The Ministry of Finance of Denmark (

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: Finansministeriet) is a ministry in the

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. Among other things, it is in charge of the

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(subject to approval by the Danish parliament, ''

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''), paying government employees and improving efficiency in government administration. The current

Finance Minister of Denmark The Finance Minister of Denmark (Danish ''Finansministeren'') is the head of the Ministry of Finance of Denmark,and a member of the Cabinet. As head of the ministry, the minister has responsibility for the ministry's tasks of administering the st ...

Nicolai Wammen Nicolai Halby Wammen (born 7 February 1971, in Holbæk) is a Danish politician of the Social Democrats who has been serving as Minister for Finance in the government of Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen since 2019. A native and lifelong resident ...

. The Ministry of Finance was established on 24 November 1848. In 1968, the Ministry of Finance was split into the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of State payroll and pension services. The latter was repealed on 11 October 1971, and the area was transferred to the newly created Budget Ministry, which from 1973 was again placed under the Ministry of Finance.

Organisation

Department (Ministry)

Agencies

* Agency for the Modernisation of Public Administration * The Agency for Digitisation * The Agency for Governmental Management * Agency for Governmental IT Services

External links

Official website in English
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