LiberalsThorning-Schmidt I Cabinet
13
Rasmus Helveg Petersen
Rasmus Helveg Petersen
(born 1968)		3 February 201428 June 20151 year, 145 daysSocial LiberalsThorning-Schmidt II Cabinet
Minister for Energy, Utilities and Climate
(Energi-, forsynings- og klimaminister)
14
Lars Christian Lilleholt
Lars Christian Lilleholt
(born 1965)		28 June 201527 June 20193 years, 364 daysVenstreLars Løkke Rasmussen II Cabinet–II
Minister for Climate, Energy and Utilities
(Klima-, energi- og forsyningsminister)
15
Dan Jørgensen
Dan Jørgensen
(born 1975)		27 June 201915 December 20223 years, 171 daysSocial DemocratsFrederiksen I Cabinet
16
Lars Aagaard
Lars Aagaard
(born 1967)		15 December 2022Incumbent2 years, 6 daysModeratesFrederiksen II Cabinet

Agencies

A number of agencies belong to the ministry:

The Danish Electricity Saving Trust (Elsparefonden) is an independent trust under the auspices of the Danish Ministry of Climate and Energy. The Trust works to promote energy savings and a more efficient use of electricity.

See also

References