Ministry of Defence (Denmark)

Danish Ministry of Defence (MoD)
Forsvarsministeriet

MOD headquarters since 2017
Ministry overview
Formed27 May 1950; 74 years ago (1950-05-27)
Preceding agencies
  • Ministry of War
  • Ministry for the Navy
HeadquartersHolmens Kanal 42, Copenhagen
Annual budget21 billion DKK (2016)
Minister responsible
Ministry executive
Websitefmn.dk
Former Ministry of Defence headquarters prior to 2017

The Danish Ministry of Defence (Danish: Forsvarsministeriet, short FMN) is a ministry in the Danish government. It is charged with overall planning, development, and strategic guidance of the entire area of responsibility of the Minister of Defence, including the Danish Armed Forces and the emergency management sector. It is Denmark's ministry of defence and serves as the secretariat of the Danish Defence Minister.

It is also the administrator of the easternmost land in Denmark, the small archipelago, Ertholmene, whose administrator is employed by the ministry.

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