Buhl II Cabinet

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Second Buhl cabinet
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42nd Cabinet of Denmark
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Date formed5 May 1945 (1945-05-05)
Date dissolved7 November 1945 (1945-11-07)
People and organisations
Monarch Christian X
Prime Minister Vilhelm Buhl
Prime Minister's history Buhl I
Total no. of members18
Member parties
Status in legislature Unity government
History
ElectionNone
Outgoing election 1945
Incoming formation German surrender in Denmark
Predecessor Scavenius
Successor Kristensen

The Second cabinet of Vilhelm Buhl, also popularly known as the Liberation Cabinet (Danish : Befrielsesregeringen), was the government of Denmark from 5 May to 7 November 1945. It got its alternative name because it was the first government after the liberation from the Nazi German occupation during World War II.

It comprised 18 ministers, about evenly split between the former Danish unity government, and members of the Frihedsrådet and other resistance groups.

List of ministers

The cabinet consisted of: [1]

Cabinet members
PortfolioMinisterTookofficeLeftofficeParty
Prime Minister 5 May 19457 November 1945  Social Democrats
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Vilhelm Buhl (act.)
5 May 19457 May 1945  Social Democrats
7 May 19457 November 1945  Conservatives
Minister for Finance 5 May 19457 November 1945  Social Democrats
Minister of the Interior 5 May 19457 November 1945  Venstre
Minister of Justice 5 May 19457 November 1945  Social Democrats
Minister for Education 5 May 19457 November 1945  Social Liberals
Minister for Ecclesiastical Affairs 5 May 19457 November 1945  Danish Unity
Minister of Defence 5 May 19457 November 1945  Conservatives
Minister for Public Works 5 May 19457 November 1945  Social Democrats
Minister for Labor and Social Affairs 5 May 19457 November 1945  Social Democrats
Minister for Traffic 5 May 19457 November 1945  Communists
Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries 5 May 19457 November 1945  Venstre
Minister of Industry, Trade, and Seafaring 5 May 19457 November 1945  Conservatives
Minister for Special Affairs 5 May 19457 November 1945  Communists
Minister without Portfolio 5 May 19457 November 1945  Communists
5 May 19457 November 1945  Danish Unity
5 May 19457 November 1945  Social Democrats
12 May 19457 November 1945  Independent

References

  1. "Regeringen Buhl II". stm.dk (in Danish). Statsministeriet. Retrieved 2 July 2019.