Cabinet of Denmark
Chief executive body of Denmark
The Cabinet of Denmark (Danish : regering ), officially the Government of the Kingdom of Denmark (Danish : Kongeriget Danmarks regering ),[ 1] is the national cabinet of the Kingdom of Denmark . It has been the chief executive body and the government of the Danish Realm —Denmark proper together with the Faroe Islands and Greenland — since the ratification of the Constitution of Denmark in 1848.
The Cabinet is led by the Prime Minister . There are around 25 members of the Cabinet, known as "ministers", all of whom are also heads of specific government ministries. The Cabinet has usually been composed of Ministers from two or more parties forming a coalition government . Still, most of these governments have been minority governments, relying on the support of still other parties.[citation needed ]
Cabinets are formally appointed by the Monarch.[ 2] In practice, once a government has stepped down, there is a fixed set of rules for appointing an investigator (most often the future Prime Minister), with the job of trying to form a new government. The Prime Minister will lead the Cabinet by convention. Cabinets are named after the Prime Minister, although they may gain shorthand names (e.g. "VK Cabinet", for the recent Venstre –Conservative cabinet).
As of 15 December 2022, the Prime Minister is Mette Frederiksen , leading a coalition government led by the Social Democratic Party with Venstre and the Moderates .[ 3] It relies on parliamentary support from the Faroe Islands-based and Greelandic parties.
List of Cabinets
Below is a list of all Cabinets since 1848.
No.
Cabinet
From
To
Time in office
Parties
Popular name
1
Moltke I Cabinet
22 March 1848
16 November 1848
239 days
Ministers outside the partiesNational Venstre Bondevennerne
March Cabinet
2
Moltke II Cabinet
16 November 1848
13 July 1851
2 years, 239 days
Ministers outside the partiesNational Venstre
November Cabinet
3
Moltke III Cabinet [da ]
13 July 1851
18 October 1851
97 days
—
July Cabinet
4
Moltke IV Cabinet [da ]
18 October 1851
27 January 1852
101 days
—
October Cabinet
5
Bluhme I Cabinet [da ]
27 January 1852
21 April 1853
1 year, 84 days
—
January Cabinet
6
Ørsted Cabinet [da ]
21 April 1853
12 December 1854
1 year, 235 days
—
—
7
Bang Cabinet [da ]
12 December 1854
18 October 1856
1 year, 311 days
—
—
8
Andræ Cabinet [da ]
18 October 1856
13 May 1857
207 days
—
—
9
Hall I Cabinet [da ]
13 May 1857
2 December 1859
2 years, 203 days
—
—
10
Rotwitt Cabinet [da ]
2 December 1859
24 February 1860
84 days
—
—
11
Hall II Cabinet [da ]
24 February 1860
31 December 1863
3 years, 310 days
—
—
12
Monrad Cabinet
31 December 1863
11 July 1864
193 days
—
—
13
Bluhme II Cabinet [da ]
11 July 1864
6 November 1865
1 year, 118 days
—
—
14
Frijs Cabinet
6 November 1865
28 May 1870
4 years, 203 days
—
—
15
Holstein-Holsteinborg Cabinet [da ]
28 May 1870
14 July 1874
4 years, 50 days
—
—
16
Fonnesbech Cabinet [da ]
14 July 1874
11 June 1875
329 days
—
—
17
Estrup Cabinet
11 June 1875
7 August 1894
19 years, 57 days
Højre
—
18
Reedtz-Thott Cabinet
7 August 1894
23 May 1897
2 years, 289 days
Højre
—
19
Hørring Cabinet
23 May 1897
27 April 1900
2 years, 339 days
Højre
—
20
Sehested Cabinet
27 April 1900
24 July 1901
1 year, 88 days
Højre
—
21
Deuntzer Cabinet
24 July 1901
14 January 1905
3 years, 174 days
Venstre
—
22
Christensen I Cabinet [da ]
14 January 1905
24 July 1908
3 years, 192 days
Venstre
—
23
Christensen II Cabinet
24 July 1908
12 October 1908
80 days
Venstre
—
24
Neergaard I Cabinet [da ]
12 October 1908
16 August 1909
308 days
Venstre
—
25
Holstein-Ledreborg Cabinet [da ]
16 August 1909
28 October 1909
73 days
Venstre
—
26
Zahle I Cabinet [da ]
28 October 1909
5 July 1910
250 days
Danish Social Liberal Party
—
27
Berntsen Cabinet [da ]
5 July 1910
21 June 1913
2 years, 351 days
Venstre
—
28
Zahle II Cabinet
21 June 1913
30 March 1920
6 years, 283 days
Danish Social Liberal Party
—
29
Liebe Cabinet
30 March 1920
5 April 1920
6 days
Caretaker cabinet
—
30
Friis Cabinet
5 April 1920
5 May 1920
30 days
Caretaker cabinet
—
31
Neergaard II Cabinet [da ]
5 May 1920
9 October 1922
2 years, 157 days
Venstre
—
32
Neergaard III Cabinet [da ]
9 October 1922
23 April 1924
1 year, 197 days
Venstre
—
33
Stauning I Cabinet
23 April 1924
14 December 1926
2 years, 235 days
Social Democrats
—
34
Madsen-Mygdal Cabinet [da ]
14 December 1926
30 April 1929
2 years, 137 days
Venstre
—
35
Stauning II Cabinet
30 April 1929
4 November 1935
6 years, 188 days
Social Democrats Danish Social Liberal Party
Cabinet of Stauning-Munch
36
Stauning III Cabinet
4 November 1935
15 September 1939
3 years, 315 days
Social Democrats Danish Social Liberal Party
—
37
Stauning IV Cabinet [da ]
15 September 1939
10 April 1940
208 days
Social Democrats Danish Social Liberal Party
—
38
Stauning V Cabinet [da ]
10 April 1940
8 July 1940
89 days
Social Democrats Danish Social Liberal Party
—
39
Stauning VI Cabinet
8 July 1940
4 May 1942
1 year, 300 days
Unity government
—
40
Buhl I Cabinet
4 May 1942
9 November 1942
189 days
Unity government
—
41
Scavenius Cabinet
9 November 1942
5 May 1945
2 years, 177 days
Unity government
—
42
Buhl II Cabinet
5 May 1945
7 November 1945
186 days
Unity government
Liberation Cabinet
43
Kristensen Cabinet
7 November 1945
13 November 1947
2 years, 6 days
Venstre
—
44
Hedtoft I Cabinet [da ]
13 November 1947
16 September 1950
2 years, 307 days
Social Democrats
—
45
Hedtoft II Cabinet [da ]
16 September 1950
30 October 1950
44 days
Social Democrats
—
46
Eriksen Cabinet [da ]
30 October 1950
30 September 1953
2 years, 335 days
Venstre Conservative People's Party
—
47
Hedtoft III Cabinet [da ]
30 September 1953
1 February 1955
1 year, 124 days
Social Democrats
—
48
Hansen I Cabinet [da ]
1 February 1955
28 May 1957
2 years, 116 days
Social Democrats
—
49
Hansen II Cabinet [da ]
28 May 1957
21 February 1960
2 years, 269 days
Social Democrats Danish Social Liberal Party Justice Party
Triangle Cabinet (Trekantregeringen)
50
Kampmann I Cabinet [da ]
21 February 1960
18 November 1960
271 days
Social Democrats Danish Social Liberal Party Justice Party
—
51
Kampmann II Cabinet [da ]
18 November 1960
3 September 1962
1 year, 289 days
Social Democrats Danish Social Liberal Party
—
52
Krag I Cabinet [da ]
3 September 1962
29 September 1964
2 years, 26 days
Social Democrats Danish Social Liberal Party
—
53
Krag II Cabinet [da ]
29 September 1964
2 February 1968
3 years, 126 days
Social Democrats
—
54
Baunsgaard Cabinet [da ]
2 February 1968
11 October 1971
3 years, 251 days
Danish Social Liberal Party Conservative People's Party Venstre
VKR Cabinet
55
Krag III Cabinet [da ]
11 October 1971
5 October 1972
360 days
Social Democrats
—
56
Jørgensen I Cabinet [da ]
5 October 1972
19 December 1973
1 year, 75 days
Social Democrats
—
57
Hartling Cabinet
19 December 1973
13 February 1975
1 year, 56 days
Venstre
The narrow Venstre Cabinet (den smalle Venstre-regering)
58
Jørgensen II Cabinet [da ]
13 February 1975
30 August 1978
3 years, 198 days
Social Democrats
—
59
Jørgensen III Cabinet [da ]
30 August 1978
26 October 1979
1 year, 57 days
Social Democrats Venstre
SV Cabinet
60
Jørgensen IV Cabinet [da ]
26 October 1979
30 December 1981
2 years, 65 days
Social Democrats
—
61
Jørgensen V Cabinet [da ]
30 December 1981
10 September 1982
254 days
Social Democrats
—
62
Schlüter I Cabinet [da ]
10 September 1982
10 September 1987
5 years, 0 days
Conservative People's Party Venstre Centre Democrats Christian Democrats
Four-leaf clover Cabinet (Firkløverregeringen)
63
Schlüter II Cabinet [da ]
10 September 1987
3 March 1988
175 days
Conservative People's Party Venstre Centre Democrats Christian Democrats
—
64
Schlüter III Cabinet [da ]
3 March 1988
18 December 1990
2 years, 290 days
Conservative People's Party Venstre Danish Social Liberal Party
KVR Cabinet
65
Schlüter IV Cabinet [da ]
18 December 1990
25 January 1993
2 years, 38 days
Conservative People's Party Venstre
KV Cabinet
66
P.N. Rasmussen I Cabinet
25 January 1993
27 September 1994
1 year, 245 days
Social Democrats Centre Democrats Danish Social Liberal Party Christian Democrats
Red clover Cabinet (Rødkløverregeringen)
67
P.N. Rasmussen II Cabinet
27 September 1994
30 December 1996
2 years, 94 days
Social Democrats Danish Social Liberal Party Centre Democrats
—
68
P.N. Rasmussen III Cabinet
30 December 1996
23 March 1998
1 year, 83 days
Social Democrats Danish Social Liberal Party
SR Cabinet
69
P.N. Rasmussen IV Cabinet
23 March 1998
27 November 2001
3 years, 249 days
Social Democrats Danish Social Liberal Party
SR Cabinet
70
A.F. Rasmussen I Cabinet
27 November 2001
18 February 2005
3 years, 83 days
Venstre Conservative People's Party
VK Cabinet
71
A.F. Rasmussen II Cabinet
18 February 2005
23 November 2007
2 years, 278 days
Venstre Conservative People's Party
VK Cabinet
72
A.F. Rasmussen III Cabinet
23 November 2007
5 April 2009
1 year, 133 days
Venstre Conservative People's Party
VK Cabinet
73
L.L. Rasmussen I Cabinet
5 April 2009
3 October 2011
2 years, 181 days
Venstre Conservative People's Party
VK Cabinet
74
Thorning-Schmidt I Cabinet
3 October 2011
3 February 2014
2 years, 123 days
Social Democrats Social Liberal Party Socialist People's Party
SRSF Cabinet
75
Thorning-Schmidt II Cabinet
3 February 2014
28 June 2015
1 year, 145 days
Social Democrats Social Liberal Party
SR Cabinet
76
L.L. Rasmussen II Cabinet
28 June 2015
28 November 2016
1 year, 153 days
Venstre
V Cabinet
77
L.L. Rasmussen III Cabinet
28 November 2016
27 June 2019
2 years, 211 days
Venstre Liberal Alliance Conservative People's Party
VLAK Cabinet, Shamrock Cabinet
78
Frederiksen I Cabinet
27 June 2019
15 December 2022
5 years, 200 days
Social Democrats
S Cabinet
79
Frederiksen II Cabinet
15 December 2022
Incumbent
2 years, 29 days
Social Democrats Venstre Moderates
SVM Cabinet
See also
References
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