Krag I cabinet

Krag's first cabinet
51st Cabinet of Denmark
Prime minister Jens Otto Krag
Date formed	3 September 1962
Date dissolved	26 September 1964
People and organisations
Head of state	Frederik IX of Denmark
Head of government	Jens Otto Krag
No. of ministers	18
Member party	Social Democrats Social Liberal Party
Status in legislature	Minority government
Opposition party	Venstre Conservative People's Party Socialist People's Party Independent Party Schleswig Party
History
Legislature term	1960–1964
Incoming formation	Resignation of previous prime minister
Outgoing formation	1964 election
Predecessor	Kampmann II
Successor	Krag II

Krag's first cabinet was the government of Denmark from 3 September 1962 to 26 September 1964, headed by Jens Otto Krag as prime minister, and succeeded Kampmann's second cabinet when he stepped down due to poor health. The cabinet consisted of the Social Democrats and Social Liberal Party. ^[1]

Composition

Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office	Party
Prime Minister	Jens Otto Krag	3 September 1962	26 September 1964		Social Democrats
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Per Hækkerup	3 September 1962	26 September 1964		Social Democrats
Minister of Finance	Hans R. Knudsen  [ da ]	3 September 1962	4 November 1962 †		Social Democrats
	Poul Hansen	15 November 1962	26 September 1964		Social Democrats
Minister of Defence	Poul Hansen	3 September 1962	15 November 1962		Social Democrats
	Victor Gram	15 November 1962	26 September 1964		Social Democrats
Minister for Justice	Hans Erling Hækkerup  [ da ]	3 September 1962	26 September 1964		Social Democrats
Minister of the Interior	Lars P. Jensen  [ da ]	3 September 1962	26 September 1964		Social Democrats
Minister of Public Works	Kai Lindberg	3 September 1962	26 September 1964		Social Democrats
Minister for Education	Kristen Helveg Petersen  [ da ]	3 September 1962	26 September 1964		Social Liberals
Minister for Ecclesiastical Affairs	Bodil Koch	3 September 1962	26 September 1964		Social Democrats
Minister for Cultural Affairs	Julius Bomholt	3 September 1962	26 September 1964		Social Democrats
Minister for Labour	Kaj Bundvad  [ da ]	3 September 1962	27 August 1963		Social Democrats
	Erling Dinesen  [ da ]	27 August 1963	26 September 1964		Social Democrats
Minister for Economic Affairs	Kjeld Philip	3 September 1962	26 September 1964		Social Liberals
Minister of Agriculture	Karl Skytte	3 September 1962	26 September 1964		Social Liberals
Minister for Social Affairs	Kaj Bundvad  [ da ]	3 September 1962	26 September 1964		Social Democrats
Minister for Housing	Carl P. Jensen  [ da ]	3 September 1962	26 September 1964		Social Democrats
Minister for Industry, Commerce and Seafare	Hilmar Baunsgaard	3 September 1962	26 September 1964		Social Liberals
Minister of Fisheries	Arnold Christian Normann  [ da ]	3 September 1962	26 September 1964		Social Liberals
Minister for Greenland	Mikael Gam	3 September 1962	26 September 1964		Independent

References

1. "Regjeringen Jens Otto Krag I" (in Danish). statsministeriet.dk. Retrieved 2 January 2023.