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Encyclopedia > Ministers of Defence (Denmark)

The Defence Minister of Denmark (Danish: Forsvarsminister) is the Danish political minister who has responsibility for the Danish military and as such is head of the Danish Ministry of Defence. His areas of responsibility are keeping Denmark defended against external threads, waging war on behalf of Denmark (for example the Danish contribution to the 2003 invasion of Iraq), and the surveillance of the Danish sea and airspace. The current Defence Minister in the Cabinet of Anders Fogh Rasmussen II is Søren Gade. A minister or a secretary is a politician who heads a government ministry or department (e. ... The armed forces of the Kingdom of Denmark, known as The Danish Defence (Danish: Det Danske Forsvar) is charged with the defense of the Kingdom of Denmark. ... This article regards the 2003 invasion of iraq. ... Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen retained his parliamentary support in the 2005 Danish parliamentary election, and was able to continue as head of his government. ... Søren Gade Søren Gade (born January 27, 1963) is a Danish politician and has been the minister of defence representing the Liberal Party since April 24, 2004, when he replaced Svend Aage Jensby. ...


The highest non-political Danish defence post is the Danish Chief of Defence, who reports directly to the Defence Minister. In theory the Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II of Denmark is the supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Danish Defence, but this is not observed in practice. In practice the Defence Minister is obliged to the Prime Minister of Denmark, and the decisions of the Folketing. Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II (Margrethe Alexandrine Þorhildur Ingrid), styled HM The Queen (born April 16, 1940), is the Queen regnant and head of state of Denmark. ... This is a list over the heads of government in Denmark, from the establishment of a constitutional monarchy in 1849 until present. ... The Folketing, or Folketinget, is the name of the national parliament of Denmark. ...


Historically there have existed two minister posts covering the tasks of the current office, the offices of Navy Minister and War Minister. The offices were merged in 1905, creating the current office of Defence Minister. 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...


See also

Danish ministerial offices
Active offices: Prime Minister • Deputy Prime Minister • Foreign Minister • Finance Minister • Justice Minister • Interior and Health Minister • Environment Minister • Defence Minister • Culture Minister • Tax Minister • Trade and Industry Minister • Transport and Energy Minister • Minister for Family and Consumer Affairs • Minister for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries • Employment Minister • Minister for Science, Technology and Development • Minister for Nordic Coorporation • Education Minister • Church Minister • Social Minister • Minister for Women's Rights • Minister for Development Cooperation • Minister for Refugees, Immigrants and Integration
Historical offices: Energy Minister • Fisheries Minister • Health Minister • Housing Minister • Kultus Minister • Minister for Public Works • Navy Minister • War Minister • Minister for Greenland • Minister for Iceland • Minister for Schleswig • Minister for Holstein and Lauenburg • Minister for South Jutland • Minister for the Monarchy's Joint Internal Affairs • Minister without Portfolio

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Denmark - LoveToKnow 1911 (15777 words)
The Cattegat is divided from the Baltic by the Danish islands, between the east coast of the Cimbric peninsula in the neighbourhood of the German frontier and south-western Sweden.
Denmark, however, is nowhere low in the sense in which Holland is; the country is pleasantly diversified, and rises a little at the coast even though it remains flat inland.
The population of Denmark in 1901 was 2,449,540.
Defence Minister of Denmark - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (262 words)
His areas of responsibility are keeping Denmark defended against external threads, waging war on behalf of Denmark (for example the Danish contribution to the 2003 invasion of Iraq), and the surveillance of the Danish sea and airspace.
The current Defence Minister in the Cabinet of Anders Fogh Rasmussen II is Søren Gade.
In practice the Defence Minister is obliged to the Prime Minister of Denmark, and the decisions of the Folketing.
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