Minister of War (Denmark)

Minister of the Navy
Krigsminister
Proposed logo
Shoulder insignia for the Minister of War
Longest serving
Jesper Jespersen Bahnson [da]
12 September 1884—7 August 1894
Ministry for War
TypeMinister
Member of
Reports tothe Prime minister
SeatSlotsholmen
AppointerThe Monarch
(on the advice of the Prime Minister)
PrecursorGeneralty and Commissariat College
Formation24 March 1848; 176 years ago (1848-03-24)
First holderAnton Frederik Tscherning
Final holderJens Christian Christensen
Abolished5 August 1905; 119 years ago (1905-08-05)
Superseded byMinister of Defence
Successiondepending on the order in the State Council
DeputyPermanent Secretary

The Minister of War was the Danish minister responsible for the administration of the Royal Danish Army.

History

The position of Minister of War was created following the end of the Absolute monarchy, when the Generalty and Commissariat College (Danish: Generalitets- og Kommisariatskollegiet) was disbanded, and power transferred to elected officials. 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.

List of ministers

No. Portrait Name
(born–died) 		Term of office Cabinet Ref.
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Captain
Anton Frederik Tscherning
(1795–1874) 		24 March 1848 16 November 1848 239 days Moltke I
2 Lieutenant General
Christian Frederik von Hansen
(1788–1873) 		16 November 1848 13 July 1851 2 years, 239 days Moltke II
3 Major General
Jacob Scavenius Fibiger [da]
(1793–1861) 		13 July 1851 18 October 1851 97 days Moltke III
4 Major General
Carl Julius Flensborg [da]
(1804–1852) 		18 October 1851 27 January 1852 101 days Moltke IV
2 Lieutenant General
Christian Frederik von Hansen
(1788–1873) 		27 January 1852 12 December 1854 2 years, 319 days Bluhme I
Ørsted
5 Colonel
Mathias Lüttichau
(1795–1870) 		12 December 1854 25 May 1856 1 year, 165 days Bang
6 Colonel
Carl Lundbye [da]
(1812–1873) 		25 May 1856 2 December 1859 3 years, 191 days Bang
Andræ
Hall I
7 Major General
Hans Nicolai Thestrup [da]
(1794–1879) 		2 December 1859 13 August 1863 3 years, 254 days Rotwitt
Hall II
6 Colonel
Carl Lundbye [da]
(1812–1873) 		13 August 1863 18 May 1864 279 days Hall II
Monrad
8 Lieutenant Colonel
Christian Emilius Reich [da]
(1822–1865) 		18 May 1864 11 July 1864 54 days Monrad
2 Lieutenant General
Christian Frederik von Hansen
(1788–1873) 		11 July 1864 6 November 1865 1 year, 118 days Bluhme II
9 Major General
Johan Waldemar Neergaard [da]
(1810–1879) 		6 November 1865 1 October 1866 329 days Frijs
10 Major General
Valdemar Rudolph von Raasløff
(1815–1883) 		1 October 1866 19 April 1870 3 years, 200 days Frijs
– Count
Christian Emil Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs
(1817–1896)
acting 		19 April 1870 28 May 1870 39 days Frijs
11 General
Wolfgang von Haffner
(1810–1887) 		28 May 1870 23 December 1870 209 days Holstein-Holsteinborg
12 Colonel
C.A.F. Thomsen [da]
(1827–1896) 		23 December 1870 14 July 1874 1 year, 203 days Holstein-Holsteinborg
– Commander
Niels Frederik Ravn
(1826–1910)
acting 		14 July 1874 26 August 1874 43 days Fonnesbech
13 General
Peter Frederik Steinmann
(1812–1894) 		26 August 1874 11 June 1875 320 days Fonnesbech
11 General
Wolfgang von Haffner
(1810–1887) 		11 July 1875 28 July 1877 2 years, 17 days Estrup
14 General
Frederik Dreyer [da]
(1814–1898) 		28 July 1877 4 January 1879 1 year, 160 days Estrup
15 General
Wilhelm Kauffmann [da]
(1821–1892) 		4 January 1879 1 April 1881 2 years, 87 days Estrup
– Commander
Niels Frederik Ravn
(1826–1910) 		1 April 1881 20 October 1881 202 days Estrup
16 20 October 1881 12 September 1884 2 years, 328 days
17 Major General
Jesper Jespersen von Bahnson [da]
(1827–1909) 		12 September 1884 7 August 1894 9 years, 329 days Estrup
12 Lieutenant General
C.A.F. Thomsen [da]
(1827–1896) 		7 August 1894 25 April 1896 1 year, 268 days Reedtz-Thott
18 Colonel
Johan Gustav Frederik Schnack [da]
(1839–1920) 		25 April 1896 23 May 1897 1 year, 28 days Reedtz-Thott
19 Colonel
Christian Frederik Frands Elias Tuxen [da]
(1837–1903) 		23 May 1897 28 August 1899 2 years, 97 days Hørring
18 Major General
Johan Gustav Frederik Schnack [da]
(1839–1920) 		28 August 1899 24 July 1901 1 year, 28 days Hørring
Sehested
20 Major General
Vilhelm Herman Oluf Madsen
(1844–1917) 		24 July 1901 14 January 1905 3 years, 174 days Deuntzer
21 Jens Christian Christensen
(1856–1930) 		14 January 1905 5 August 1905 234 days Christensen I

References

  1. ^ a b c "History of the Ministry". fmn.dk. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac Haandbog for Hæren (in Danish). Copenhagen: Nielsen & Lydiche. 1921. p. 124. 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. ^ a b 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. ^ a b Statsministeriet. "Regeringen Hall II" (in Danish). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  14. ^ a b Statsministeriet. "Regeringen Monrad" (in Danish). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  15. ^ Statsministeriet. "Regeringen Bluhme II" (in Danish). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  16. ^ a b Statsministeriet. "Regeringen Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs" (in Danish). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  17. ^ a b Statsministeriet. "Regeringen Holstein-Holsteinborg" (in Danish). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  18. ^ a b Statsministeriet. "Regeringen Fonnesbech" (in Danish). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  19. ^ a b c d e Statsministeriet. "Regeringen Estrup" (in Danish). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  20. ^ a b Statsministeriet. "Regeringen Reedtz-Thott" (in Danish). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  21. ^ a b 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.


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