Minister 1968–1971, (Trade Minister 1961–1964) Other ministers Edvard Brandes, Finance Minister 1909–1910 and 1913–1920 Christopher Krabbe, Defence Minister 1909–1910 Peter Rochegune Munch, Minister of the Interior 1909–1910, Defence Minister 1913–1920, Foreign Minister 1929–1940 Poul Christensen, Agriculture Minister 1909–1910 Ove Rode, Minister of the Interior 1913–1920 J. Hassing-Jørgensen, Minister for Public Works 1913–1920 Kristjan Pedersen, Agriculture Minister 1913–1920 Bertel Dahlgaard, Minister of the Interior 1929–1940, Minister for Economic Affairs and Minister for Nordic Co-operation 1957–1960 Jørgen Jørgensen, Education Minister 1935–1940, 1942–1942, 1957–1960, Minister of the Interior 1942–1943 A. M. Hansen, Education Minister 1945–1945 Kjeld Philip, Trade Minister 1957–1960, Finance Minister 1960–1961, Minister for Economic Affairs 1961–1962 Karl Skytte, Agriculture Minister 1957–1964 A. C. Normann, Fishery Minister 1960–1964, Fishery Minister and Minister for Greenland 1968–1971 Helge Larsen, Education Minister 1968–1971 Lauge Dahlgaard, Labour Minister 1968–1971 Jens Bilgrav-Nielsen, Energy Minister 1988–1990 Kristen Helveg Petersen, Education Minister 1961–1964, Minister of Culture 1968–1971 Niels Helveg Petersen, Minister for Economic Affairs 1988–1990, Foreign Minister 1993–2000 Ole Vig Jensen, Minister of Culture 1988–1990, Education Minister, 1993–1998, Church Minister, 1996–1998 Lone Dybkjær, Minister for the Environment 1988–1990 Aase Olesen, Social Minister 1988–1990 Ebbe Lundgaard, Minister of Culture 1996–1998 Elsebeth Gerner Nielsen, Minister of Culture 1998–2001 Marianne Jelved, Minister for Economic Affairs 1993–2001, Minister for Nordic Co-operation 1994–2001, Minister for Culture 2012–2015 Margrethe Vestager, Education Minister 1998–2001, Church Minister 1998–2000, Minister for Economic and Interior Affairs 2011–2014 Anita Bay Bundegaard, Minister for Development Cooperation 2000–2001 Johannes Lebech, Church Minister 2000–2001 Christian Friis Bach, Minister for Development Cooperation 2011–2013 Uffe Elbæk, Minister of Culture 2011–2012 Morten Østergaard, Minister for Research, Innovation and Higher Education 2011–2014, Minister for Taxation 2014–2014 Minister for Economic and Interior Affairs 2014-2015 Martin Lidegaard, Minister for Climate and Energy 2011–2014, Minister for Foreign Affairs 2014–2015 Manu Sareen, Minister for Equality, Church and Nordic Cooperation 2011–2014, Minister for Integration and Social Affairs 2014–2015 Rasmus Helveg Petersen, Minister for Development Cooperation 2013–2014, Minister for Climate and Energy 2014–2015 Sofie Carsten Nielsen, Minister for Research, Innovation and Higher Education 2014–2015 Political leaders 1905–1928: Carl Theodor Zahle 1928–1940: Peter Rochegune Munch 1940–1960: Jørgen Jørgensen 1960–1968: Karl Skytte 1968–1975: Hilmar Baunsgaard 1975–1978: Svend Haugaard 1978–1990: Niels Helveg Petersen 1990–2007: Marianne Jelved 2007–2014: Margrethe Vestager 2014–2020: Morten Østergaard 2020–2022: Sofie Carsten Nielsen 2022–present: Martin Lidegaard Election results Parliament Local elections European Parliament See also Liberalism and radicalism in Denmark Contributions to liberal theory Liberal democracy Liberalism Liberalism worldwide List of liberal parties