Minister for Ecclesiastical Affairs of Denmark ( da, kirkeminister, lit. ''Minister for the Church'') is a

Danish 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 a ...

political minister office. The main responsibility of the minister is the

Church of Denmark The Evangelical-Lutheran Church in Denmark or National Church, sometimes called the Church of Denmark ( da, Folkekirken, literally: "The People's Church" or unofficially da, Den danske folkekirke, literally: "The Danish People's Church"; kl, ...

. The minister is politically appointed without any requirements being a member of the state church. The office was created in 1916 when the post Kultus Minister was split up into the posts of Education Minister and Minister for Ecclesiastical Affairs. The new Minister for Ecclesiastical Affairs also took over the responsibility for

culture Culture () is an umbrella term which encompasses the social behavior, institutions, and norms found in human societies, as well as the knowledge, beliefs, arts, laws, customs, capabilities, and habits of the individuals in these groups ...

from the Kultus Minister. In 1961 responsibility for culture was transferred to the Minister for Cultural Affairs. Since 15 December 2022,

Louise Schack Elholm Louise Schack Elholm (born 26 October 1977 in Slagelse) is a Danish politician, who is a member of the Folketing for the Venstre political party. She was elected into parliament at the 2007 Danish general election. She is currently serving as min ...

from Venstre, holds the post in the Second Frederiksen Cabinet.

References

List of Church Ministers
- From the Ministry of Ecclesiastical Affairs.
Danske Regeringsledere
- Danish cabinets from 1848 to today.

- From

Folketinget The Folketing ( da, Folketinget, ; ), also known as the Parliament of Denmark or the Danish Parliament in English, is the unicameral national legislature (parliament) of the Kingdom of Denmark—Denmark proper together with the Faroe Islands an ...

External links

The Danish Church Minister
- From the Ministry of Ecclesiastical Affairs. Ecclesiastical Affairs

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