The ministry carried out a far-reaching . 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.
Following the 2007 Folketing elections, the ministry underwent a restructuring that resulted in its dissolution and the division of its responsibilities into two new ministries: the Ministry of Welfare and the Ministry of Health and Prevention.