Ministry of Interior and Health (Denmark)

The Ministry of the Interior and Health (Danish: Indenrigs- og Sundhedsministeriet) is a Danish ministry created on 24 November 1848, after Denmark became a constitutional monarchy. For most of its existence it was known as the Ministry of the Interior (Danish: Indenrigsministeriet). After the 2007 Folketing elections, the ministry was disbanded, and its areas of responsibility divided between two newly created ministries, the Ministry of Welfare and the Ministry of Health and Prevention. From February 2010 to October 2011, the ministry was recreated, with minister being Bertel Haarder.

Among the ministry's health-related responsibilities are planning, coordination and research streamlining of the Danish National Health Service^[1] (sundhedsvæsenet), Danish National Hospital Service (sygehusvæsenet), the Danish National Public Health Social Security (den offentlige sygesikring) as well as the approval of pharmaceuticals and the pharmacy sector. Prevention and health promotion are also part of the Ministry's remit, and both the National Board of Health (Danish: Sundhedsstyrelsen) and Statens Serum Institut.

Notes

↑ According to the HTML description (can be accessed by looking in the source) of http://sundhed.dk/ the name of this institution in English is National Health Service, just like in the UK.

Danish ministries and ministerial offices

Offices

Active offices	Prime Minister Minister of Foreign Affairs Finance Minister Justice Minister Health and Prevention Minister Environment Minister Defence Minister Culture Minister Tax Minister Trade and Industry Minister Transport and Energy Minister Minister for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries Employment Minister Minister for Science, Technology and Development Minister for Nordic Cooperation Education Minister Church Minister Minister for Gender Equality Minister for Development Cooperation Minister for Refugees, Immigrants and Integration Minister for Welfare

Historical offices	Energy Minister Minister for Family and Consumer Affairs Fisheries Minister Health Minister Housing Minister Interior and Health Minister Kultus Minister Minister for Public Works Navy Minister War Minister Minister for Greenland Minister for Iceland Minister for Schleswig Minister for Holstein and Lauenburg Minister for South Jutland Minister for the Monarchy's Joint Internal Affairs Social Minister Minister without Portfolio

Ministries

Active ministries	Culture Defence Climate and Energy Environment Finance Foreign Affairs Interior and Health Justice Economic and Business Affairs State of Denmark Science, Technology and Innovation Social Affairs Taxation Transport

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