Secretary of War (Denmark)
| Secretary of War | |
|---|---|
| Overkrigssekretær | |
Longest serving Carl von Holstein August 1746–6 February 1763 | |
| Reports to | The King |
| Appointer | The King |
| Formation | 1688 |
| First holder | Jens Harboe |
| Final holder | Frederik Christian Rosenkrantz (Army) Christian Conrad Danneskiold-Laurvig (Navy) |
| Abolished | 10 December 1770 |
The Secretary of War (Danish: Overkrigssekretær, lit. 'Supreme War Secretary') was from 1688 the administrative leader of the military in Denmark-Norway. In 1736, it was divided into separate offices for the Army and the Navy and was dissolved as part of Johann Friedrich Struensee's administrative reforms in 1770.