Kultus Minister
Kultusminister
State Coat of Arms of the Kingdom of Denmark
Longest serving Jacob Scavenius 24 August 1880 – 6 July 1891
Member of	the cabinet
Appointer	Prime Minister
Formation	22 March 1848 (1848-03-22)
First holder	Ditlev Gothard Monrad
Final holder	Søren Keiser-Nielsen
Abolished	28 April 1916 (1916-04-28)

The Kultus Minister of Denmark (Danish: Kultusminister) was a Danish minister office. The responsibilities of the minister was the church, culture and education. The word kultus comes from cultus, 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

There may or may not have been Kultus Ministers before Denmark became a constitutional monarchy in 1848

Kultus ministers under Frederick VII (1848–1863)

No.	Portrait	Kultus minister	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party	Cabinet
1		Monrad, Ditlev GothardDitlev Gothard Monrad (1811–1887)	22 March 1848	15 November 1848	238 days	National Liberal	Moltke I
2		Madvig, Johan NicolaiJohan Nicolai Madvig (1804–1886)	16 November 1848	7 December 1851	3 years, 22 days	National Liberal	Moltke II Moltke III Moltke IV
3		Bang, Peter GeorgPeter Georg Bang (1797–1861)	7 December 1851	3 June 1852	179 days	Independent	Moltke IV Bluhme I
4		Simony, Carl FrederikCarl Frederik Simony (1806–1872)	3 June 1852	21 April 1853	322 days	National Liberal	Bluhme I
5		Ørsted, Anders SandøeAnders Sandøe Ørsted (1778–1860)	21 April 1853	12 December 1854	1 year, 235 days	Independent	Ørsted
6		Hall, Carl ChristianCarl Christian Hall (1812–1888)	12 December 1854	6 May 1859	4 years, 145 days	National Liberal	Bang Andræ Hall I
(1)		Monrad, Ditlev GothardDitlev Gothard Monrad (1811–1887)	6 May 1859	2 December 1859	210 days	National Liberal	Hall I
7		Borgen, Vilhelm AugustVilhelm August Borgen (1801–1884)	2 December 1859	24 February 1860	84 days	Bondevennerne	Rotwitt
(1)		Monrad, Ditlev GothardDitlev Gothard Monrad (1811–1887)	24 February 1860	31 December 1863	3 years, 310 days	National Liberal	Hall II

Kultus ministers under Christian IX (1863–1906)

No.	Portrait	Kultus minister	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party	Cabinet
8		Engelstoft, Christian ThorningChristian Thorning Engelstoft (1805–1889)	31 December 1863	11 July 1864	193 days	Nonpartisan	Monrad
9		Heltzen, Eugenius Sophus ErnstEugenius Sophus Ernst Heltzen (1818–1898)	11 July 1864	30 March 1865	262 days	Højre	Bluhme II
-		Quaade, GeorgeGeorge Quaade (1813–1889) Acting	30 March 1865	7 April 1865	8 days	Nonpartisan	Bluhme II
10		Bræstrup, CosmusCosmus Bræstrup (1789–1870)	7 April 1865	6 November 1865	213 days	Højre	Bluhme II
11		Rosenørn-Teilmann, Christian Peter TheodorChristian Peter Theodor Rosenørn-Teilmann (1817–1879)	6 November 1865	4 September 1867	1 year, 302 days	Nonpartisan	Frijs
12		Rosenørn-Teilmann, Christian Peter TheodorPeter Christian Kjerkegaard (1805–1888)	4 September 1867	6 March 1868	184 days	Nonpartisan	Frijs
-		Fonnesbech, Christen AndreasChristen Andreas Fonnesbech (1817–1880) Acting	6 March 1868	15 March 1868	9 days	National Landowners	Frijs
13		Hansen, Aleth SophusAleth Sophus Hansen (1817–1889)	15 March 1868	22 September 1869	1 year, 191 days	Nonpartisan	Frijs
14		Rosenørn, Ernst EmilErnst Emil Rosenørn (1810–1894)	22 September 1869	28 May 1870	248 days	Nonpartisan	Frijs
15		Hall, Carl ChristianCarl Christian Hall (1812–1888)	28 May 1870	14 July 1874	4 years, 47 days	National Liberal	Holstein-Holsteinborg
16		Worsaae, Jens Jacob AsmussenJens Jacob Asmussen Worsaae (1821–1885)	14 July 1874	11 June 1875	332 days	Nonpartisan	Fonnesbech
17		Fischer, Johan Christian HenrikJohan Christian Henrik Fischer (1814–1885)	11 June 1875	24 August 1880	5 years, 74 days	Højre	Estrup
18		Scavenius, Jacob FrederikJacob Frederik Scavenius (1833–1915)	24 August 1880	6 July 1891	10 years, 316 days	Højre	Estrup
-		Nellemann, JohannesJohannes Nellemann (1831–1906) Acting	6 July 1891	10 July 1891	4 days	Højre	Estrup
19		Goos, August Hermann Ferdinand CarlAugust Hermann Ferdinand Carl Goos (1835–1917)	10 July 1891	7 August 1894	3 years, 28 days	Højre	Estrup
20		Bardenfleth, VilhelmVilhelm Bardenfleth (1850–1933)	7 August 1894	23 May 1897	2 years, 289 days	Højre	Reedtz-Thott
21		Sthyr, Hans ValdemarHans Valdemar Sthyr (1838–1905)	23 May 1897	27 April 1900	2 years, 339 days	Højre	Hørring
22		Bjerre, Jens Jacobsen KokholmJens Jacobsen Kokholm Bjerre (1847–1901)	27 April 1900	24 July 1901	1 year, 88 days	Højre	Sehested
23		Christensen, Jens ChristianJens Christian Christensen (1856–1930)	24 July 1901	14 January 1905	3 years, 174 days	Venstre Reform	Deuntzer
24		Sørensen, Enevold Frederik AdolfEnevold Frederik Adolf Sørensen (1850–1920)	14 January 1905	28 October 1909	4 years, 287 days	Venstre Reform	Christensen I Cabinet–II

Kultus ministers under Frederik VIII (1906–1912)

No.	Portrait	Kultus minister	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party	Cabinet
25		Nielsen, Michael Cosmus BornemannMichael Cosmus Bornemann Nielsen (1847–1930)	28 October 1909	5 July 1910	250 days	Social Liberals	Zahle I
26		Appel, JacobJakob Lindberg Appel (1866–1931)	5 July 1910	21 June 1913	2 years, 351 days	Venstre	Berntsen

Kultus ministers under Christian X (1912–1947)

No.	Portrait	Kultus minister	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party	Cabinet
27		Keiser-Nielsen, SørenSøren Keiser-Nielsen (1856–1926)	21 June 1913	28 April 1916	2 years, 312 days	Social Liberals	Zahle II

References

• 50 Ministers of Education - From the Danish Ministry of Education.