Hartling Cabinet

Hartling Cabinet
57th Cabinet of Denmark
Prime Minister Hartling
Date formed	19 December 1973 (1973-12-19)
Date dissolved	13 February 1975 (1975-02-13)
People and organisations
Head of state	Margrethe II
Head of government	Poul Hartling
No. of ministers	12
Total no. of members	16
Member party	Venstre
Status in legislature	Single-party minority
History
Election	1973
Legislature term	1973–1975
Incoming formation	1973 election
Outgoing formation	1975 election
Predecessor	Jørgensen I
Successor	Jørgensen II

The Cabinet of Hartling was the government of Denmark from 19 December 1973 to 13 February 1975. ^[1] The minority cabinet was composed of 12 members of Venstre, led by Poul Hartling. ^[2] The cabinet members resigned on 13 February 1975, as a result of the party's losing that year's election. ^[3]

List of ministers

The cabinet members were as follows: ^[1]

Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office	Party
Prime Minister	Poul Hartling	19 December 1973	13 February 1975		Venstre
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Ove Guldberg	19 December 1973	13 February 1975		Venstre
Minister for Finance	Anders Andersen	19 December 1973	13 February 1975		Venstre
Minister of the Interior	Jacob Sørensen	19 December 1973	13 February 1975		Venstre
Minister of Justice Minister of Cultural Affairs	Nathalie Lind	19 December 1973	13 February 1975		Venstre
Minister for Ecclesiastical Affairs	Kresten Damsgaard	19 December 1973	13 February 1975		Venstre
Minister of Defence	Erling Brøndum	19 December 1973	13 February 1975		Venstre
Minister of Social Affairs	Jacob Sørensen	19 December 1973	13 February 1975		Venstre
Minister for Education	Tove Nielsen	19 December 1973	13 February 1975		Venstre
Minister of Economic Affairs and Trade	Poul Nyboe Andersen	19 December 1973	13 February 1975		Venstre
Minister of Public Works	Kresten Damsgaard	19 December 1973	13 February 1975		Venstre
Minister for the Environment Minister for Greenland	Holger Hansen	19 December 1973	13 February 1975		Venstre
Minister for Agriculture and Fishery	Niels Anker Kofoed	19 December 1973	13 February 1975		Venstre
Minister for Labor and Housing	Johan Philipsen	19 December 1973	13 February 1975		Venstre

References

1. "Danske regeringer 1973-1982" (in Danish). Danmarks Historien.
2. Asbjørn Skjæveland (2009). "Modelling Government Formation in Denmark and Beyond". Party Politics . 15 (6): 718. doi:10.1177/1354068809342529.
3. David Rehling (24 February 2016). "Man gør et ministerium fortræd". Information (in Danish). Archived from the original on 2 January 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2022.

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Preceded by Jørgensen I

Cabinet of Denmark 1973–1975

Succeeded by Jørgensen II