The Ministry of the Interior and Health () is a former Danish

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that has existed twice in the 21st century by combination of existing ministries. The Ministry of Interior and Health was first created in 2001 under the first government of

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, by combining the

Ministry of the Interior An interior ministry (sometimes called a ministry of internal affairs or ministry of home affairs) is a government department that is responsible for internal affairs. Lists of current ministries of internal affairs Named "ministry" * Ministr ...

(''Indenrigsministeriet'') and the Ministry of Health (''Sundhedsministeriet''). The minister was

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and the

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Ib Valsborg, succeeded in 2005 by Christian Schønau. The ministry carried out a far-reaching . After the 2007 Folketing elections, the ministry was disbanded, and its areas of responsibility divided between two newly created ministries, the Ministry of Welfare and the Ministry of Health and Prevention. The ministry was recreated in February 2010 under Rasmussen's first government as Prime Minister, with the minister being

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and the permanent secretary . In October 2011 the Rasmussen government was succeeded by that of

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, and the ministry's functions were again divided, between the Ministry of the Economy and the Interior (''Økonomi- og Indenrigsministeriet'') and a newly created Ministry of Health and Development (''Ministeriet for Sundhed og Forebyggelse'').

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Interior and Health Medical and health organizations based in Denmark

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