List of Ministers of Justice (Denmark)
No Justice minister Took office Left office Time in office Party Cabinet
36 Hjortnæs , Karl Karl Hjortnæs [ da ] ( born 1934 ) 27 September 1973 19 December 1973 83 days Social Democrats Jørgensen I
37 Lind , Nathalie Nathalie Lind [ da ] ( 1918-1999 ) 19 December 1973 13 February 1975 1 year , 56 days Venstre Hartling
38 Møller , Orla Orla Møller [ da ] ( 1916-1979 ) 13 February 1975 1 October 1977 2 years , 230 days Social Democrats Jørgensen II
39 Jensen , Erling Johannes Erling Johannes Jensen [ da ] ( 1919-2000 ) 1 October 1977 30 August 1978 333 days Social Democrats Jørgensen II
( 37 ) Lind , Nathalie Nathalie Lind [ da ] ( 1918-1999 ) 30 August 1978 26 October 1979 1 year , 57 days Venstre Jørgensen III
40 Rasmussen , Henning Henning Rasmussen [ da ] ( 1926-1997 ) 26 October 1979 20 January 1981 1 year , 86 days Social Democrats Jørgensen IV
41 Espersen , Ole Ole Espersen ( born 1934 ) 20 January 1981 10 September 1982 1 year , 233 days Social Democrats Jørgensen IV - V
42 Ninn-Hansen , Erik Erik Ninn-Hansen ( 1922-2014 ) 10 September 1982 10 January 1989 6 years , 122 days Conservative Schlüter I - II - III
43 Clausen , Hans Peter Hans Peter Clausen [ da ] ( 1928-1998 ) 10 January 1989 3 October 1989 266 days Conservative Schlüter III
44 Schlüter , Poul Poul Schlüter ( born 1929 ) 3 October 1989 5 October 1989 2 days Conservative Schlüter III
45 Engell , Hans Hans Engell ( born 1948 ) 5 October 1989 25 January 1993 3 years , 112 days Conservative Schlüter III - IV
46 Gjellerup , Pia Pia Gjellerup ( born 1959 ) 25 January 1993 29 March 1993 63 days Social Democrats P.N . Rasmussen I
47 Olsen , Erling Erling Olsen ( 1927-2011 ) 29 March 1993 27 September 1994 1 year , 182 days Social Democrats P.N . Rasmussen I
48 Westh , Bjørn Bjørn Westh [ da ] ( born 1944 ) 27 September 1994 30 December 1996 2 years , 94 days Social Democrats P.N . Rasmussen II
49 Jensen , Frank Frank Jensen ( born 1961 ) 30 December 1996 27 November 2001 4 years , 332 days Social Democrats P.N . Rasmussen III - IV
50 Espersen , Lene Lene Espersen ( born 1965 ) 27 November 2001 10 September 2008 6 years , 288 days Conservative A.F . Rasmussen I - II - III
51 Mikkelsen , Brian Brian Mikkelsen ( born 1966 ) 10 September 2008 23 February 2010 1 year , 166 days Conservative A.F . Rasmussen III L.L . Rasmussen I
52 Barfoed , Lars Lars Barfoed ( born 1957 ) 23 February 2010 3 October 2011 1 year , 222 days Conservative L.L . Rasmussen I
53 Bødskov , Morten Morten Bødskov ( born 1970 ) 3 October 2011 12 December 2013 2 years , 70 days Social Democrats Thorning-Schmidt I
54 Hækkerup , Karen Karen Hækkerup ( born 1974 ) 12 December 2013 10 October 2014 302 days Social Democrats Thorning-Schmidt I - II
List of Justice ministers ( 1848–present ) -- Justice ministers under Margrethe II ( 1972–present )
This is a list of Justice Ministers of Denmark, 1848-present.