Minister for the Navy (Denmark)

Minister of the Navy
Marineminister
Flag of the Minister for the Navy
Longest serving Niels Frederik Ravn 21 May 1873—11 June 1875 4 January 1879—27 April 1900
Ministry for the Navy
Type	Minister
Member of	Cabinet State Council
Reports to	the Prime minister
Seat	Slotsholmen
Appointer	The Monarch (on the advice of the Prime Minister)
Precursor	Admiralty
Formation	24 March 1848; 176 years ago (1848-03-24)
First holder	Adam Wilhelm Moltke
Final holder	Jens Christian Christensen
Abolished	5 August 1905; 119 years ago (1905-08-05)
Superseded by	Minister of Defence
Succession	depending on the order in the State Council
Deputy	Permanent Secretary

The Minister for the Navy (Danish: Marineministeren) was the Danish minister responsible for the administration of the Royal Danish Navy.^[1]

History

The position of Minister for the Navy was created following the end of the Absolute monarchy, when the Admiralty (Danish: Admiralitetet) was disbanded, and power transferred to elected officials.^[1] While the Minister of War and the Minister for the Navy's positions were merged in 1905, the Ministries continued to exists separately until 1950.^[1]

List of ministers

No.	Portrait	Name (born–died)	Term of office			Cabinet	Ref.
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Count Adam Wilhelm Moltke (1785–1864)	24 March 1848	4 April 1848	11 days	Moltke I	[2]
2		Commander-captain Christian Christopher Zahrtmann [da] (1793–1853)	6 April 1848	10 August 1850	2 years, 126 days	Moltke I–II	[2][3] [4]
–		Captain Carl Irminger [da] (1802–1888) acting	10 August 1850	25 November 1850	76 days	Moltke II	[2][4]
3		Captain Carl Edvard van Dockum [da] (1804–1893)	25 November 1850	27 January 1852	1 year, 94 days	Moltke II–III–IV	[2][4] [5][6]
4		Commander Steen Andersen Bille (1797–1883)	27 January 1852	12 December 1854	2 years, 319 days	Bluhme I Ørsted	[2][7] [8]
5		Commander Ove Wilhelm Michelsen [da] (1800–1880)	12 December 1854	2 December 1859	4 years, 355 days	Bang Andræ Hall I	[2][9] [10][11]
–		Major General Hans Nicolai Thestrup [da] (1794–1879) acting[a]	2 December 1859	24 February 1860	84 days	Rotwitt	[2][12]
4		Counter Admiral Steen Andersen Bille (1797–1883)	24 February 1860	31 December 1863	2 years, 319 days	Hall II	[2][13]
6		Ship-of-the-Line Captain Otto Hans Lütken [da] (1813–1883)	31 December 1863	6 November 1865	1 year, 310 days	Monrad Bluhme II	[2][14] [15]
7		Ship-of-the-Line Captain Hans Herman Grove [da] (1814–1866)	6 November 1865	29 July 1866	265 days	Frijs	[2][16]
–		Jacob Brønnum Scavenius Estrup (1825–1913) acting	29 July 1866	17 September 1866	50 days	Frijs	[2][16]
3		Counter Admiral Carl Edvard van Dockum [da] (1804–1893)	17 September 1866	1 November 1867	1 year, 45 days	Frijs	[2][16]
8		Otto Fredrik Suenson [da] (1810–1888)	1 November 1867	22 September 1869	1 year, 325 days	Frijs	[2][16]
–		Major General Valdemar Rudolph von Raasløff (1815–1883) acting[a]	22 September 1869	19 April 1870	209 days	Frijs	[2][16]
–		Count Christian Emil Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs (1817–1896) acting	19 April 1870	28 May 1870	39 days	Frijs	[2][16]
–		Colonel Wolfgang von Haffner (1810–1887) acting[a]	28 May 1870	23 December 1870	209 days	Holstein-Holsteinborg	[2][17]
–		Colonel C.A.F. Thomsen [da] (1827–1896) acting[a]	23 December 1870	21 May 1873	2 years, 149 days	Holstein-Holsteinborg	[2][17]
9		Captain Niels Frederik Ravn (1826–1910)	21 May 1873	11 June 1875	2 years, 21 days	Holstein-Holsteinborg Fonnesbech	[2][17] [18]
10		General Wolfgang von Haffner (1810–1887)	11 July 1875	28 July 1877	2 years, 17 days	Estrup	[2][19]
11		General Frederik Dreyer [da] (1814–1898)	28 July 1877	4 January 1879	1 year, 160 days	Estrup	[2][19]
9		Vice Admiral Niels Frederik Ravn (1826–1910)	4 January 1879	27 April 1900	2 years, 21 days	Estrup Reedtz-Thott Hørring	[2][19] [20][21]
12		Commander Christian Giørtz Middelboe [da] (1852–1920)	27 April 1900	24 July 1901	1 year, 88 days	Sehested	[2][22]
13		Vice Admiral Ferdinand Henrik Jøhnke [da] (1837–1908)	24 July 1901	14 January 1905	3 years, 174 days	Deuntzer	[2][23]
14		Jens Christian Christensen (1856–1930)	14 January 1905	5 August 1905	234 days	Christensen I	[2]

Notes

1. While serving as Minister of War.

References

1. "History of the Ministry". fmn.dk. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
2. Haandbog for Søvernet (PDF) (in Danish). Copenhagen: Centraltrykkeriet. 1930. pp. 145–146. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
3. Statsministeriet. "Regeringen Moltke I" (in Danish). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
4. Statsministeriet. "Regeringen Moltke II" (in Danish). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
5. Statsministeriet. "Regeringen Moltke III" (in Danish). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
6. Statsministeriet. "Regeringen Moltke IV" (in Danish). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
7. Statsministeriet. "Regeringen Bluhme I" (in Danish). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
8. Statsministeriet. "Regeringen Ørsted" (in Danish). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
9. Statsministeriet. "Regeringen Bang" (in Danish). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
10. Statsministeriet. "Regeringen Andræ" (in Danish). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
11. Statsministeriet. "Regeringen Hall I" (in Danish). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
12. Statsministeriet. "Regeringen Rotwitt" (in Danish). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
13. Statsministeriet. "Regeringen Hall II" (in Danish). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
14. Statsministeriet. "Regeringen Monrad" (in Danish). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
15. Statsministeriet. "Regeringen Bluhme II" (in Danish). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
16. Statsministeriet. "Regeringen Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs" (in Danish). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
17. Statsministeriet. "Regeringen Holstein-Holsteinborg" (in Danish). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
18. Statsministeriet. "Regeringen Fonnesbech" (in Danish). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
19. Statsministeriet. "Regeringen Estrup" (in Danish). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
20. Statsministeriet. "Regeringen Reedtz-Thott" (in Danish). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
21. Statsministeriet. "Regeringen Hørring" (in Danish). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
22. Statsministeriet. "Regeringen Sehested" (in Danish). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
23. Statsministeriet. "Regeringen Deuntzer" (in Danish). Retrieved 10 February 2020.