The Minister for Foreign Affairs (Danish: Udenrigsminister, Faroese: Uttanríkisráðharra, Greenlandic: Nunanut Allanut Ministeri) is the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark. The officeholder is in charge of Danish (Denmark proper,[a] the Faroe Islands and Greenland) foreign policy and international relations.
Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
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Udenrigsminister | |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs | |
Member of | Cabinet of Denmark |
Appointer | Prime Minister Formally the Monarch |
Term length | 4 years |
Formation | 22 March 1848 |
First holder | Frederik Marcus Knuth |
Website | Official website |
The current Minister for Foreign Affairs is former Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen.[2]
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Notes
- 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.
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