CPR-Kontoret is the Danish government agency that houses Det Centrale Personregister

Det Centrale Personregister

Det Centrale Personregister , short CPR is a Danish nationwide centralised register of personal information.Established in 1968, the register contains information concerning the name, address, Danish personal identification number, date and place of birth, citizenship and other associated information...

. It was established in 1968.

Among other things, it is responsible for ensuring that every person registered as a citizen of Denmark receives a personal identification number

Personal identification number (Denmark)

The Danish Personal Identification number is a national identification number, which is part of the personal information stored in the Civil Registration System ....

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It is a department of "3. Økonomiske kontor" (3rd Economic Office), which itself is a department of the Ministry of Health and Prevention.