Kultus Minister (Denmark)


The Kultus Minister of Denmark was a Danish minister office. The responsibilities of the minister was the church, culture and education. The word is Latin for adoration, from which the words culture and cult are derived.
In 1916 the office was split up into an Education Minister and a Church Minister. The new Church Minister had responsibility for culture, a task transferred to the Minister for Cultural Affairs in 1961.

List of Kultus Ministers

Kultus ministers under Frederick VII (1848–1863)

Kultus ministers under Christian IX (1863–1906)

Kultus ministers under Frederik VIII (1906–1912)

Kultus ministers under Christian X (1912–1947)