The Minister of War was the Danish minister responsible for the administration of the

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History

The position of Minister of War was created following the end of the

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, when the Generalty and Commissariat College ( da, Generalitets- og Kommisariatskollegiet) 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

Lists of government ministers of Denmark Government ministerial offices of Denmark {{Denmark-poli-stub