November 5, 2026

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of DenmarkGovernment

Denmark · founded 1770

What it is

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark is the cabinet-level government ministry responsible for managing the Kingdom of Denmark's foreign policy, international relations, development assistance, and global trade. Tracing its origins back to 1770 when the Department of Foreign Affairs was created during Johann Friedrich Struensee's administrative reforms, it was formally reorganized as a modern constitutional ministry in 1848. Today, it operates a unified foreign service representing Denmark's diplomatic and commercial interests worldwide.

People

S.N. Subrahmanyan
Honorary Consul of Denmark in Mumbai
Martin Lidegaard
Minister for Business and Competitiveness
Lars Løkke Rasmussen
Minister for Foreign Affairs of Denmark

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