| Minister of the Navy | |
|---|---|
| Marineminister | |
Flag of the Minister for the Navy | |
| Ministry for the Navy | |
| Type | Minister |
| Member of | |
| Reports to | thePrime minister |
| Seat | Slotsholmen |
| Appointer | The Monarch (on the advice of thePrime Minister) |
| Precursor | Admiralty |
| Formation | 24 March 1848; 177 years ago (1848-03-24) |
| First holder | Adam Wilhelm Moltke |
| Final holder | Jens Christian Christensen |
| Abolished | 5 August 1905; 120 years ago (1905-08-05) |
| Superseded by | Minister of Defence |
| Succession | depending on the order in theState Council |
| Deputy | Permanent Secretary |
TheMinister for the Navy (Danish:Marineministeren) was the Danish minister responsible for the administration of theRoyal Danish Navy.[1]
The position of Minister for the Navy was created following the end of theabsolute monarchy, when the Admiralty (Danish:Admiralitetet) was disbanded, and power transferred to elected officials.[1] While the Minister of War and the Minister for the Navy's positions were merged in 1905, the ministries continued to exist separately until 1950.[1]
| No. | Portrait | Name (born–died) | Term of office | Cabinet | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| 1 | Count Adam Wilhelm Moltke (1785–1864) | 24 March 1848 | 4 April 1848 | 11 days | Moltke I | [2] | |
| 2 | Commander-captain Christian Christopher Zahrtmann [da] (1793–1853) | 6 April 1848 | 10 August 1850 | 2 years, 126 days | Moltke I–II | [2][3] [4] | |
| – | Captain Carl Irminger [da] (1802–1888) acting | 10 August 1850 | 25 November 1850 | 76 days | Moltke II | [2][4] | |
| 3 | Captain Carl van Dockum (1804–1893) | 25 November 1850 | 27 January 1852 | 1 year, 94 days | Moltke II–III–IV | [2][4] [5][6] | |
| 4 | Commander Steen Andersen Bille (1797–1883) | 27 January 1852 | 12 December 1854 | 2 years, 319 days | Bluhme I Ørsted | [2][7] [8] | |
| 5 | Commander Ove Wilhelm Michelsen [da] (1800–1880) | 12 December 1854 | 2 December 1859 | 4 years, 355 days | Bang Andræ Hall I | [2][9] [10][11] | |
| – | Major General Hans Nicolai Thestrup [da] (1794–1879) acting[a] | 2 December 1859 | 24 February 1860 | 84 days | Rotwitt | [2][12] | |
| 4 | Counter Admiral Steen Andersen Bille (1797–1883) | 24 February 1860 | 31 December 1863 | 2 years, 319 days | Hall II | [2][13] | |
| 6 | Ship-of-the-Line Captain Otto Hans Lütken [da] (1813–1883) | 31 December 1863 | 6 November 1865 | 1 year, 310 days | Monrad Bluhme II | [2][14] [15] | |
| 7 | Ship-of-the-Line Captain Hans Herman Grove [da] (1814–1866) | 6 November 1865 | 29 July 1866 | 265 days | Frijs | [2][16] | |
| – | Jacob Brønnum Scavenius Estrup (1825–1913) acting | 29 July 1866 | 17 September 1866 | 50 days | Frijs | [2][16] | |
| 3 | Counter Admiral Carl van Dockum (1804–1893) | 17 September 1866 | 1 November 1867 | 1 year, 45 days | Frijs | [2][16] | |
| 8 | Otto Fredrik Suenson [da] (1810–1888) | 1 November 1867 | 22 September 1869 | 1 year, 325 days | Frijs | [2][16] | |
| – | Major General Valdemar Rudolph von Raasløff (1815–1883) acting[a] | 22 September 1869 | 19 April 1870 | 209 days | Frijs | [2][16] | |
| – | Count Christian Emil Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs (1817–1896) acting | 19 April 1870 | 28 May 1870 | 39 days | Frijs | [2][16] | |
| – | Colonel Wolfgang von Haffner (1810–1887) acting[a] | 28 May 1870 | 23 December 1870 | 209 days | Holstein-Holsteinborg | [2][17] | |
| – | Colonel C.A.F. Thomsen [da] (1827–1896) acting[a] | 23 December 1870 | 21 May 1873 | 2 years, 149 days | Holstein-Holsteinborg | [2][17] | |
| 9 | Captain Niels Frederik Ravn (1826–1910) | 21 May 1873 | 11 June 1875 | 2 years, 21 days | Holstein-Holsteinborg Fonnesbech | [2][17] [18] | |
| 10 | General Wolfgang von Haffner (1810–1887) | 11 July 1875 | 28 July 1877 | 2 years, 17 days | Estrup | [2][19] | |
| 11 | General Frederik Dreyer [da] (1814–1898) | 28 July 1877 | 4 January 1879 | 1 year, 160 days | Estrup | [2][19] | |
| 9 | Vice Admiral Niels Frederik Ravn (1826–1910) | 4 January 1879 | 27 April 1900 | 2 years, 21 days | Estrup Reedtz-Thott Hørring | [2][19] [20][21] | |
| 12 | Commander Christian Giørtz Middelboe [da] (1852–1920) | 27 April 1900 | 24 July 1901 | 1 year, 88 days | Sehested | [2][22] | |
| 13 | Vice Admiral Ferdinand Henrik Jøhnke [da] (1837–1908) | 24 July 1901 | 14 January 1905 | 3 years, 174 days | Deuntzer | [2][23] | |
| 14 | Jens Christian Christensen (1856–1930) | 14 January 1905 | 5 August 1905 | 234 days | Christensen I | [2] | |