Minister of Foreign Affairs (Denmark)

The Danish Minister for Foreign Affairs (Danish: Udenrigsminister, Faroese: Uttanríkisráðharra, Greenlandic: Nunanut Allanut Ministeri) is the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark. The minister is in charge of the Kingdom's (Denmark proper,[lower-alpha 1] the Faroe Islands and Greenland.) foreign policy and international relations.

Minister of Foreign Affairs
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Incumbent
Jeppe Kofod
since 27 June 2019
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Member ofCabinet of Denmark
AppointerPrime Minister
Formally the Monarch
Term length4 years
Formation22 March 1848 (1848-03-22)
First holderFrederik Markus Knuth
WebsiteOfficial website

The current Minister for Foreign Affairs is Jeppe Kofod.[2]

See also
  • List of Danish foreign ministers

Notes
  1. The Kingdom of Denmark's territory in continental Europe is referred to as "Denmark proper" (Danish: egentlig Danmark), "metropolitan Denmark",[1] or simply Denmark. In this article, usage of "Denmark" excludes Greenland and the Faroe Islands.

References
  1. Administrative divisions – Denmark The World Factbook. Access date: 14 April 2012
  2. Deleuran Müller, Thea (27 June 2019). "Danmarks nye regering er nu på plads: Se hele Mette Frederiksens ministerhold her" [Denmark's new government is in place: See all of Mette Frederiksen's new ministers]. dr.dk (in Danish). Danmarks Radio. Retrieved 28 June 2019.


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