List of Prime Ministers of Denmark - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

This article presents a list of the heads of government

Head of government

Head of government is the chief officer of the executive branch of a government, often presiding over a cabinet. In a parliamentary system, the head of government is often styled prime minister, chief minister, premier, etc...

in Denmark

Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

since 1699. The office itself is described fully in the article Prime Minister of Denmark

Prime Minister of Denmark

The Prime Minister of Denmark is the head of government in Danish politics. The Prime Minister is traditionally the leader of a political coalition in the Folketing and presides over the cabinet....

.

The Danish Monarch is the head of state

Head of State

A head of state is the individual that serves as the chief public representative of a monarchy, republic, federation, commonwealth or other kind of state. His or her role generally includes legitimizing the state and exercising the political powers, functions, and duties granted to the head of...

. Each head of government

Head of government

has been the leader of one or more cabinets

Cabinet (government)

A Cabinet is a body of high ranking government officials, typically representing the executive branch. It can also sometimes be referred to as the Council of Ministers, an Executive Council, or an Executive Committee.- Overview :...

(for the complete list, see Cabinet of Denmark).

Denmark's current Prime Minister is Helle Thorning-Schmidt

Helle Thorning-Schmidt

Helle Thorning-Schmidt is a Danish politician and the current Prime Minister of Denmark. She has been leader of the Danish Social Democrats since April 2005 and prime minister since October 2011....

representing the Social democratic

Social democracy

Social democracy is a political ideology of the center-left on the political spectrum. Social democracy is officially a form of evolutionary reformist socialism. It supports class collaboration as the course to achieve socialism...

party Socialdemokraterne
Social Democrats (Denmark)
The Social Democrats , is a Danish political party committed to the political ideology of social democracy. It is the major coalition partner in Denmark's government since the 2011 parliamentary election, and party leader Helle Thorning-Schmidt is the current Prime Minister of Denmark...

. Helle Thorning-Schmidt took office on October 3, 2011, taking over the position from Lars Løkke Rasmussen, representing the Liberal

Liberalism

Liberalism is the belief in the importance of liberty and equal rights. Liberals espouse a wide array of views depending on their understanding of these principles, but generally, liberals support ideas such as constitutionalism, liberal democracy, free and fair elections, human rights,...

party Venstre
Venstre (Denmark)
VenstreThe party name is officially not translated into any other language, but is in English often referred to as the Liberal Party. Similar rules apply for the name of the party's youth wing Venstres Ungdom. , full name Venstre, Danmarks Liberale Parti , is the largest political party in Denmark...

, acquired in 2009.

Name of the office

From approximately 1699 to 1730, the highest ranking non-monarchial government official was titled the Grand Chancellor. From 1730 to the enactment of Denmark's constitutional monarchy in 1848, this office was titled Minister of State of Denmark. From 1848 to 1856, starting with Adam Wilhelm Moltke

Adam Wilhelm Moltke

Count Adam Wilhelm Moltke was Prime Minister of Denmark from 1848 to 1852. He was the first Danish Prime Minister in the Danish constitutional monarchy outlined in 1848 and signed as the Danish Constitution on 5 June 1849 by Frederik VII of Denmark.Adam Wilhelm Moltke was the grandson of Adam...

, Denmark's head of government officially had the title of Prime Minister (Premierminister). From 1856 to 1918 the title was Council President (Konseilspræsident). Since 21 April 1918, the title has officially been State Minister (Statsminister). Internationally, the position is however referred to as Prime Minister
Prime minister
A prime minister is the most senior minister of cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. In many systems, the prime minister selects and may dismiss other members of the cabinet, and allocates posts to members within the government. In most systems, the prime...

. This includes the English version of the PM's webpage. In this list, the English title is used.

Grand Chancellors under Frederik IV
Frederick IV of Denmark
Frederick IV was the king of Denmark and Norway from 1699 until his death. Frederick was the son of King Christian V of Denmark and Norway and Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel .-Foreign affairs:...

(1699–1730)

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| 26 August 1699 || 21 July 1708 || || Conrad von Reventlow

Conrad von Reventlow

Conrad von Reventlow was the first Prime Minister of Denmark from 1699 until his death. His Chancellorship occurred during the reign of Frederick IV.-Biography:...

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| 1708 || 1721 || || Christian Christophersen Sehested

Christian Christophersen Sehested

Christian Christophersen Sehested was the second Prime Minister of Denmark from 1708 to 1721. He was preceded by Conrad, greve von Reventlow and succeeded by Ulrik Adolf....

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| 20 June 1721 || 17 October 1730 || || Ulrik Adolf Holstein
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State Ministers (1730–1848)

under Christian VI
Christian VI of Denmark
Christian VI was King of Denmark and Norway from 1730 to 1746.He was the son of King Frederick IV of Denmark and Norway and Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow. He married Sophia Magdalen of Brandenburg-Kulmbach and fathered Frederick V.-The reign and personality of Christian VI:To posterity Christian...

(1730–1746), Frederik V
Frederick V of Denmark
Frederick V was king of Denmark and Norway from 1746, son of Christian VI of Denmark and Sophia Magdalen of Brandenburg-Kulmbach.-Early life:...

(1746–1766),
Christian VII
Christian VII of Denmark
Christian VII was King of Denmark and Norway and Duke of Schleswig and Holstein from 1766 until his death. He was the son of Danish King Frederick V and his first consort Louisa, daughter of King George II of Great Britain....

(1766–1808), Frederik VI
Frederick VI of Denmark
Frederick VI reigned as King of Denmark , and as king of Norway .-Regent of Denmark:Frederick's parents were King Christian VII and Caroline Matilda of Wales...

(1808–1839), Christian VIII
Christian VIII of Denmark
Christian VIII , was king of Denmark from 1839 to 1848 and, as Christian Frederick, king of Norway in 1814. He was the eldest son of Hereditary Prince Frederick of Denmark and Norway and Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, born in 1786 at Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen...

(1839–1848)
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| 17 October 1730 || 12 May 1735 || || Iver Rosenkrantz

Iver Rosenkrantz

Iver Eriksen Rosenkrantz was a Danish statesman and landowner.-Education and early career:...

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| 12 May 1735 || 29 January 1763 || || Johan Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg
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| 1751 || 13 September 1770 ||

|| Johann Hartwig Ernst von Bernstorff

Count Johann Hartwig Ernst von Bernstorff

Count Johann Hartwig Ernst von Bernstorff , Danish statesman, who came of a very ancient Mecklenburg family, was the son of Joachim Engelke von Bernstorff, Chamberlain to the elector of Hanover.-Early political career:...

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| 13 September 1770 || 17 January 1772 ||

|| Johann Friedrich Struensee

Johann Friedrich Struensee

Count Johann Friedrich Struensee was a German doctor. He became royal physician to the mentally ill King Christian VII of Denmark and a minister in the Danish government. He rose in power to a position of “de facto” regent of the country, where he tried to carry out widespread reforms...

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| January 1772 || 1784 ||

|| Ove Høegh-Guldberg

Ove Høegh-Guldberg

Ove Høegh-Guldberg was a Danish statesman, historian and de facto prime minister of Denmark, 1772–1784.-Biography:...

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| 1784 || 21 June 1797 || || Andreas Peter Bernstorff

Andreas Peter Bernstorff

Andreas Peter Bernstorff was a Danish statesman and politician. He was a Danish minister, father of Christian Günther von Bernstorff, and a guardian of civil and political liberty.-Background and early career:A. P...

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| 22 June 1797 || 1810 ||

|| Christian Günther von Bernstorff

Christian Günther von Bernstorff

Count Christian Gunther von Bernstorff was a Danish and Prussian statesman and diplomat, son of Count Andreas Peter von Bernstorff.-Biography:...

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| 1810 || 1814 || || Frederik Moltke
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| 1814 || 1814 || || Fredrik Julius Kaas
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| 1814 || 24 August 1818 || || Joachim Godske Moltke

Joachim Godske Moltke

Joachim Godske Moltke was Prime Minister of Denmark. He was also father of Prime Minister Adam Wilhelm Moltke and the son of Danish diplomat Adam Gottlob Moltke....

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| 1818 || 1824 || || Ernst Heinrich von Schimmelmann

Ernst Heinrich von Schimmelmann

Ernst Heinrich von Schimmelmann was a German-Danish politician, businessman and patron of the arts. His father was Heinrich Carl von Schimmelmann.-Early life and career:Ernst von Schimmelmann was born in Dresden...

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| 1824 || 1842 || || Otto Joachim Moltke

Otto Joachim (politician)

Otto Joachim, greve Moltke til Stridfeld og Walkendorf was the Minister of State of Denmark from 1824 to 1842. He was descended from Adam Gottlob Moltke, who had exercised extensive political power during the reign of Frederick V....

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| 1842 || 22 March 1848 ||

|| Poul Christian Stemann

Poul Christian Stemann

Poul Christian Stemann was a Danish state official and leading minister 1827-1848.Stemann belonged to an old civil service family of German origin that has created many Danish local officials. As a young man he was relatively liberal, later becoming a deep conservative...

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State Ministers under Frederik VII
Frederick VII of Denmark
Frederick VII was a King of Denmark. He reigned from 1848 until his death. He was the last Danish monarch of the older Royal branch of the House of Oldenburg and also the last king of Denmark to rule as an absolute monarch...

(1848–1863)

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Adam Wilhelm Moltke

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Cabinet of Moltke I

The Cabinet of Moltke I was the government of Denmark from 22 March 1848 to 15 November 1848. It was also referred to as the March Cabinet....

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| 16 November 1848 || 13 July 1851 || 1849 || Moltke II

Cabinet of Moltke II

The Cabinet of Moltke II was the government of Denmark from 16 November 1848 to 13 July 1851. It was also referred to as the November Cabinet.It was replaced by the Cabinet of Moltke III on 13 July 1851.-List of ministers and portfolios:...

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| 13 July 1851 || 18 October 1851 ||— || Moltke III
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| 18 October 1851 || 27 January 1852 ||— || Moltke IV
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| 27 January 1852 || 21 April 1853 || || Christian Albrecht Bluhme

Christian Albrecht Bluhme

Christian Albrecht Bluhme was Prime Minister of Denmark 1852–1853 as head of the Cabinet of Bluhme I and again 1864–1865 as head of the Cabinet of Bluhme II....

||— || 1852
Feb.1853 || Bluhme I
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| 21 April 1853 || 12 December 1854 || || Anders Sandøe Ørsted

Anders Sandøe Ørsted

Anders Sandøe Ørsted was a Danish politician and jurist. He served as the Prime Minister of Denmark in 1853-1854 as leader of the Cabinet of Ørsted....

||— || May1853 || Ørsted
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| 12 December 1854 || 12 October 1855 ||

|| Peter Georg Bang

Peter Georg Bang

Peter Georg Bang was a Danish politician and jurist. He served as the Prime Minister of Denmark 1854-1856 as leader of the Cabinet of Bang....

||— || 1854 || Bang
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Council Presidents under Frederik VII
Frederick VII of Denmark
Frederick VII was a King of Denmark. He reigned from 1848 until his death. He was the last Danish monarch of the older Royal branch of the House of Oldenburg and also the last king of Denmark to rule as an absolute monarch...

(1848–1863)

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| 12 October 1855 || 18 October 1856 ||

|| Peter Georg Bang

Peter Georg Bang

Peter Georg Bang was a Danish politician and jurist. He served as the Prime Minister of Denmark 1854-1856 as leader of the Cabinet of Bang....

||— ||— || Bang
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| 18 October 1856 || 13 May 1857 ||

|| Carl Christoffer Georg Andræ

Carl Christoffer Georg Andræ

Carl Christoffer Georg Andræ was a Danish politician and mathematician. From 1842 until 1854, he was professor of mathematics and mechanics at the national military college. Andræ was elected to the Royal Danish Academy in 1853...

||— ||— || Andræ
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| 13 May 1857 || 2 December 1859 ||

|| Carl Christian Hall

Carl Christian Hall

Carl Christian Hall , Danish statesman, son of the highly respected artisan and train-band colonel Marls Hall, was born at Christianshavn....

||— ||— || Hall I
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| 2 December 1859 || 8 February 1860 † ||

|| Carl Edvard Rotwitt

Carl Edvard Rotwitt

Carl Edvard Rotwitt was a Danish politician. He served as the Prime Minister of Denmark 1859-1860 as leader of the Cabinet of Rotwitt. He died while in office, only 47 years old....

||— ||— || Rotwitt
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| 24 February 1860 || 31 December 1863 ||

|| Carl Christian Hall

Carl Christian Hall

Carl Christian Hall , Danish statesman, son of the highly respected artisan and train-band colonel Marls Hall, was born at Christianshavn....

||— || 1861 || Hall II
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Council Presidents under Christian IX
Christian IX of Denmark
Christian IX was King of Denmark from 16 November 1863 to 29 January 1906.Growing up as a prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, a junior branch of the House of Oldenburg which had ruled Denmark since 1448, Christian was originally not in the immediate line of succession to the Danish...

(1863–1906)

|| Ditlev Gothard Monrad

Ditlev Gothard Monrad

Ditlev Gothard Monrad was a Danish politician and bishop of Lolland-Falster.Monrad was one of the pioneers of the making of a constitutional Denmark after 1848...

||— ||— || Monrad
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| 11 July 1864 || 6 November 1865 || || Christian Albrecht Bluhme

Christian Albrecht Bluhme

Christian Albrecht Bluhme was Prime Minister of Denmark 1852–1853 as head of the Cabinet of Bluhme I and again 1864–1865 as head of the Cabinet of Bluhme II....

||— || 1864 || Bluhme II
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| 6 November 1865 || 28 May 1870 ||

|| Christian Emil Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs

Christian Emil Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs

Count Christian Emil Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs was a Danish nobleman and politician. He was Council President of Denmark from 1865 to 1870 as the leader of the Cabinet of Frijs....

||— || Jun.1866
Oct.1866
1869 || Frijs
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| 28 May 1870 || 14 July 1874 ||

|| Ludvig Holstein-Holsteinborg

Ludvig Holstein-Holsteinborg

Ludvig Henrik Carl Herman Holstein-Holsteinborg was a Danish politician. He was Council President of Denmark from 28 May 1870 to 14 July 1874 as the leader of the Cabinet of Holstein-Holsteinborg....

||— || 1872
1873 || Holstein-Holsteinborg
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| 14 July 1874 || 11 June 1875 ||

|| Christen Andreas Fonnesbech ||— ||— || Fonnesbech
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| 11 June 1875 || 7 August 1894 ||

|| Jacob Brønnum Scavenius Estrup

Jacob Brønnum Scavenius Estrup

Jacob Brønnum Scavenius Estrup, , was a Danish politician, member of the Højre party. He was Interior Minister from 1865 to 1869 in the Cabinet of Frijs and Council President as well as Finance Minister from 1875 to 1894 as the leader of the Cabinet of Estrup.-Biography:Estrup was son of the...

|| Højre

Højre

Højre was the name of two Danish political parties of Conservative persuasion.The first Højre party existed from 1848 to 1866....

|| 1876
1879
May1881
Jul.1881
1884

Danish Folketing election, 1884

In the Danish Folketing election of 1884, which was held on 25 June 1884, the approximate total votes and the actual seats won were:- References :...

1887

Danish Folketing election, 1887

In the Danish Folketing election of 1887, which was held on 28 January 1887, the approximate total votes and the actual seats won were:- References :...

1890

Danish Folketing election, 1890

In the Danish Folketing election of 1890, which was held on 21 January 1890, the approximate total votes and the actual seats won were:- References :...

1892

Danish Folketing election, 1892

In the Danish Folketing election of 1892, which was held on 20 April 1892, the approximate total votes and the actual seats won were:- References :...

|| Estrup
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Højre

Højre was the name of two Danish political parties of Conservative persuasion.The first Højre party existed from 1848 to 1866....

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| 7 August 1894 || 23 May 1897 ||

|| Tage Reedtz-Thott

Tage Reedtz-Thott

Baron Kjeld Thor Tage Otto Reedtz-Thott was a Danish politician, member of the Højre political party. He was Council President of Denmark from 1894 to 1897 as the leader of the Cabinet of Reedtz-Thott....

|| Højre

Conservative People's Party (Denmark)

The Conservative People's Party , also known as Conservatives is a Danish political party.-History:The party was founded 1915 based mostly on its predecessor, Højre , but also on the Free Conservatives and a moderate faction of Venstre , the liberals.The party has participated in several coalition...

|| 1895

Danish Folketing election, 1895

The Danish Folketing election of 1895 was held on 9 April 1895.-References:*Mackie, Thomas T. & Rose, Richard . The International Almanac of Electoral History. London: Macmillan, p. 88....

|| Reedz-Thott
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Højre

Højre was the name of two Danish political parties of Conservative persuasion.The first Højre party existed from 1848 to 1866....

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| 23 May 1897 || 27 April 1900 ||

|| Hugo Egmont Hørring

Hugo Egmont Hørring

Hugo Egmont Hørring was a Danish politician, a member of the Højre political party. He was Council President of Denmark from 1897 to 1900 as the leader of the Cabinet of Hørring....

|| Højre

Højre

Højre was the name of two Danish political parties of Conservative persuasion.The first Højre party existed from 1848 to 1866....

|| 1898

Danish Folketing election, 1898

The Danish Folketing election of 1898 was held on 5 April 1898....

|| Hørring

Cabinet of Hørring

After Tage Reedtz-Thott's resignation as Council President, Hugo Egmont Hørring of the conservative party Højre became the leader of the new Danish cabinet, which replaced the Cabinet of Reedtz-Thott...

Højre

Højre was the name of two Danish political parties of Conservative persuasion.The first Højre party existed from 1848 to 1866....

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| 27 April 1900 || 24 July 1901 || || Hannibal Sehested

Hannibal Sehested (council president)

Hannibal Sehested was Danish Council President from 27 April 1900 to 24 July 1901 as the leader of the Cabinet of Sehested. He was the last Danish Council President appointed by the king without support from the Danish Parliament before Denmark switched to a parliamentary system and the secret...

|| Højre

Højre

Højre was the name of two Danish political parties of Conservative persuasion.The first Højre party existed from 1848 to 1866....

|| — || Sehested

Cabinet of Sehested

After Hugo Egmont Hørring's resignation as Council President, Hannibal Sehested of the conservative party Højre became the leader of the new cabinet, which replaced the Cabinet of Hørring...

Højre

Højre was the name of two Danish political parties of Conservative persuasion.The first Højre party existed from 1848 to 1866....

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| 24 July 1901 || 14 January 1905 ||

|| Johan Henrik Deuntzer

Johan Henrik Deuntzer

Johan Henrik Deuntzer was a Danish politician, member of the Liberal Venstre party until 1905 where he joined the Danish Social Liberal Party...

|| Venstre Reform Party

Venstre (Denmark)

VenstreThe party name is officially not translated into any other language, but is in English often referred to as the Liberal Party. Similar rules apply for the name of the party's youth wing Venstres Ungdom. , full name Venstre, Danmarks Liberale Parti , is the largest political party in Denmark...

|| 1901
1903 || Deuntzer

Cabinet of Deuntzer

After the 1901 Danish Folketing election, the Council President Johan Henrik Deuntzer of the Venstre Reform Party became the leader of Denmark's first liberal government. The resulting cabinet, which replaced the Cabinet of Sehested consisting of member of the conservative party Højre, was formed...

Venstre (Denmark)

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| 14 January 1905 || 24 July 1908 || rowspan=2|

|| rowspan=2|Jens Christian Christensen

J. C. Christensen

Jens Christian Christensen , most often called J. C. Christensen with the 'J' pronounced as an 'I', was a Danish politician normally considered the most important Danish political figure between circa 1900 and 1920.Born into a West Jutland peasant family and starting as a herd boy he was educated a...

|| rowspan=2|Venstre Reform Party

Venstre (Denmark)

|| 1906

Danish Folketing election, 1906

Folketing elections were held in Denmark on 29 May 1906. The result was a victory for the Venstre Reform Party, which won 56 of the 114 seats. Voter turnout was 69.8%.-Results:...

|| Christensen I
V

Venstre (Denmark)

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| 24 July 1908 || 12 October 1908 || — || Christensen II
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Venstre (Denmark)

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Council Presidents under Frederik VIII
Frederick VIII of Denmark
Frederick VIII was King of Denmark from 1906 to 1912.-Early life:Frederick was born on 3 June 1843 in the Yellow Palace in Copenhagen as Prince Frederick of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, a junior male line of the House of Oldenburg descended from Christian III of Denmark and who had...

(1906–1912)

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| 12 October 1908 || 16 August 1909 ||

|| Niels Neergaard

Niels Neergaard

Niels Thomasius Neergaard was a Danish historian and political figure, a member of the Liberal Moderate Venstre and since 1910 of Venstre...

|| Venstre Reform Party

Venstre (Denmark)

|| — || Neergaard I
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Venstre (Denmark)

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| 16 August 1909 || 28 October 1909 ||

|| Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg

Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg

Johan Ludvig Carl Christian Tido lensgreve Holstein til Ledreborg was a Danish politician, a descendant of Johan Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg, who was Minister of State of Denmark. He was Council President of Denmark for two months, from 16 August to 28 October 1909, as the leader of the Cabinet of...

|| Venstre Reform Party

Venstre (Denmark)

|| 1909

Danish Folketing election, 1909

Folketing elections were held in Denmark on 25 May 1909. Although the Social Democratic Party received the largest share of the vote, the Venstre Reform Party won the most seats. Voter turnout was 71.3%.-Results:...

|| Holstein-Ledreborg
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Venstre (Denmark)

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| 28 October 1909 || 5 July 1910||

|| Carl Theodor Zahle

Carl Theodor Zahle

Carl Theodor Zahle , Danish lawyer and politician; prime minister of Denmark 1909-1910, 1913-1920. In 1895 he was elected member of the lower chamber of the Danish parliament, Folketinget, for Venstrereformpartiet...

|| Danish Social Liberal Party || — || Zahle I
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| 5 July 1910 || 21 June 1913 ||

|| Klaus Berntsen

Klaus Berntsen

Klaus Berntsen was a Danish politician, representing the Liberal party, Venstre. He was Council President of Denmark from 5 July 1910 to 21 June 1913 as the leader of the Cabinet of Klaus Berntsen...

|| Venstre

Venstre (Denmark)

|| 1910

Danish Folketing election, 1910

Folketing elections were held in Denmark on 20 May 1910. The result was a victory for Venstre, which won 57 of the 114 seats. Voter turnout was 74.8%.-Results:...

|| Berntsen
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Venstre (Denmark)

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Council Presidents under Christian X
Christian X of Denmark
Christian X was King of Denmark from 1912 to 1947 and the only King of Iceland between 1918 and 1944....

(1912–1947)

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| 21 June 1913 || 20 April 1918 ||

|| Carl Theodor Zahle

Carl Theodor Zahle

|| Danish Social Liberal Party || 1913

Danish Folketing election, 1913

Folketing elections were held in Denmark on 20 May 1913. Although the Social Democratic Party received the most votes, Venstre won the most seats. Voter turnout was 74.5%.-Results:...

1915

Danish Folketing election, 1915

The Danish Folketing election of 1915 was held on 7 May 1915. As required to change the Constitution, the government called for the dissolution of both the Folketing and the Landsting in order for the new Rigsdag to be able to introduce the new constitution...

|| Zahle II
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State Ministers under Christian X
Christian X of Denmark
Christian X was King of Denmark from 1912 to 1947 and the only King of Iceland between 1918 and 1944....

(1912–1947)

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| 21 April 1918 || 30 March 1920 ||

|| Carl Theodor Zahle

Carl Theodor Zahle

|| Danish Social Liberal Party || 1918

Danish Folketing election, 1918

Folketing elections were held in Denmark on 22 April 1918, the first in which women could vote. The result was a victory for Venstre, which won 45 of the 180 seats in the Folketing, which had been expanded from 114 to 140 seats. Voter turnout was 75.5%....

|| Zahle II
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| 30 March 1920 || 5 April 1920 ||

|| Otto Liebe

Otto Liebe

Carl Julius Otto Liebe was Prime Minister of Denmark 30 March 1920 to 5 April 1920. His cabinet was called the Cabinet of Otto Liebe.Otto Liebe was a lawyer and the son of a conservative politician...

||— || rowspan=2|— || Liebe
Caretaker Government
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| 5 April 1920 || 5 May 1920 ||

|| Michael Pedersen Friis

Michael Pedersen Friis

Michael Pedersen Friis was Prime Minister of Denmark April 5, 1920 to May 5, 1920. His cabinet was called the Cabinet of M.P. Friis....

||— || Friis
Caretaker Government
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| 5 May 1920 || 9 October 1922 || rowspan=2|

|| rowspan=2|Niels Neergaard

Niels Neergaard

Niels Thomasius Neergaard was a Danish historian and political figure, a member of the Liberal Moderate Venstre and since 1910 of Venstre...

|| rowspan=2|Venstre

Venstre (Denmark)

|| Apr.1920

Danish Folketing election, April 1920

Folketing elections were held in Denmark on 26 April 1920, except in the Faroe Islands, where they were held on 20 May.In what is referred to as Easter Crisis of 1920, on 29 March King Christian X dismissed the government, the Cabinet of Zahle II consisting of members of the Danish Social Liberal...

Jul.1920

Danish Folketing election, July 1920

Folketing elections were held in Denmark on 6 July 1920, except in the Faroe Islands, where they were held on 3 August. The result was a victory for Venstre, which won 51 of the 140 seats. Voter turnout was 74.9% in Denmark proper and 46.4% in the Faroe Islands.-Denmark:-Faroe Islands:...

Sep.1920

Danish Folketing election, September 1920

Folketing elections were held in Denmark on 21 September 1920, except in the Faroe Islands, where they were held on 30 October. They were the first in which South Jutland County participated since the Schleswig Plebiscites and the return to Danish rule, and the total number of seats in the...

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Venstre (Denmark)

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| 9 October 1922 || 23 April 1924 || — || Neergaard III
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Venstre (Denmark)

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| 23 April 1924 || 14 December 1926 || || Thorvald Stauning

Thorvald Stauning

Thorvald August Marinus Stauning was the first social democratic Prime Minister of Denmark. He served as Prime Minister from 1924 to 1926 and again from 1929 until his death in 1942....

|| Social Democrat

Social Democrats (Denmark)

The Social Democrats , is a Danish political party committed to the political ideology of social democracy. It is the major coalition partner in Denmark's government since the 2011 parliamentary election, and party leader Helle Thorning-Schmidt is the current Prime Minister of Denmark...

|| 1924

Danish Folketing election, 1924

Folketing elections were held in Denmark on 11 April 1924. The result was a victory for the Social Democratic Party, which won 55 of the 149 seats. Voter turnout was 78.6% in Denmark proper. In the Faroe Islands constituency there was only one candidate, who was returned unopposed.-Denmark:-Faroe...

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| 14 December 1926 || 30 April 1929 ||

|| Thomas Madsen-Mygdal

Thomas Madsen-Mygdal

Thomas Madsen-Mygdal was Prime Minister of Denmark from 14 December 1926 to 30 April 1929, as leader of a Liberal Party government...

|| Venstre

Venstre (Denmark)

|| 1926

Danish Folketing election, 1926

Folketing elections were held in Denmark on 2 December 1926, except in the Faroe Islands where they were held on 20 December. The Social Democratic Party remained the largest in the Folketing, with 53 of the 149 seats. Voter turnout was 77.0% in Denmark proper and 40.2% in the...

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Venstre (Denmark)

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| 30 April 1929 || 4 November 1935 || rowspan=5| || rowspan=5|Thorvald Stauning

Thorvald Stauning

Thorvald August Marinus Stauning was the first social democratic Prime Minister of Denmark. He served as Prime Minister from 1924 to 1926 and again from 1929 until his death in 1942....

|| rowspan=5|Social Democrat

Social Democrats (Denmark)

|| 1929

Danish Folketing election, 1929

Folketing elections were held in Denmark on 24 April 1929, except in the Faroe Islands where they were held on 29 May. The Social Democratic Party remained the largest in the Folketing, with 61 of the 149 seats. Voter turnout was 79.7% in Denmark proper and 58.0% in the Faroes.-Denmark:-Faroe...

1932

Danish Folketing election, 1932

Folketing elections were held in Denmark on 16 November 1932, except in the Faroe Islands where they were held on 12 December. The Social Democratic Party remained the largest in the Folketing, with 62 of the 149 seats. Voter turnout was 81.5% in Denmark proper and 59.2% in the...

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Social Democrats (Denmark)

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| 4 November 1935 || 15 September 1939 || 1935

Danish Folketing election, 1935

Folketing elections were held in Denmark on 22 October 1935, except in the Faroe Islands where they were held on 11 November. The Social Democratic Party remained the largest in the Folketing, with 68 of the 149 seats. Voter turnout was 80.7% in Denmark proper and 55.4% in the...

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Social Democrats (Denmark)

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| 15 September 1939 || 10 April 1940 || 1939

Danish Folketing election, 1939

Folketing elections were held in Denmark on 3 April 1939, except in the Faroe Islands where they were held on 19 April. They followed a dissolution of both chambers in order to call a referendum on changing the constitution. The referendum was held on 23 May but failed due to a low voter turnout...

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Social Democrats (Denmark)

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| 10 April 1940 || 8 July 1940 || rowspan=2|— || Stauning V
Unity Government
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| 8 July 1940 || 3 May 1942 † || Stauning VI
Unity Government
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| 4 May 1942 || 9 November 1942 || || Vilhelm Buhl

Vilhelm Buhl

Vilhelm Buhl was Prime Minister of Denmark from 4 May 1942 to 9 November 1942 as head of the Unity Government during the German occupation of Denmark of World War II, until the Nazis ordered him removed...

|| Social Democrat

Social Democrats (Denmark)

|| — || Buhl I
Unity Government
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| 9 November 1942 || 29 August 1943 || || Erik Scavenius

Erik Scavenius

Erik Julius Christian Scavenius was the Danish foreign minister 1909–1910, 1913–1920 and 1940–1943, and prime minister from 1942 to 1943. His cabinet resigned in 1943 and suspended operations...

||— || 1943

Danish Folketing election, 1943

Folketing elections were held in Denmark on 23 March 1943 alongside Landsting elections, except in the Faroe Islands where they were held on 3 May. They were the first elections during the German occupation, and although many people feared how the Germans might react to the election, the event took...

|| Scavenius
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| || 29 August 1943 || 5 May 1945 || colspan="5"|No Danish government. Office is assumed by the permanent secretary.
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| 5 May 1945 || 7 November 1945 || || Vilhelm Buhl

Vilhelm Buhl

|| Social Democrat

Social Democrats (Denmark)

|| — || Buhl II

Cabinet of Vilhelm Buhl II

The Cabinet of Vilhelm Buhl II was the government of Denmark from May 5, 1945 until November 7 same year. The cabinet was popularly called "the Liberation Cabinet" since it was the first government after the liberation from the German occupation during World War II.It comprised 18 ministers, about...

Unity Government
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| 7 November 1945 || 13 November 1947 || || Knud Kristensen

Knud Kristensen

Knud Kristensen was Prime Minister of Denmark 7 November 1945 to 13 November 1947 in the first elected government after the German occupation of Denmark during World War II. After the October 1945 election Knud Kristensen formed the Cabinet of Knud Kristensen, a minority government consisting...

|| Venstre

Venstre (Denmark)

|| 1945

Danish Folketing election, 1945

Folketing elections were held alongside Landsting elections in Denmark on 30 October 1945, except in the Faroe Islands where they were held on 20 November. The Social Democratic Party remained the largest in the Folketing, with 48 of the 149 seats. Voter turnout was 86.3% in Denmark proper and...

|| Kristensen

Cabinet of Knud Kristensen

The Cabinet of Knud Kristensen was the government of Denmark from November 7, 1945, to November 13, 1947. The minority cabinet was, except for the foreign minister, fully composed of members of Venstre, led by Knud Kristensen. It was formed after the October 1945 elections, the first since the end...

Venstre (Denmark)

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State Ministers under Frederik IX
Frederick IX of Denmark
Frederick IX was King of Denmark from 20 April 1947 until his death on 14 January 1972....

(1947–1972)

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| 13 November 1947 || 30 October 1950 || || Hans Hedtoft

Hans Hedtoft

Hans Hedtoft Hansen was Prime Minister of Denmark from 13 November 1947 to 30 October 1950 as the leader of the Cabinet of Hans Hedtoft I and again from 30 September 1953 to 29 January 1955 as the leader of the Cabinet of Hans Hedtoft II.Hedtoft was a Social Democrat, and had taken over the...

|| Social Democrat

Social Democrats (Denmark)

|| 1947

Danish Folketing election, 1947

Folketing elections were held in Denmark on 28 October 1947, except in the Faroe Islands where they were held on 18 February 1948. The Social Democratic Party remained the largest in the Folketing, with 57 of the 150 seats...

|| Hedtoft I
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Social Democrats (Denmark)

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| 30 October 1950 || 30 September 1953 || || Erik Eriksen

Erik Eriksen

Erik Eriksen is a former Prime Minister of Denmark. Eriksen was leader of the Danish Liberal party Venstre from 1950 to 1965. He served as Prime Minister of Denmark from 30 October 1950 to 30 September 1953 as leader of the Cabinet of Erik Eriksen forming a minority government of Venstre and the...

|| Venstre

Venstre (Denmark)

|| 1950

Danish Folketing election, 1950

Folketing elections were held in Denmark on 5 September 1950, except in the Faroe Islands where they were held on 14 October. The Social Democratic Party remained the largest in the Folketing, with 59 of the 151 seats. Voter turnout was 81.9% in Denmark proper but just 22% in the...

Apr.1953

Danish Folketing election, 1953

Folketing elections were held alongside Landsting elections in Denmark on 21 April 1953, except in the Faroe Islands where they were held on 7 May. The Social Democratic Party remained the largest in the Folketing, with 61 of the 151 seats...

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Venstre (Denmark)

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Conservative People's Party (Denmark)

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| 30 September 1953 || 29 January 1955 † || || Hans Hedtoft

Hans Hedtoft

|| Social Democrat

Social Democrats (Denmark)

|| Sep.1953 || Hedtoft II
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Social Democrats (Denmark)

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| 1 February 1955 || 28 May 1957 || rowspan=2| || rowspan=2|Hans Christian Hansen || rowspan=2|Social Democrat

Social Democrats (Denmark)

|| — || Hansen I
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Social Democrats (Denmark)

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| 28 May 1957 || 19 February 1960 † || 1957

Danish parliamentary election, 1957

Parliamentary elections were held in Denmark on 14 May 1957. The Social Democratic Party remained the largest in the Folketing, with 70 of the 179 seats. Voter turnout was 83.7% in Denmark proper, 37.6% in the Faroe Islands and 61.8% in Greenland .-Results:...

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Social Democrats (Denmark)

-R-E

Justice Party of Denmark

Danmarks Retsforbund was founded in 1919. The party's platform is based upon the principles of U.S. economist Henry George who advocated a single tax on all land...

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| 21 February 1960 || 18 November 1960 || rowspan=2|

|| rowspan=2|Viggo Kampmann

Viggo Kampmann

Viggo Olfert Fischer Kampmann was the leader of the Danish Social Democrats and Prime Minister of Denmark from 19 February 1960 until 3 September 1962. His cabinet before the 1960 election was called the Cabinet of Viggo Kampmann I and the cabinet he formed after that election was called the...

|| rowspan=2|Social Democrat

Social Democrats (Denmark)

|| — || Kampmann I
S

Social Democrats (Denmark)

-R-E

Justice Party of Denmark

Danmarks Retsforbund was founded in 1919. The party's platform is based upon the principles of U.S. economist Henry George who advocated a single tax on all land...

|- bgcolor=#FFE8E8
| 18 November 1960 || 3 September 1962 || 1960

Danish parliamentary election, 1960

Parliamentary elections were held in Denmark on 15 November 1960. The Social Democratic Party remained the largest in the Folketing, with 76 of the 179 seats. Voter turnout was 85.8% in Denmark proper, 57.1% in the Faroe Islands and 65.8% in Greenland....

|| Kampmann II
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Social Democrats (Denmark)

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| 3 September 1962 || 29 September 1964 || rowspan=2| || rowspan=2|Jens Otto Krag

Jens Otto Krag

Jens Otto Krag was a Danish politician. He was Prime Minister from 1962 to 1968 and again from 1971 to 1972....

|| rowspan=2|Social Democrat

Social Democrats (Denmark)

|| — || Krag I
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Social Democrats (Denmark)

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| 29 September 1964 || 2 February 1968 || 1964

Danish parliamentary election, 1964

Parliamentary elections were held in Denmark on 22 September 1964. The Social Democratic Party remained the largest in the Folketing, with 76 of the 179 seats. Voter turnout was 85.5% in Denmark proper, 50.2% in the Faroe Islands and 48.9% in Greenland....

|| Krag II
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Social Democrats (Denmark)

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| 2 February 1968 || 11 October 1971 ||

|| Hilmar Baunsgaard

Hilmar Baunsgaard

Hilmar Baunsgaard was a Danish politician. He was a member of Det Radikale Venstre, a social liberal party. He was the Prime Minister of Denmark from 15 February 1968, ending 15 years of government by the Social Democrats, until 9 October 1971, when the Social Democrats regained power...

|| Danish Social Liberal Party || 1968

Danish parliamentary election, 1968

Parliamentary elections were held in Denmark on 23 January 1968. The Social Democratic Party remained the largest in the Folketing, with 62 of the 179 seats. Voter turnout was 89.3% in Denmark proper, 56.6% in the Faroe Islands and 56.3% in Greenland....

|| Baunsgard
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Conservative People's Party (Denmark)

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Venstre (Denmark)

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| 11 October 1971 || 5 October 1972 || || Jens Otto Krag

Jens Otto Krag

Jens Otto Krag was a Danish politician. He was Prime Minister from 1962 to 1968 and again from 1971 to 1972....

|| Social Democrat

Social Democrats (Denmark)

|| 1971

Danish parliamentary election, 1971

Parliamentary elections were held in Denmark on 21 September 1971 and in the Faroe Islands on 5 October. The Social Democratic Party remained the largest in the Folketing, with 70 of the 179 seats...

|| Krag III
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Social Democrats (Denmark)

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State Ministers under Margrethe II
Margrethe II of Denmark
Margrethe II is the Queen regnant of the Kingdom of Denmark. In 1972 she became the first female monarch of Denmark since Margaret I, ruler of the Scandinavian countries in 1375-1412 during the Kalmar Union.-Early life:...

(1972–Present)

|-
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! width=110|Left Office
! width=70|Portrait
! width=200|Minister of State
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Coalition
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| 5 October 1972 || 19 December 1973 || || Anker Jørgensen

Anker Jørgensen

Anker Jørgensen is a former Danish Prime Minister and Foreign Minister. He led or represented the Social Democratic Party for well over 30 years.-Early political and personal life:...

|| Social Democrat

Social Democrats (Denmark)

|| — || Jørgensen I
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Social Democrats (Denmark)

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| 17 December 1973 || 13 February 1975 || || Poul Hartling

Poul Hartling

Poul Hartling was a Danish diplomat and politician. He was a member of the Liberal Party and served as Prime Minister of Denmark from 1973 to 1975....

|| Venstre

Venstre (Denmark)

|| 1973

Danish parliamentary election, 1973

Parliamentary elections were held in Denmark on 4 December 1973 and in the Faroe Islands on 13 December. It has since been referred to as the Landslide Election , as five new or previously unrepresented parties won seats, and more than half the members of the parliament were replaced...

|| Hartling
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Venstre (Denmark)

|- bgcolor=#FFE8E8
! style="background:; color:white;" rowspan=4| (35)
| 13 February 1975 || 30 August 1978 || rowspan=4| || rowspan=4|Anker Jørgensen

Anker Jørgensen

Anker Jørgensen is a former Danish Prime Minister and Foreign Minister. He led or represented the Social Democratic Party for well over 30 years.-Early political and personal life:...

|| rowspan=4|Social Democrat

Social Democrats (Denmark)

|| 1975

Danish parliamentary election, 1975

Parliamentary elections were held in Denmark on 9 January 1975. The result was a victory for the Social Democratic Party, who won 53 of the 179 seats. Voter turnout was 88.2% in Denmark proper, 56.1% in the Faroe Islands and 68.7% in Greenland.-Results:...

|| Jørgensen II
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Social Democrats (Denmark)

-V

Venstre (Denmark)

|- bgcolor=#FFE8E8
| 30 August 1978 || 26 October 1979 || 1977

Danish parliamentary election, 1977

Parliamentary elections were held in Denmark on 15 February 1977. The Social Democratic Party remained the largest in the Folketing, with 65 of the 179 seats. Voter turnout was 88.7% in Denmark proper, 62.9% in the Faroe Islands and 70.0% in Greenland....

|| Jørgensen III
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Social Democrats (Denmark)

-V

Venstre (Denmark)

|- bgcolor=#FFE8E8
| 26 October 1979 || 30 December 1981 || 1979

Danish parliamentary election, 1979

Parliamentary elections were held in Denmark on 23 October 1979. The Social Democratic Party remained the largest in the Folketing, with 68 of the 179 seats. Voter turnout was 85.6% in Denmark proper, 65.4% in the Faroe Islands and 50.3% in Greenland....

|| Jørgensen IV
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Social Democrats (Denmark)

|- bgcolor=#FFE8E8
| 30 December 1981 || 10 September 1982 || 1981

Danish parliamentary election, 1981

Parliamentary elections were held in Denmark on 8 December 1981. The Social Democratic Party remained the largest in the Folketing, with 59 of the 179 seats. Voter turnout was 83.3% in Denmark proper, 55.4% in the Faroe Islands and 61.0% in Greenland....

|| Jørgensen V
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Social Democrats (Denmark)

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| 10 September 1982 || 10 September 1987 || rowspan=4| || rowspan=4|Poul Schlüter

Poul Schlüter

Poul Holmskov Schlüter is a Danish politician, who served as Prime Minister of Denmark from 1982 to 1993.Born in Tønder, south Jutland, he graduated from the University of Copenhagen in 1957 with a degree in law, and joined the bar in 1960. Schlüter was a member of the Danish Parliament for the...

|| rowspan=4|Conservative

Conservative People's Party (Denmark)

|| 1984

Danish parliamentary election, 1984

Parliamentary elections were held in Denmark on 10 January 1981, after the opposition voted against the government's state budget bill. Although the Social Democratic Party remained the largest in the Folketing with 56 of the 179 seats, the Conservative People's Party achieved its best-ever result,...

|| Schlüter I
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Conservative People's Party (Denmark)

-V

Venstre (Denmark)

-CD-Kd

Christian Democrats (Denmark)

The Christian Democrats are a political party in Denmark. The party was founded in 1970 to oppose the liberalization of restrictions on pornography and the legalization of abortion....

|- bgcolor=#aaffb0
| 10 September 1987 || 3 June 1988 || 1987

Danish parliamentary election, 1987

Parliamentary elections were held in Denmark on 8 September 1987. Although the Social Democratic Party remained the largest in the Folketing with 54 of the 179 seats, the Conservative People's Party-led coalition government was able to continue. Voter turnout was 86.7% in Denmark proper, 68.9% in...

|| Schlüter II
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Conservative People's Party (Denmark)

-V

Venstre (Denmark)

-CD-Kd

Christian Democrats (Denmark)

The Christian Democrats are a political party in Denmark. The party was founded in 1970 to oppose the liberalization of restrictions on pornography and the legalization of abortion....

|- bgcolor=#aaffb0
| 3 June 1988 || 18 December 1990 || 1988

Danish parliamentary election, 1988

Parliamentary elections were held in Denmark on 10 May 1988, just seven months after the last elections. Prime Minister Poul Schlüter chose to call for an election after the Conservative People's Party-led government fell short of a majority in a foreign policy issue after they failed to come to an...

|| Schlüter III
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Conservative People's Party (Denmark)

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Venstre (Denmark)

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| 18 December 1990 || 25 January 1993 || 1990

Danish parliamentary election, 1990

Parliamentary elections were held in Denmark on 12 December 1990. Although the election resulted in a strong gain for the Social Democratic Party, Poul Schlüter's coalition government was able to continue despite the Danish Social Liberal Party leaving. Schlüter's coalition consisted of the...

|| Schlüter IV
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Conservative People's Party (Denmark)

-V

Venstre (Denmark)

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| 25 January 1993 || 27 September 1994 || rowspan=4|

|| rowspan=4|Poul Nyrup Rasmussen

Poul Nyrup Rasmussen

Poul Nyrup Rasmussen , informally Poul Nyrup, born 15 June 1943), was Prime Minister of Denmark from 25 January 1993 to 27 November 2001 and is currently President of the Party of European Socialists . He was the leader of the governing Social Democrats from 1992 to 2002...

|| rowspan=4|Social Democrat

Social Democrats (Denmark)

|| — || P.N. Rasmussen I

Cabinet of Poul Nyrup Rasmussen I

When the conservative Prime Minister Poul Schlüter resigned on the 15 January 1993 because of the Tamil Case, the leader of the Social Democrats Poul Nyrup Rasmussen formed his first cabinet on the 25 January 1993. The cabinet consisted of the Social Democrats, the Social Liberal Party, the Centre...

Social Democrats (Denmark)

-CD-R-Kd

Christian Democrats (Denmark)

The Christian Democrats are a political party in Denmark. The party was founded in 1970 to oppose the liberalization of restrictions on pornography and the legalization of abortion....

|- bgcolor=#FFE8E8
|| 27 September 1994 || 30 December 1996 || 1994

Danish parliamentary election, 1994

Parliamentary elections were held in Denmark on 21 September 1994. The coalition of the Social Democratic Party, the Danish Social Liberal Party and the Centre Democrats led by Poul Nyrup Rasmussen remained in power despite the Christian People's Party, which had been part of the government,...

|| P.N. Rasmussen II

Cabinet of Poul Nyrup Rasmussen II

After the 1994 Danish parliamentary election, the sitting Danish Prime Minister Poul Nyrup Rasmussen was able to form a government coalition of his own Social Democrats, the Danish Social Liberal Party and the Centre Democrats...

Social Democrats (Denmark)

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|- bgcolor=#FFE8E8
|| 30 December 1996 || 23 March 1998 || — || P.N. Rasmussen III

Cabinet of Poul Nyrup Rasmussen III

After the Centre Democrats left the government coalition in 1996, the sitting Danish Prime Minister Poul Nyrup Rasmussen was able to form a government coalition of his own Social Democrats and the Danish Social Liberal Party...

Social Democrats (Denmark)

-R
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|| 23 March 1998 || 27 November 2001 || 1998

Danish parliamentary election, 1998

Parliamentary elections were held in Denmark on 11 March 1998. The Social Democratic Party-led government of Poul Nyrup Rasmussen remained in power in a very close vote that required several recounts. The right-wing parties led by Venstre had been expected to win. Venstre leader Uffe...

|| P.N. Rasmussen IV

Cabinet of Poul Nyrup Rasmussen IV

After the 1998 Danish parliamentary election, the sitting Danish Prime Minister Poul Nyrup Rasmussen was able to reform the government coalition of his own Social Democrats and the Danish Social Liberal Party...

Social Democrats (Denmark)

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| 27 November 2001 || 18 February 2005 || rowspan=3| || rowspan=3|Anders Fogh Rasmussen

Anders Fogh Rasmussen

Anders Fogh Rasmussen is a Danish politician, and the 12th and current Secretary General of NATO. Rasmussen served as Prime Minister of Denmark from 27 November 2001 to 5 April 2009....

|| rowspan=3|Venstre

Venstre (Denmark)

|| 2001

Danish parliamentary election, 2001

Parliamentary elections were held in Denmark on 20 November 2001. For the first time since the 1924 the Social Democrats did not win the most seats. Anders Fogh Rasmussen of the centre-right Venstre became Prime Minister in coalition with the Conservative People's Party, as the head of the first...

|| A.F. Rasmussen I

Cabinet of Anders Fogh Rasmussen I

After the 2001 Danish parliamentary election, Anders Fogh Rasmussen was able form a government coalition of his own Liberal Party Venstreand the Conservative People's Party. It was a minority government with the parliamentary support of the Danish People's Party. The resulting cabinet is called the...

Venstre (Denmark)

-K

Conservative People's Party (Denmark)

|- bgcolor=#adf
|18 February 2005 || 23 November 2007 || 2005

Danish parliamentary election, 2005

Parliamentary elections were held in Denmark on 8 February 2005. Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen's Venstre retained the largest number of seats in parliament. The governing coalition between the Venstre and the Conservative People's Party remained intact, with the Danish People's Party...

|| A.F. Rasmussen II

Cabinet of Anders Fogh Rasmussen II

Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen retained his parliamentary support in the 2005 Danish parliamentary election, and was able to continue as head of his government. On 18 February 2005, he presented his updated cabinet, the Cabinet of Anders Fogh Rasmussen II...

Venstre (Denmark)

-K

Conservative People's Party (Denmark)

|- bgcolor=#adf
||23 November 2007 || 5 April 2009 || 2007

Danish parliamentary election, 2007

The 66th Folketing election in Denmark was held on 13 November 2007. The election allowed prime minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen to continue for a third term in a coalition government consisting of the Liberals and the Conservative People's Party with parliamentary support from the Danish People's...

|| A.F. Rasmussen III

Cabinet of Anders Fogh Rasmussen III

The third Cabinet of Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen was announced on November 23, 2007.-Changes from the Cabinet of Anders Fogh Rasmussen II:...

Venstre (Denmark)

-K

Conservative People's Party (Denmark)

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| 5 April 2009 || 3 October 2011 || || Lars Løkke Rasmussen

Lars Løkke Rasmussen

Lars Løkke Rasmussen is a Danish politician who served as Prime Minister of Denmark from April 2009 to October 2011. He is the leader of the centre-right liberal party, Venstre....

|| Venstre

Venstre (Denmark)

|| — || L.L. Rasmussen

Cabinet of Lars Løkke Rasmussen

The cabinet of Danish Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen, was announced on April 5, 2009 as Lars Løkke became prime minister after Anders Fogh Rasmussen was offered the post of Secretary General of NATO on April 4, 2009....

Venstre (Denmark)

-K

Conservative People's Party (Denmark)

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|| 3 October 2011 || Incumbent || || Helle Thorning-Schmidt

Helle Thorning-Schmidt

Helle Thorning-Schmidt is a Danish politician and the current Prime Minister of Denmark. She has been leader of the Danish Social Democrats since April 2005 and prime minister since October 2011....

|| Social Democrat

Social Democrats (Denmark)

|| 2011 || Thorning-Schmidt

Cabinet of Helle Thorning-Schmidt

The cabinet of Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt is the current cabinet of Denmark. It is a coalition government between the Social Democrats, Social Liberal Party and Socialist People's Party...

Social Democrats (Denmark)

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Socialist People's Party (Denmark)

The Socialist People's Party is a green and socialist political party in Denmark.-1959–69:The SF was founded on 15 February 1959 by Aksel Larsen, a former leader of the Communist Party of Denmark and CIA agent. Larsen was removed from the ranks of the DKP for his criticism over the Soviet...

Name of the office

Grand Chancellors under Frederik IVFrederick IV of DenmarkFrederick IV was the king of Denmark and Norway from 1699 until his death. Frederick was the son of King Christian V of Denmark and Norway and Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel .-Foreign affairs:... (1699–1730)

State Ministers (1730–1848)

State Ministers under Frederik VIIFrederick VII of DenmarkFrederick VII was a King of Denmark. He reigned from 1848 until his death. He was the last Danish monarch of the older Royal branch of the House of Oldenburg and also the last king of Denmark to rule as an absolute monarch... (1848–1863)

Council Presidents under Christian XChristian X of DenmarkChristian X was King of Denmark from 1912 to 1947 and the only King of Iceland between 1918 and 1944.... (1912–1947)

State Ministers under Christian XChristian X of DenmarkChristian X was King of Denmark from 1912 to 1947 and the only King of Iceland between 1918 and 1944.... (1912–1947)

State Ministers under Frederik IXFrederick IX of DenmarkFrederick IX was King of Denmark from 20 April 1947 until his death on 14 January 1972.... (1947–1972)

State Ministers under Margrethe IIMargrethe II of DenmarkMargrethe II is the Queen regnant of the Kingdom of Denmark. In 1972 she became the first female monarch of Denmark since Margaret I, ruler of the Scandinavian countries in 1375-1412 during the Kalmar Union.-Early life:... (1972–Present)

See also

Grand Chancellors under Frederik IV
Frederick IV of Denmark
Frederick IV was the king of Denmark and Norway from 1699 until his death. Frederick was the son of King Christian V of Denmark and Norway and Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel .-Foreign affairs:...

(1699–1730)

Council Presidents under Christian X
Christian X of Denmark
Christian X was King of Denmark from 1912 to 1947 and the only King of Iceland between 1918 and 1944....

(1912–1947)

State Ministers under Christian X
Christian X of Denmark
Christian X was King of Denmark from 1912 to 1947 and the only King of Iceland between 1918 and 1944....

(1912–1947)

State Ministers under Frederik IX
Frederick IX of Denmark
Frederick IX was King of Denmark from 20 April 1947 until his death on 14 January 1972....

(1947–1972)

State Ministers under Margrethe II
Margrethe II of Denmark
Margrethe II is the Queen regnant of the Kingdom of Denmark. In 1972 she became the first female monarch of Denmark since Margaret I, ruler of the Scandinavian countries in 1375-1412 during the Kalmar Union.-Early life:...

(1972–Present)