Friis Cabinet

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Cabinet of M. P. Friis
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30th Cabinet of Denmark
Cabinet of M. P. Friis by Damgaard.jpg
The cabinet leaving Amalienborg
Date formed5 April 1920 (1920-04-05)
Date dissolved5 May 1920 (1920-05-05)
People and organisations
Monarch Christian X
Prime Minister Michael Pedersen Friis
Total no. of members11
Status in legislature Caretaker government
History
Predecessor Liebe
Successor Neergaard II

The Cabinet of M. P. Friis was the government of Denmark from 5 April 1920 to 5 May 1920. It was created during the Easter Crisis of 1920 and after the Cabinet of Otto Liebe, as a compromise until elections could be held later that year. [1]

List of ministers

The cabinet consisted of these ministers: [2]

Cabinet members
PortfolioMinisterTookofficeLeftofficeParty
Prime Minister &
Minister of Defence
5 April 19205 May 1920  Independent
Minister of Foreign Affairs 5 April 19205 May 1920  Independent
Minister for Finance 5 April 19205 May 1920  Independent
Minister for Ecclesiastical Affairs 5 April 19205 May 1920  Independent
Minister for Education 5 April 19205 May 1920  Social Democrats
Minister of Justice 5 April 19205 May 1920  Independent
Minister of the Interior 5 April 19205 May 1920  Independent
Minister of Public Works 5 April 19205 May 1920  Independent
Minister of Agriculture 5 April 19205 May 1920  Independent
Minister for Industry and Seafaring 5 April 19205 May 1920  Independent
Ministry of Social Affairs 5 April 19205 May 1920  Social Democrats

References

  1. "Friis, Michael Petersen". Salmonsens konversationsleksikon. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  2. "Regeringen Friis". stm.dk (in Danish). Statsministeriet. Retrieved 1 May 2020.