Ministry of Defence (Denmark)

Danish Ministry of Defence (MoD)
Forsvarsministeriet
Ministry overview
Formed	27 May 1950
Preceding agencies	Ministry of War; Marine Ministry;
Headquarters	Holmens Kanal 42, Copenhagen
Annual budget	21 billion DKK (2016)
Minister responsible	Jakob Ellemann-Jensen;
Ministry executive	Pernille Langeberg (acting), Permanent secretary;
Website	Official website

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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