Kristensen Cabinet

Cabinet of Knud Kristensen
43rd Cabinet of Denmark
Composition of the cabinet
Date formed	7 November 1945 (1945-11-07)
Date dissolved	13 November 1947 (1947-11-13)
People and organisations
Monarch	Christian X Frederik IX
Prime Minister	Knud Kristensen
No. of ministers	14
Total no. of members	17
Member party	Venstre
Status in legislature	Single-party minority
History
Election	1945
Outgoing election	1947
Predecessor	Buhl II
Successor	Hedtoft I

The Cabinet of Knud Kristensen was the government of Denmark from 7 November 1945 to 13 November 1947. The minority cabinet was, except for the foreign minister, fully composed of members of Venstre, led by Knud Kristensen. It was formed after the October 1945 elections, the first since the end of the Second World War.

List of ministers

Cabinet members

Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office	Party		Ref
Prime Minister	Knud Kristensen	7 November 1945	13 November 1947		Venstre	[1]
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Gustav Rasmussen	7 November 1945	13 November 1947		Independent	[1]
Minister of Finance	Thorkil Kristensen	7 November 1945	13 November 1947		Venstre	[1]
Minister of Defence	Harald Petersen	7 November 1945	13 November 1947		Venstre	[1]
Minister of Ecclesiastical Affairs	Mads Hartling  [ da ](act.)	7 November 1945	12 November 1945		Venstre	[1]
	Carl Martin Hermansen  [ da ]	12 November 1945	13 November 1947		Venstre	[1]
Minister of Education	Mads Hartling  [ da ]	7 November 1945	13 November 1947		Venstre	[1]
Minister of Justice	Aage Elmquist  [ da ]	7 November 1945	13 November 1947		Venstre	[1]
Minister of the Interior	Ejnar Martin Kjær	7 November 1945	18 June 1947		Venstre	[1]
	Niels Ejlert Arnth-Jensen  [ da ]	30 June 1947	13 November 1947		Venstre	[1]
Minister of Public Works	Niels Elgaard  [ da ]	7 November 1945	13 November 1947		Venstre	[1]
Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries	Erik Eriksen	7 November 1945	13 November 1947		Venstre	[1]
Minister of Industry, Trade, and Seafaring	Jens Villemoes  [ da ]	7 November 1945	6 September 1947		Venstre	[1]
	Axel Kristensen  [ da ]	6 September 1947	13 November 1947		Venstre	[1]
Minister of Public Utilities	Axel Kristensen  [ da ]	24 April 1947	13 November 1947		Venstre	[1]
Minister of Labour and Social Affairs	Søren Peter Larsen  [ da ]	7 November 1945	24 April 1947		Venstre	[1]
	Jens Sønderup	24 April 1947	13 November 1947		Venstre	[1]
Minister for Special Affairs	Per Federspiel	24 April 1947	13 November 1947		Venstre	[1]

References

1. "Regeringen Knud Kristensen". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 14 November 2024.

Preceded by Buhl II

Cabinet of Denmark 1945-1947

Succeeded by Hedtoft I