Minister for Ecclesiastical Affairs of Denmark (, lit. ''Minister for the Church'') is a
Danish political minister
A minister is a politician who heads a ministry, making and implementing decisions on policies in conjunction with the other ministers. In some jurisdictions the head of government is also a minister and is designated the 'prime minister', 'pre ...
office. The main responsibility of the minister is the
Church of Denmark
The Evangelical-Lutheran Church in Denmark or National Church ( , or unofficially ; ), sometimes called the Church of Denmark, is the established, state-supported church in Denmark. The supreme secular authority of the church is composed of ...
. The minister is politically appointed without any requirements being a member of the state church.
The office was created in 1916 when the post
Kultus Minister was split up into the posts of
Education Minister
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and Minister for Ecclesiastical Affairs. The new Minister for Ecclesiastical Affairs also took over the responsibility for
culture
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from the Kultus Minister. In 1961 responsibility for culture was transferred to the
Minister for Cultural Affairs.
Since 23 November 2023,
Morten Dahlin
Morten Dahlin (born 1 May 1989) is a Danish politician who serves a member of the Folketing for the Venstre political party. He was elected into parliament at the 2019 Danish general election.
Since 2023, Dahlin has been serving as minister for ...
from
Venstre, holds the post in the
Second Frederiksen Cabinet.
List of ministers
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Notes
References
List of Church Ministers- From the
Ministry of Ecclesiastical Affairs.
Danske Regeringsledere- Danish cabinets from 1848 to today.
- From
Folketinget
The Folketing ( , ), also known as the Parliament of Denmark or the Danish Parliament in English, is the unicameral List of legislatures by country, national legislature (parliament) of the Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark — Denmark proper to ...
.
External links
The Danish Church Minister- From the Ministry of Ecclesiastical Affairs.
Ecclesiastical Affairs
Denmark
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