Permanent Secretary (Denmark)


The Permanent Secretary is the most senior civil servant of a Danish Government ministry, charged with running the department on a day-to-day basis.

Permanent Secretaries in office

Permanent Secretaries currently in office are:
Government ministryPermanent Secretary
Ministry of DefenceLars Findsen
Ministry of Economic and Business AffairsMichael Dithmer
Ministry of EmploymentPeter Stensgaard Mørch
Ministry of FinanceMartin Præstegaard
Ministry of JusticeBarbara Bertelsen
Ministry of Climate, Energy and BuildingThomas Egebo
Ministry of CultureMarie Hansen
Ministry of Environment and FoodHenrik Studsgaard
Ministry of TaxationJens Brøchner
Ministry of Social Affairs and the InteriorSophus Garfiel
Prime Minister's OfficeChristian Kettel Thomsen
Ministry of Transport and BuildingJacob Heinsen
Ministry of Foreign AffairsUlrik Vestergaard Knudsen
Ministry of Refugee, Immigration and Integration AffairsUffe Toudal
Ministry of Education and ResearchAgnete Gersing udnævnes
Ministry of HealthPer Okkels
Ministry for Children, Education and Gender EqualityJesper Fisker