Minister for Public Utilities (Denmark)

Minister for Public Utilities
Forsyningsminister (Danish)
State coat of arms of the Kingdom of Denmark
Incumbent Lars Aagaard since 15 December 2022
Ministry of Climate, Energy and Utilities
Type	Minister
Member of	Cabinet State Council
Reports to	the Prime minister
Seat	Slotsholmen
Appointer	The Monarch (on the advice of the Prime Minister)
Formation	24 April 1947; 77 years ago (1947-04-24)
First holder	Axel Kristensen [da]
Succession	depending on the order in the State Council
Deputy	Permanent Secretary
Salary	1.400.192,97 DKK (€187,839), in 2024[1]
Website	Official website

The Minister for Public Utilities (Danish: Forsyningsminister) was originally a short lived, independent ministerial title, following a split from the Minister for Commerce, Industry, and Seafaring. It has since been revived by the Second cabinet of Lars Løkke Rasmussen.

List of ministers

No.	Portrait	Name (born-died)	Term of office			Political party		Government	Ref.
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
Minister for Public Utilities (Forsyningsminister)
1		Axel Kristensen [da] (1895–1971)	24 April 1947	13 November 1947	203 days		Venstre	Kristensen	[2]
Minister for Energy, Utilities and Climate (Energi-, forsynings- og klimaminister)
2		Lars Christian Lilleholt (born 1965)	28 June 2015	27 June 2019	3 years, 364 days		Venstre	L. L. Rasmussen II–III	[3][4]
Minister for Climate, Energy and Utilities (Klima-, energi- og forsyningsminister)
3		Dan Jørgensen (born 1975)	27 June 2019	15 December 2022	3 years, 171 days		Social Democrats	Frederiksen I	[5]
4		Lars Aagaard (born 1967)	15 December 2022	Incumbent	2 years, 6 days		Moderates	Frederiksen II	[6]

References

1. "Hvad tjener en minister?". Regeringen (in Danish). 31 March 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
2. "Regeringen Knud Kristensen". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 14 November 2024.
3. "Regeringen Lars Løkke Rasmussen II". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 14 November 2024.
4. "Regeringen Lars Løkke Rasmussen III". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 14 November 2024.
5. "Regeringen Mette Frederiksen I". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 14 November 2024.
6. "Regeringen Mette Frederiksen II". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 14 November 2024.