The Kultus Minister of Denmark ( da, Kultusminister) was a

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minister office. The responsibilities of the minister was the church,

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and

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. The word ''kultus'' comes from ''cultus'',

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for adoration from which the words

and

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are derived. In 1916, the office was split up into an Education Minister and a

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. The new Church Minister had responsibility for culture, a task transferred to the Minister for Cultural Affairs in 1961.

List of Kultus Ministers

:''There may or may not have been Kultus Ministers before Denmark became a constitutional monarchy in 1848''

Kultus ministers under Frederick VII (1848–1863)

Kultus ministers under Christian IX (1863–1906)

Kultus ministers under Frederik VIII (1906–1912)

Kultus ministers under Christian X (1912–1947)

References

50 Ministers of Education
- From the

Danish Ministry of Education Education Minister of Denmark ( da, Undervisningsminister, ), or Minister of Education in Denmark, is a Danish minister office currently held by Mattias Tesfaye in the Frederiksen II Cabinet. The office was created in 1916 when the post Kultu ...

. {{Danish ministerial posts Lists of government ministers of Denmark Government ministerial offices of Denmark