Ministry of Societal Resilience and Contingency (Denmark)
| Ministeriet for Samfundssikkerhed og Beredskab | |
| Ministry overview | |
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| Formed | 29 August 2024 |
| Jurisdiction | Denmark |
| Headquarters | Slotsholmsgade 12 1218 København K |
| Minister responsible | |
| Ministry executive |
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| Website | mssb.dk |
The Ministry of Societal Resilience and Contingency (Danish: Ministeriet for Samfundssikkerhed og Beredskab) is a ministry in the Kingdom of Denmark which was established on 29 August 2024. It is generally responsible for public security and civil defence, encompassing areas such as cyber security, and disaster prevention and emergency management.
The ministry was presented on 28 August 2024,[1] as part of the following day's cabinet reshuffle in the Frederiksen II Cabinet, where Torsten Schack Pedersen was appointed as Minister for Societal Resilience and Contingency.[2] Division Manager in the Ministry of Justice, Morten Duus-Larsen, was appointed acting permanent secretary in the ministry.[3] On December 10, Lisbet Zilmer-Johns was appointed permanent secretary,[4] and Morten Duus-Larsen moved to the Danish Security and Intelligence Service as Director of Legal Affairs.[5]
The ministry's areas of responsibility include coordination of national crisis control, national operative staff, fire and rescue services, coastal rescue service, 112 call centres, cyber security, security incidents regarding critical infrastructure at sea and cases concerning the disposal of radioactive waste.[6][7]
Authorities
[edit]- Centre for Cyber Security
- Centre of Emergency Communication
- Danish Critical Supply Agency
- Danish Emergency Management Agency
- National Operative Staff
List of ministers
[edit]| No. | Portrait | Name (born-died) |
Term of office | Political party | Government | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||||
| Minister for Societal Resilience and Contingency (Minister for Samfundssikkerhed og Beredskab) | |||||||||
| 1 | 
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Torsten Schack Pedersen (born 1976) |
29 August 2024 | Incumbent | 113 days | Venstre | Frederiksen II | [8] | |
References
[edit]- ^ Jensen, Mikkel (28 August 2024). "OVERBLIK Regeringen opretter tre nye ministerposter" [OVERVIEW The government is creating three new ministerial positions]. Politics (in Danish). Danish Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ "Ændringer i regeringen" [Changes in government] (Press release) (in Danish). Prime Minister's Office. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ Alstrup, Johan Auken (2 September 2024). "Nyt ministerium finder midlertidig departementschef i Justitsministeriet" [New ministry finds temporary permanent secretary in the Ministry of Justice]. Navnenyt (in Danish). Altinget. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ "Ny departementschef i Ministeriet for Samfundssikkerhed og Beredskab" [New permanent secretary in the Ministry of Societal Resilience and Contingeny] (Press release) (in Danish). Ministry of Societal Resilience and Contingeny. 9 December 2024. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- ^ Alstrup, Johan Auken (11 October 2024). "Fungerende departementschef skifter til PET" [Acting permanent secretary moves to DSIS] (in Danish). Altinget. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- ^ Svendsen, Anders (29 August 2024). "Det får Torsten Schack som beredskabsminister" [This gets Torsten Schack as contingency minister]. Politics (in Danish). Danish Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ "Kongelig Resolution af 29. august 2024" [Royal Resolution of 29 August 2024] (PDF) (in Danish). Prime Minister's Office. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ "Regeringen opretter nyt Ministerium for Samfundssikkerhed og Beredskab". Forsvarsministeriet (in Danish). Ministry of defence. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
