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[[File:Stormgade No 6.jpg|thumb|Office building at Stormgade in Indre By in Copenhagen. It is a part of Energi-, Forsynings- og Klimaministeriet (Ministry of Climate, Energy and Building).]]
The '''Danish Ministry of Climate, Energy and Utilities''' ({{Langx|da|Klima-, Energi- og Forsyningsministeriet}}) is a governmental agency in [[Denmark]]. It is responsible for national climate policy and international cooperation on climate change, as well as energy issues, meteorology and national geological surveys in Denmark and Greenland.
==History==
The predecessor of the Ministry of Climate and Energy, the Ministry of Energy ({{Langx|da|Energiministeriet}}), was created in 1979, from the energy department of the [[Ministry of Trade of Denmark|Ministry of Trade]]. In 1994, it was merged with [[Danish Ministry of the Environment|Ministry of the Environment]] and in 2005 it was detached from that ministry, to be merged with [[Ministry of Transport and Energy of Denmark|Ministry of Transport and Energy]].
On 23 November 2007, the energy issues were de-merged from the Ministry of Transport and climate issues were de-merged from the Ministry of Environment and the Ministry of Climate and Energy was created.
==List of ministers==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan=2| {{abbr|No.|Number}}
! rowspan=2| Portrait
! rowspan=2| Name<br><small>(Born-Died)</small>
! colspan=3| Term
! rowspan=2| Political Party
! rowspan=2| Government
|-
! Took office
! Left office
! Time in office
|-style="text-align:center;"
! colspan=8| Minister for Energy<br>{{small|(''Energiminister'')}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2            = 1
| image             = 2016-08-29 BSPC Riga Poul Nielson by Olaf Kosinsky-13.jpg
| officeholder      = [[Poul Nielson]]
| born_year         = 1943
| died_year         =
| term_start        = 26 October 1979
| term_end          = 10 September 1982
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|1979|10|26|1982|09|10}}
| alt_party         = Social Democrats (Denmark)
| cabinet           = {{Officeholder table cabinet
| cabinet  = Jørgensen IV
| cabinet2 = Jørgensen V
}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2            = 2
| image             =
| officeholder      = [[Knud Enggaard]]
| born_year         = 1929
| died_year         = 2024
| term_start        = 10 September 1982
| term_end          = 12 March 1986
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|1982|09|10|1986|03|12}}
| alt_party         = Venstre (Denmark)
| cabinet           = {{Officeholder table cabinet
| cabinet  = Schlüter I
}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2            = 3
| image             = Svend Erik Hovmand, skatteminister, Danmark (Bilden ar tagen vid Nordiska radets session i Oslo, 2003).jpg
| officeholder      = [[Svend Erik Hovmand]]
| born_year         = 1945
| died_year         =
| term_start        = 12 March 1986
| term_end          = 3 June 1988
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|1986|03|12|1988|06|03}}
| alt_party         = Venstre (Denmark)
| cabinet           = {{Officeholder table cabinet
| cabinet  = Schlüter II
}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2            = 4
| image             =
| officeholder      = {{ill|Jens Bilgrav-Nielsen|da}}
| born_year         = 1936
| died_year         =
| term_start        = 3 June 1988
| term_end          = 18 December 1990
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|1988|06|03|1990|12|18}}
| alt_party         = Danish Social Liberal Party
| cabinet           = {{Officeholder table cabinet
| cabinet  = Schlüter III
}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2            = 5
| image             =
| officeholder      = [[Anne Birgitte Lundholt]]
| born_year         = 1952
| died_year         =
| term_start        = 18 December 1990
| term_end          = 25 January 1993
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|1990|12|18|1993|01|25}}
| alt_party         = Conservative People's Party (Denmark)
| cabinet           = {{Officeholder table cabinet
| cabinet  = Schlüter IV
}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2            = 6
| image             =
| officeholder      = [[Jann Sjursen]]
| born_year         = 1960
| died_year         =
| term_start        = 25 January 1993
| term_end          = 27 September 1994
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|1993|01|25|1994|09|27}}
| alt_party         = Christian Democrats (Denmark)
| cabinet           = {{Officeholder table cabinet
| cabinet  = Poul Nyrup Rasmussen I
}}
}}
|-style="text-align:center;"
! colspan=8| Minister for the [[Minister for the Environment (Denmark)|Environment]] and Energy<br>{{small|(''Miljø- og energiminister'')}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2            = 7
| image             = Svend-auken.jpg
| officeholder      = [[Svend Auken]]
| born_year         = 1943
| died_year         = 2009
| term_start        = 25 January 1993
| term_end          = 27 November 2001
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|1993|01|25|2001|11|27}}
| alt_party         = Social Democrats (Denmark)
| cabinet           = {{Officeholder table cabinet
| cabinet  = Poul Nyrup Rasmussen I
| cabinet2 = Poul Nyrup Rasmussen II
| cabinet3 = Poul Nyrup Rasmussen III
| cabinet4 = Poul Nyrup Rasmussen IV
}}
}}
|-style="text-align:center;"
! colspan=8| Minister of [[Ministry of Transport (Denmark)|Transport]] and Energy<br>{{small|(''Transport- og energiminister'')}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2            = 8
| image             = Flemming Hansen, samarbetsminister, Danmark (Bilden ar tagen vid Nordiska radets session i Oslo, 2003).jpg
| officeholder      = [[Flemming Hansen (politician)|Flemming Hansen]]
| born_year         = 1939
| died_year         = 2021
| term_start        = 27 November 2001
| term_end          = 12 September 2007
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|2001|11|27|2007|9|12}}
| alt_party         = Conservative People's Party (Denmark)
| cabinet           = {{Officeholder table cabinet
| cabinet  = Anders Fogh Rasmussen I
| cabinet2 = Anders Fogh Rasmussen II
}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2            = 9
| image             =
| officeholder      = [[Jakob Axel Nielsen]]
| born_year         = 1967
| died_year         =
| term_start        = 12 September 2007
| term_end          = 23 November 2007
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|2007|9|12|2007|11|23}}
| alt_party         = Conservative People's Party (Denmark)
| cabinet           = {{Officeholder table cabinet
| cabinet  = Anders Fogh Rasmussen II
}}
}}
|-style="text-align:center;"
! colspan=8| Minister for Climate and Energy<br>{{small|(''Klima- og Energiminister'')}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2            = 10
| image             = Connie Hedegaard, Danmarks miljominister och nordisk samarbetsminister.jpg
| officeholder      = [[Connie Hedegaard]]
| born_year         = 1960
| died_year         =
| term_start        = 23 November 2007
| term_end          = 24 November 2009
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|2007|11|23|2009|11|24}}
| alt_party         = Conservative People's Party (Denmark)
| cabinet           = {{Officeholder table cabinet
| cabinet  = Anders Fogh Rasmussen III
}}
| cabinet2          = {{Officeholder table cabinet
| cabinet  = Lars Løkke Rasmussen I
}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2            = 11
| image             = Lykke Friis (2010).jpg
| officeholder      = [[Lykke Friis]]
| born_year         = 1969
| died_year         =
| term_start        = 24 November 2009
| term_end          = 3 October 2011
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|2009|11|24|2011|10|03}}
| alt_party         = Venstre (Denmark)
| cabinet           = {{Officeholder table cabinet
| cabinet  = Lars Løkke Rasmussen I
}}
}}
|-style="text-align:center;"
! colspan=8| Minister for Climate, Energy and Building<br>{{small|(''Klima-, Energi- og Bygningsminister'')}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2            = 12
| image             = Martin Lidegaard 2014 FaCO.jpg
| officeholder      = [[Martin Lidegaard]]
| born_year         = 1966
| died_year         =
| term_start        = 3 October 2011
| term_end          = 3 February 2014
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|2011|10|03|2014|02|03}}
| alt_party         = Danish Social Liberal Party
| cabinet           = {{Officeholder table cabinet
| cabinet  = Thorning-Schmidt I
}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2            = 13
| image             = Rasmus Helveg Petersen.jpg
| officeholder      = [[Rasmus Helveg Petersen]]
| born_year         = 1968
| died_year         =
| term_start        = 3 February 2014
| term_end          = 28 June 2015
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|2014|02|03|2015|06|28}}
| alt_party         = Danish Social Liberal Party
| cabinet           = {{Officeholder table cabinet
| cabinet  = Thorning-Schmidt II
}}
}}
|-style="text-align:center;"
! colspan=8| Minister for Energy, [[Minister for Public Utilities (Denmark)|Utilities]] and Climate<br>{{small|(''Energi-, forsynings- og klimaminister'')}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2            = 14
| image             = Folketingsvalg 2015 1 (cropped to Lars Christian Lilleholt).JPG
| officeholder      = [[Lars Christian Lilleholt]]
| born_year         = 1965
| died_year         =
| term_start        = 28 June 2015
| term_end          = 27 June 2019
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|2015|06|28|2019|06|27}}
| alt_party         = Venstre (Denmark)
| cabinet           = {{Officeholder table cabinet
| cabinet  = Lars Løkke Rasmussen II
| cabinet2 = Lars Løkke Rasmussen III
}}
}}
|-style="text-align:center;"
! colspan=8| Minister for Climate, Energy and [[Minister for Public Utilities (Denmark)|Utilities]]<br>{{small|(''Klima-, energi- og forsyningsminister'')}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2            = 15
| image             = Dan Jørgensen, 25-05-2014.jpg
| officeholder      = [[Dan Jørgensen]]
| born_year         = 1975
| died_year         =
| term_start        = 27 June 2019
| term_end          = 15 December 2022
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|2019|06|27|2022|12|15}}
| alt_party         = Social Democrats (Denmark)
| cabinet           = {{Officeholder table cabinet
| cabinet  = Frederiksen I
}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2            = 16
| image             = Lars Aagaard 2023 (cropped).jpg
| officeholder      = [[Lars Aagaard]]
| born_year         = 1967
| died_year         =
| term_start        = 15 December 2022
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|2022|12|15}}
| alt_party         = Moderates (Denmark)
| cabinet           = {{Officeholder table cabinet
| cabinet  = Frederiksen II
}}
}}
|}
==Agencies==
A number of agencies belong to the ministry:
* [[Danish Meteorological Institute|Danmarks Meteorologiske Institut]] (DMI)
* Forsyningstilsynet (research board)
* [[Energinet]]
* [[Klimarådet]] (climate council)
* Styrelsen for Dataforsyning og Effektivisering
* [[De Nationale Geologiske Undersøgelser for Danmark og Grønland]] (GEUS)
* Energistyrelsen ([[Danish Energy Agency]])
* Geodatastyrelsen
The Danish Electricity Saving Trust ([[Elsparefonden]]) is an independent trust under the auspices of the Danish Ministry of Climate and Energy. The Trust works to promote energy savings and a more efficient use of electricity.
==See also==
* [[Electricity sector in Denmark]]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
*{{Official|en.kefm.dk}}
*{{Twitter|KlimaMin}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100106054810/http://www.kemin.dk/EN-US/Sider/frontpage.aspx Archived official website in English]. The website of the current [[Danish Energy Agency]] is at http://ens.dk/en
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