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 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. [2] It relies on parliamentary support from the Faroe Islands-based and Greelandic parties.
Below is a list of all Cabinets since 1848.
No. | Cabinet | From | To | Time in office | Parties | Popular name |
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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 | 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 | 10 September 1987 | 3 March 1988 | 175 days | Conservative People's Party Venstre Centre Democrats Christian Democrats | — |
64 | Schlüter III Cabinet | 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 | 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 | 3 years, 223 days | Social Democrats | S Cabinet |
79 | Frederiksen II Cabinet | 15 December 2022 | Incumbent | 52 days | Social Democrats Venstre Moderates | SVM Cabinet |
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