Ministry of Higher Education and Science (Denmark)

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The Danish Ministry of Higher Education and Science (Danish: Uddannelses- og Forskningsministeriet) is the Danish ministry in charge of research and education above high school/upper secondary school.

The ministry has also been known as the "Ministry of Science, Innovation and Higher Education", the "Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation of Denmark", the "Science Ministry", the "Research Ministry", and the "Ministry of Research and Technology".

Its primary purpose is to promote and coordinate the interaction between the industry and trade, centres of research and education and strengthen industry and research policies.

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 of Education and Science
(Undervisnings- og forskningsminister)
1 Bertel Haarder
(born 1944) 		10 September 1987 25 January 1993 5 years, 137 days Venstre Schlüter II–III–IV [1][2]
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Minister of Science and Technology
(Forsknings- og teknologiminister)
2 Svend Bergstein
(1941–2014) 		25 January 1993 28 January 1994 1 year, 3 days Centre Democrats P. N. Rasmussen I [4]
Minister of Science
(Forskningsminister)
3 Arne Oluf Andersen [da]
(born 1939) 		28 January 1994 27 September 1994 242 days Centre Democrats P. N. Rasmussen I [4]
4 Frank Jensen
(born 1961) 		27 September 1994 30 December 1996 2 years, 94 days Social Democrats P. N. Rasmussen II [5]
5 Jytte Hilden
(born 1942) 		30 December 1996 23 March 1998 1 year, 83 days Social Democrats P. N. Rasmussen III [6]
6 Jan Trøjborg
(1955–2012) 		23 March 1998 10 July 1999 1 year, 109 days Social Democrats P. N. Rasmussen IV [7]
7 Birte Weiss
(born 1941) 		10 July 1999 21 December 2000 1 year, 164 days Social Democrats P. N. Rasmussen IV [7]
Minister of IT and Science
(IT- og forskningsminister)
7 Birte Weiss
(born 1941) 		21 December 2000 27 November 2001 341 days Social Democrats P. N. Rasmussen IV [7]
Minister of Science, Technology and Development
(Minister for videnskab, teknologi og udvikling)
8 Helge Sander
(born 1950) 		27 November 2001 23 February 2010 8 years, 88 days Venstre A. F. Rasmussen I–II–III
L. L. Rasmussen I 		[8][9]
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9 Charlotte Sahl-Madsen
(born 1964) 		23 February 2010 3 October 2011 1 year, 222 days Conservative People's Party L. L. Rasmussen I [11]
Minister of Science, Innovation and Higher Education
(Minister for forskning, innovation og videregående uddannelser)
10 Morten Østergaard
(born 1976) 		3 October 2011 3 February 2014 2 years, 123 days Social Liberal Party Thorning-Schmidt I [12]
Minister of Higher Education and Science
(Uddannelses- og forskningsminister)
11 Sofie Carsten Nielsen
(born 1975) 		3 February 2014 28 June 2015 2 years, 123 days Social Liberal Party Thorning-Schmidt II [13]
12 Esben Lunde Larsen
(born 1978) 		28 June 2015 29 February 2016 246 days Venstre L. L. Rasmussen II [14]
13 Ulla Tørnæs
(born 1962) 		29 February 2016 28 November 2016 273 days Venstre L. L. Rasmussen II [14]
14 Søren Pind
(born 1969) 		28 November 2016 2 May 2018 1 year, 155 days Venstre L. L. Rasmussen III [15]
15 Tommy Ahlers
(born 1975) 		2 May 2018 27 June 2019 1 year, 56 days Venstre L. L. Rasmussen III [15]
16 Ane Halsboe-Jørgensen
(born 1983) 		27 June 2019 16 August 2021 2 years, 50 days Social Democrats Frederiksen I [16]
17 Jesper Petersen
(born 1981) 		16 August 2021 15 December 2022 1 year, 121 days Social Democrats Frederiksen I [16]
18 Christina Egelund
(born 1977) 		15 December 2022 Incumbent 2 years, 338 days Moderates Frederiksen II [17]

References

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