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Forsvarsministeriet | |
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Formed | 27 May 1950 |
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Headquarters | Holmens Kanal 42, Copenhagen |
Annual budget | 21 billion DKK (2016) |
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Ministry executive |
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Website | fmn.dk |
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.