Cabinet of Denmark

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The Cabinet of Denmark (Danish: regering) has been the chief executive body and the government of the Kingdom of Denmark since 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.

Cabinets are formally appointed by the Monarch.[1] 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 VenstreConservative 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.[2] It relies on parliamentary support from the Faroe Islands-based and Greelandic parties.

List of Cabinets edit

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 parties
National Venstre
Bondevennerne
March Cabinet
2 Moltke II Cabinet 16 November 1848 13 July 1851 2 years, 239 days Ministers outside the parties
National 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 4 years, 261 days Social Democrats S Cabinet
79 Frederiksen II Cabinet 15 December 2022 Incumbent 1 year, 90 days Social Democrats
Venstre
Moderates
SVM Cabinet

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Section 14". Constitution of Denmark. ICL. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
  2. ^ "Danish Social Democrats agree new government with right-wing opposition". Reuters. 13 December 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2022.