Minister for Gender Equality (Denmark)

The Minister for Gender Equality (Danish: Ligestillingsministeriet, literally Ministry for Equality) is a Danish ministry that works on improving equal gender rights across all other ministry areas. The first Minister for Gender Equality was appointed by the Prime Minister on July 1, 1999.

Minister for Gender Equality
Ligestillingsminister
State Coat of Arms of the Kingdom of Denmark
Incumbent
Mogens Jensen
since 27 June 2019
Member ofthe Folketing
AppointerPrime Minister
Term length4 years
Formation27 September 1999 (1999-09-27)
First holderJytte Andersen

Ministers of Equality
No. Portrait Name
(Born-Died)		 Term Political Party Government
Took office Left office Duration
Minister for Gender Equality
(Minister for ligestilling)
1
Jytte Andersen
(born 1942)		27 September 199921 December 20001 year, 85 daysSocial DemocratsP.N. Rasmussen III–IV
2
Lotte Bundsgaard
(born 1973)		21 December 200027 November 2001341 daysSocial DemocratsP.N. Rasmussen IV
3
Henriette Kjær
(born 1966)		27 November 20012 August 20042 years, 249 daysConservativeA.F. Rasmussen I
4
Eva Kjer Hansen
(born 1964)		2 August 200412 September 20073 years, 41 daysVenstreA.F. Rasmussen I–II
5
Eva Kjer Hansen
(born 1974)		12 September 20077 April 20091 year, 207 daysVenstreA.F. Rasmussen II–III
6
Inger Støjberg
(born 1973)		7 April 200923 February 2010322 daysVenstreL.L. Rasmussen I
7
Lykke Friis
(born 1969)		23 February 20103 October 20111 year, 222 daysVenstreL.L. Rasmussen I
8
Manu Sareen
(born 1967)		3 October 201128 June 20153 years, 268 daysSocial LiberalsThorning-Schmidt I–II
9
Ellen Trane Nørby
(born 1980)		28 June 201528 November 20161 year, 153 daysVenstreL.L. Rasmussen II
Minister for Fishery, and Gender Equality
(Minister for fiskeri og ligestilling)
10
Karen Ellemann
(born 1969)		28 November 20162 May 20181 year, 155 daysVenstreL.L. Rasmussen III
(4)
Eva Kjer Hansen
(born 1964)		2 May 201827 June 20191 year, 56 daysVenstreL.L. Rasmussen III
Minister for Food, Fishery, and Gender Equality
(Minister for fødevarer, fiskeri og ligestilling)
11
Mogens Jensen
(born 1963)		27 June 2019Incumbent354 daysSocial DemocratsFrederiksen

Every Minister has held this title alongside another title. Jytte Andersen and Lotte Bundsgaard were also city and housing ministers. Henriette Kjær, Eva Kjer Hansen were social ministers. Karen Jespersen was also Social Minister, later welfare minister. Inger Støjberg was also employment minister and Lykke Friis was also climate minister. Manu Sareen, the first male Minister for Gender Equality, was also Church and Minister for Nordic Cooperation, and Ellen Trane Nørby is also Education minister.

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