The Chief of the Royal Danish Navy is the professional head of the

Royal Danish Navy The Royal Danish Navy ( da, Søværnet) is the Naval warfare, sea-based branch of the Danish Defence force. The RDN is mainly responsible for maritime defence and maintaining the sovereignty of Denmark, Danish territorial waters (incl. Faroe Isla ...

History

Originally the commander of the navy was the

King King is the title given to a male monarch in a variety of contexts. The female equivalent is queen, which title is also given to the consort of a king. *In the context of prehistory, antiquity and contemporary indigenous peoples, the tit ...

, with daily control given to the . The Admiralty existed from 1660 until the end of absolute monarchy in 1848. In 1852, the position of Navy Inspector ( da, Flådeinspektør) is established as the commander of the navy. Following the Naval Law of 1909, the position was renamed the General Inspector for the Navy ( da, Generalinspektør for søværnet). After the Naval Law of 1932, the vice admiral would become Chief of the Naval Command ( da, Chef for Søværnskommandoen) and director of the Ministry of the Navy. In 1960, the position was renamed to Chief of the Navy ( da, Chef for Søværnet). Following major reducions in the 1980s, the name was again changed, this time to Inspector of the Navy ( da, Inspektøren for Søværnet). In 1990, the Marine staff and the position of Inspector of the Navy were abolished, resulting in all areas of responsibility being transferred to the

Admiral Danish Fleet The Admiral Danish Fleet (ADMDANFLT) ( da, Søværnets Operative Kommando ) was the operationally supreme organisation of the Royal Danish Navy The Royal Danish Navy ( da, Søværnet) is the Naval warfare, sea-based branch of the Danish Defence ...

. Following the

Danish Defence Agreement 2013–17 Danish may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark People * A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark * Culture of Denmark * Danish people or Danes, people with a Danish ance ...

, the Admiral Danish Fleet was disbanded and reorganised into the Naval Staff. On 1 January 2019, as part of the

Danish Defence Agreement 2018–23 Danish may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark People * A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark * Culture of Denmark * Danish people or Danes, people with a Danish ance ...

, the name was changed to Chief of the Naval Command ( da, Chef for Søværnskommandoen).

List of chiefs