Ministry of Climate, Energy and Utilities (Denmark)

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Ministry of Climate, Energy and Utilities
Klima-, Energi- og Forsyningsministeriet
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Ministry overview
Formed2007
Preceding Ministry
  • Ministry of Transport and Energy (partially), Ministry of Environment (partially)
TypeGovernment ministry
JurisdictionDenmark
StatusActive
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

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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

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No. Portrait Name
(born-died) 		Term of office Political party Government Ref.
Took office Left office Time in office
Minister for Energy
(Energiminister)
1 Poul Nielson
(born 1943) 		26 October 1979 10 September 1982 2 years, 319 days Social Democrats Jørgensen IV–V
2 Knud Enggaard
(1929–2024) 		10 September 1982 12 March 1986 3 years, 183 days Venstre Schlüter I
3 Svend Erik Hovmand
(born 1945) 		12 March 1986 3 June 1988 2 years, 83 days Venstre Schlüter II
4 Jens Bilgrav-Nielsen [da]
(born 1936) 		3 June 1988 18 December 1990 2 years, 198 days Social Liberal Party Schlüter III
5 Anne Birgitte Lundholt
(born 1952) 		18 December 1990 25 January 1993 2 years, 38 days Conservative People's Party Schlüter IV
6 Jann Sjursen
(born 1960) 		25 January 1993 27 September 1994 1 year, 245 days Christian Democrats P. N. Rasmussen I [1]
Minister for the Environment and Energy
(Miljø- og energiminister)
7 Svend Auken
(1943–2009) 		25 January 1993 27 November 2001 8 years, 306 days Social Democrats P. N. Rasmussen I–II–III–IV [1][2]
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Minister of Transport and Energy
(Transport- og energiminister)
8 Flemming Hansen
(1939–2021) 		27 November 2001 12 September 2007 5 years, 289 days Conservative People's Party A. F. Rasmussen I–II [5][6]
9 Jakob Axel Nielsen
(born 1967) 		12 September 2007 23 November 2007 72 days Conservative People's Party A. F. Rasmussen II [6]
Minister for Climate and Energy
(Klima- og Energiminister)
10 Connie Hedegaard
(born 1960) 		23 November 2007 24 November 2009 2 years, 1 day Conservative People's Party A. F. Rasmussen III
L. L. Rasmussen I 		[7][8]
11 Lykke Friis
(born 1969) 		24 November 2009 3 October 2011 1 year, 313 days Venstre L. L. Rasmussen I [8]
Minister for Climate, Energy and Building
(Klima-, Energi- og Bygningsminister)
12 Martin Lidegaard
(born 1966) 		3 October 2011 3 February 2014 2 years, 123 days Social Liberal Party Thorning-Schmidt I [9]
13 Rasmus Helveg Petersen
(born 1968) 		3 February 2014 28 June 2015 1 year, 145 days Social Liberal Party Thorning-Schmidt II [10]
Minister for Energy, Utilities and Climate
(Energi-, forsynings- og klimaminister)
14 Lars Christian Lilleholt
(born 1965) 		28 June 2015 27 June 2019 3 years, 364 days Venstre L. L. Rasmussen II–III [11][12]
Minister for Climate, Energy and Utilities
(Klima-, energi- og forsyningsminister)
15 Dan Jørgensen
(born 1975) 		27 June 2019 15 December 2022 3 years, 171 days Social Democrats Frederiksen I [13]
16 Lars Aagaard
(born 1967) 		15 December 2022 Incumbent 2 years, 317 days Moderates Frederiksen II [14]

Agencies

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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

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Regeringen Poul Nyrup Rasmussen I". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  2. ^ "Regeringen Poul Nyrup Rasmussen II". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  3. ^ "Regeringen Poul Nyrup Rasmussen III". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  4. ^ "Regeringen Poul Nyrup Rasmussen IV". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  5. ^ "Regeringen Anders Fogh Rasmussen I". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  6. ^ a b "Regeringen Anders Fogh Rasmussen II". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  7. ^ "Regeringen Anders Fogh Rasmussen III". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  8. ^ a b "Regeringen Lars Løkke Rasmussen I". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  9. ^ "Regeringen Helle Thorning-Schmidt I". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  10. ^ "Regeringen Helle Thorning-Schmidt II". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  11. ^ "Regeringen Lars Løkke Rasmussen II". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  12. ^ "Regeringen Lars Løkke Rasmussen III". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  13. ^ "Regeringen Mette Frederiksen I". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  14. ^ "Regeringen Mette Frederiksen II". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 20 September 2025.
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