Denmark

Leaders and Cabinet Members

monarch
Frederik X
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  • male
  • born 1968-05-26
  • in office since 2024-01-14
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Prime Minister
Mette Frederiksen
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  • female
  • born 1977-11-19
  • in office since 2019-06-27
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Minister for Business and Competitiveness
Martin Lidegaard
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  • male
  • born 1966-12-12
  • in office since 2026-06-03
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Minister for Children
Jacob Mark
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  • male
  • born 1991-10-16
  • in office since 2026-06-03
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Minister of Culture
Zenia Stampe
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  • female
  • born 1979-03-30
  • in office since 2026-06-03
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Minister of Defence
Jeppe Bruus Christensen
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  • male
  • born 1978-04-20
  • in office since 2026-06-03
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Minister for Ecclesiastical Affairs
Minister for Health
Ida Auken
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  • female
  • born 1978-04-22
  • in office since 2026-06-03
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Minister for Economic Affairs
Pia Olsen Dyhr
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  • female
  • born 1971-11-30
  • in office since 2026-06-03
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Minister of Education
Magnus Heunicke
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  • male
  • born 1975-01-28
  • in office since 2026-06-03
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Minister of Energy, Utilities, and Climate
Samira Nawa
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  • female
  • born 1988-03-30
  • in office since 2026-06-03
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Minister for the Environment
Maria Reumert Gjerding
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  • female
  • born 1978-08-03
  • in office since 2026-06-03
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Minister of Finance
Peter Hummelgaard
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  • male
  • born 1983-01-17
  • in office since 2026-06-03
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Minister of Foreign Affairs
Lars Løkke Rasmussen
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  • male
  • born 1964-05-15
  • in office since 2026-06-03
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Minister for Gender Equality
Ane Halsboe-Jørgensen
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  • female
  • born 1983-05-04
  • in office since 2026-06-03
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Minister for Higher Education and Science
Christina Egelund
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  • female
  • born 1977-12-09
  • in office since 2026-06-03
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Minister of Justice
Nicolai Wammen
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  • male
  • born 1971-02-07
  • in office since 2026-06-03
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Minister for Nature and Animal Welfare
Christian Rabjerg Madsen
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  • male
  • born 1986-03-14
  • in office since 2026-06-03
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Minister for Nordic Co-operation
Minister of Social Affairs
Monika Rubin
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  • female
  • born 1987-12-20
  • in office since 2026-06-03
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Minister for Refugees, Immigrants and Integration
Morten Bødskov
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  • male
  • born 1970-05-01
  • in office since 2026-06-03
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Minister of Societal Safety and Emergency Management
Lisbeth Bech-Nielsen
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  • female
  • born 1982-12-01
  • in office since 2026-06-03
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Minister of Tax
Jakob Engel-Schmidt
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  • male
  • born 1983-10-24
  • in office since 2026-06-03
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Minister of Transport
Signe Munk
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  • female
  • born 1990-04-10
  • in office since 2026-06-03
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Speaker of the Folketing
Søren Gade
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  • male
  • born 1963-01-27
  • in office since 2022-11-16
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Chief of Defence
Michael Hyldgaard
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  • male
  • born 1964-07-18
  • in office since 2025-06-01
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Chief of the Royal Danish Army
Peter Harling Boysen
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  • male
  • born 1963-04-03
  • in office since 2024-05-01
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National Chief of Police
Thorkild Fogde
  • male
  • born 1965-07-18
  • in office since 2020-03-01
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Governor of the Danish Nationalbank
Christian Kettel Thomsen
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  • male
  • born 1959-08-23
  • in office since 2023-02-01
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The last change to this list was on June 3, 2026. This information is believed to be up-to-date based on ongoing scanning of relevant sources, but sometimes changes are missed, so if anything seems incorrect, inaccurate, or out-of-date, or if you would like to see other significant positions included here, please get in touch.