Denmark Ministry of Finance

Ministry of Finance (Denmark) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search This article does not cite any sources. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Ministry of Finance" Denmark – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (February 2010) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) Ministry of Finance Danish: Finansministeriet Kancellibygningen (Slotsholmen).jpg Headquarters, Slotsholmsgade, Copenhagen Ministerial Department overview Formed 1848 Jurisdiction Kingdom of Denmark Headquarters Christiansborg Slotsplads 1 Slotsholmen, Copenhagen Minister responsible Kristian Jensen, Minister of Finances Ministerial Department executive Martin Præstegaard, Permanent Secretary Website fn.dk The Ministry of Finance of Denmark (Danish: Finansministeriet) is a ministry in the Government of Denmark. Among other things, it is in charge of the government budget (subject to approval by the Danish parliament, Folketinget), paying government employees and improving efficiency in government administration. The current Finance Minister of Denmark is Kristian Jensen. The Ministry of Finance was established on November 24, 1848. In 1968, the Ministry of Finance was split into the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of State payroll and pension services. The latter was repealed on October 11, 1971, and the area was transferred to the newly created Budget Ministry, which from 1973 was again placed under the Ministry of Finance.