Cabinet of Denmark

Government of the Kingdom of Denmark
Lesser coat of arms of Denmark
Overview
Established5 June 1848 (1848-06-05)
StateKingdom of Denmark
LeaderPrime Minister (Statsminister)
Appointed byThe Monarch
Main organPrime Minister's Office
MinistriesList
Responsible toFolketing
HeadquartersSlotsholmen, Copenhagen
Websitewww.regeringen.dk

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.[2]

Cabinets are formally appointed by the Monarch.[3] 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.[4] 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 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 13 July 1851 18 October 1851 97 days — July Cabinet
4 Moltke IV Cabinet 18 October 1851 27 January 1852 101 days — October Cabinet
5 Bluhme I Cabinet 27 January 1852 21 April 1853 1 year, 84 days — January Cabinet
6 Ørsted Cabinet 21 April 1853 12 December 1854 1 year, 235 days — —
7 Bang Cabinet 12 December 1854 18 October 1856 1 year, 311 days — —
8 Andræ Cabinet 18 October 1856 13 May 1857 207 days — —
9 Hall I Cabinet 13 May 1857 2 December 1859 2 years, 203 days — —
10 Rotwitt Cabinet 2 December 1859 24 February 1860 84 days — —
11 Hall II Cabinet 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 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 28 May 1870 14 July 1874 4 years, 50 days — —
16 Fonnesbech Cabinet 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 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 12 October 1908 16 August 1909 308 days Venstre —
25 Holstein-Ledreborg Cabinet 16 August 1909 28 October 1909 73 days Venstre —
26 Zahle I Cabinet 28 October 1909 5 July 1910 250 days Danish Social Liberal Party —
27 Berntsen Cabinet 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 5 May 1920 9 October 1922 2 years, 157 days Venstre —
32 Neergaard III Cabinet 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 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 15 September 1939 10 April 1940 208 days Social Democrats
Danish Social Liberal Party		 —
38 Stauning V Cabinet 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 13 November 1947 16 September 1950 2 years, 307 days Social Democrats —
45 Hedtoft II Cabinet 16 September 1950 30 October 1950 44 days Social Democrats —
46 Eriksen Cabinet 30 October 1950 30 September 1953 2 years, 335 days Venstre
Conservative People's Party		 —
47 Hedtoft III Cabinet 30 September 1953 1 February 1955 1 year, 124 days Social Democrats —
48 Hansen I Cabinet 1 February 1955 28 May 1957 2 years, 116 days Social Democrats —
49 Hansen II Cabinet 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 21 February 1960 18 November 1960 271 days Social Democrats
Danish Social Liberal Party
Justice Party		 —
51 Kampmann II Cabinet 18 November 1960 3 September 1962 1 year, 289 days Social Democrats
Danish Social Liberal Party		 —
52 Krag I Cabinet 3 September 1962 29 September 1964 2 years, 26 days Social Democrats
Danish Social Liberal Party		 —
53 Krag II Cabinet 29 September 1964 2 February 1968 3 years, 126 days Social Democrats —
54 Baunsgaard Cabinet 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 11 October 1971 5 October 1972 360 days Social Democrats —
56 Jørgensen I Cabinet 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 13 February 1975 30 August 1978 3 years, 198 days Social Democrats —
59 Jørgensen III Cabinet 30 August 1978 26 October 1979 1 year, 57 days Social Democrats
Venstre		 SV Cabinet
60 Jørgensen IV Cabinet 26 October 1979 30 December 1981 2 years, 65 days Social Democrats —
61 Jørgensen V Cabinet 30 December 1981 10 September 1982 254 days Social Democrats —
62 Schlüter I Cabinet[5][note 1] 10 September 1982 10 January 1984 1 year, 122 days Conservative People's Party
Venstre
Centre Democrats
Christian Democrats		 Four-leaf clover Cabinet (Firkløverregeringen)
63 Schlüter II Cabinet[7][note 1] 11 January 1984 8 September 1987 3 years, 240 days Conservative People's Party
Venstre
Centre Democrats
Christian Democrats		 —
64 Schlüter III Cabinet[9] 10 September 1987 3 March 1988 175 days Conservative People's Party
Venstre
Centre Democrats
Christian Democrats		 —
65 Schlüter IV Cabinet[10] 2 June 1988 11 December 1990 2 years, 192 days Conservative People's Party
Venstre
Danish Social Liberal Party		 KVR Cabinet
66 Schlüter V Cabinet[11] 17 December 1990 23 January 1993 2 years, 37 days Conservative People's Party
Venstre		 KV Cabinet
67 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)
68 P.N. Rasmussen II Cabinet 27 September 1994 30 December 1996 2 years, 94 days Social Democrats
Danish Social Liberal Party
Centre Democrats		 —
69 P.N. Rasmussen III Cabinet 30 December 1996 23 March 1998 1 year, 83 days Social Democrats
Danish Social Liberal Party		 SR Cabinet
70 P.N. Rasmussen IV Cabinet 23 March 1998 27 November 2001 3 years, 249 days Social Democrats
Danish Social Liberal Party		 SR Cabinet
71 A.F. Rasmussen I Cabinet 27 November 2001 18 February 2005 3 years, 83 days Venstre
Conservative People's Party		 VK Cabinet
72 A.F. Rasmussen II Cabinet 18 February 2005 23 November 2007 2 years, 278 days Venstre
Conservative People's Party		 VK Cabinet
73 A.F. Rasmussen III Cabinet 23 November 2007 5 April 2009 1 year, 133 days Venstre
Conservative People's Party		 VK Cabinet
74 L.L. Rasmussen I Cabinet 5 April 2009 3 October 2011 2 years, 181 days Venstre
Conservative People's Party		 VK Cabinet
75 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
76 Thorning-Schmidt II Cabinet 3 February 2014 28 June 2015 1 year, 145 days Social Democrats
Social Liberal Party		 SR Cabinet
77 L.L. Rasmussen II Cabinet 28 June 2015 28 November 2016 1 year, 153 days Venstre V Cabinet
78 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
79 Frederiksen I Cabinet 27 June 2019 15 December 2022 6 years, 51 days Social Democrats S Cabinet
80 Frederiksen II Cabinet 15 December 2022 Incumbent 2 years, 245 days Social Democrats
Venstre
Moderates		 SVM Cabinet

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b The Schlüter I and II cabinets are sometimes grouped together.[6] Even though the two ministries had very similar compositions,[5][7] political scholars generally agree that a general election marks the end of a cabinet.[8]

References

  1. ^ Kraft., Ole Bjørn (1951-06-20), Bekendtgørelse om den i København den 27. april 1951 undertegnede overenskomst i henhold til Den nordatlantiske Traktat mellem Regeringerne i Kongeriget Danmark og Amerikas Forenede Stater om forsvaret af Grønland., Udenrigsministeriet, retrieved 2024-09-11
  2. ^ https://ugeavisen.dk/indland/flertalsregeringer-i-danmark
  3. ^ "Section 14". Constitution of Denmark. ICL. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
  4. ^ "Danish Social Democrats agree new government with right-wing opposition". Reuters. 13 December 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Denmark: Schlüter I". Party Systems and Governments Observatory. University of Nottingham. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  6. ^ "Regeringen Poul Schlüter I". Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  7. ^ a b "Denmark: Schlüter II". Party Systems and Governments Observatory. University of Nottingham. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  8. ^ Ludger Helms; Michelangelo Vercesi (19 July 2022). "Cabinet Reshuffles in Parliamentary Democracies: A Typology and Framework for Comparative Analysis". Government & Opposition (59): 1161–1182. doi:10.1017/gov.2022.22. Retrieved 19 June 2025. Most scholars agree that a cabinet terminates when: (1) a general election occurs; (2) the prime minister changes; (3) and/or if the party complexion of the cabinet changes; and some scholars consider (4) government resignations as another criterion.
  9. ^ "Denmark: Schlüter III". Party Systems and Governments Observatory. University of Nottingham. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  10. ^ "Denmark: Schlüter IV". Party Systems and Governments Observatory. University of Nottingham. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  11. ^ "Denmark: Schlüter IV". Party Systems and Governments Observatory. University of Nottingham. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
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