Minister for Gender Equality (Denmark)
| Minister of Gender Equality | |
|---|---|
| Ligestillingsminister | |
since 29 August 2024 | |
| Ministry of Environment and Gender Equality | |
| Type | Minister |
| Member of | |
| Reports to | the Prime minister |
| Seat | Slotsholmen |
| Appointer | The Monarch (on the advice of the Prime Minister) |
| Formation | 27 September 1999 |
| First holder | Jytte Andersen |
| Succession | depending on the order in the State Council |
| Deputy | Permanent Secretary |
| Salary | 1.400.192,97 DKK (€187,839), in 2024 |
The Minister for Gender Equality (Danish: Ligestillingsminister) is a Danish minister that works on improving equal gender rights. The first Minister for Gender Equality was appointed on 1 July 1999.
Every minister has held this title alongside another title. Jytte Andersen and Lotte Bundsgaard were also city and housing ministers. Henriette Kjær, Eva Kjer Hansen were social ministers. Karen Jespersen was also Social Minister, later welfare minister. Inger Støjberg was also employment minister and Lykke Friis was also climate minister. Manu Sareen, the first male Minister for Gender Equality, was also Church and Minister for Nordic Cooperation, and Ellen Trane Nørby were also Education minister. Marie Bjerre is also Minister for Digitalization.