Minister for Public Utilities (Denmark)

Minister for Public Utilities
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; 78 years ago
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
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.

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No.	Portrait	Name (born-died)	Term of office			Political party		Government	Ref.
No.	Portrait	Name (born-died)	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political party		Government	Ref.
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, 230 days		Moderates	Frederiksen II	^[6]

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