The Minister for the Navy ( da, Marineministeren) was the Danish minister responsible for the administration of the

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

History

The position of Minister for the Navy was created following the end of the

Absolute monarchy Absolute monarchy (or Absolutism (European history), Absolutism as a doctrine) is a form of monarchy in which the monarch rules in their own right or power. In an absolute monarchy, the king or queen is by no means limited and has absolute pow ...

, when the Admiralty ( da, Admiralitetet) 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

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Navy Minister Of Denmark Lists of government ministers of Denmark Government ministerial offices of Denmark