Kristensen Cabinet

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Kristensen
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43rd Cabinet of Denmark
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Prime Minister Kristensen
Date formed7 November 1945 (1945-11-07)
Date dissolved13 November 1947 (1947-11-13)
People and organisations
Head of state Christian X
Frederik IX
Head of government Knud Kristensen
No. of ministers14
Total no. of members17
Member party Venstre
Status in legislatureSingle-party minority
History
Election 1945
Outgoing election 1947
Predecessor Buhl II
Successor Hedtoft I

The Cabinet of Kristensen was the government of Denmark from November 7, 1945, to November 13, 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

The cabinet consisted of: [1]

PortfolioMinisterTookofficeLeftofficeParty
Prime Minister 7 November 194513 November 1947  Venstre
Minister of Foreign Affairs 7 November 194513 November 1947  Nonpartisan
Minister for Finance 7 November 194513 November 1947  Venstre
Minister of the Interior 7 November 194518 June 1947  Venstre
30 June 194713 November 1947  Venstre
Minister of Justice 7 November 194513 November 1947  Venstre
Minister for Ecclesiastical Affairs 7 November 194512 November 1945  Venstre
12 November 194513 November 1947  Venstre
Minister of Defence 7 November 194513 November 1947  Venstre
Minister for Labor and Social Affairs 7 November 194524 April 1947  Venstre
24 April 194713 November 1947  Venstre
Minister for Education 7 November 194513 November 1947  Venstre
Minister of Public Works 7 November 194513 November 1947  Venstre
Minister for Commerce, Industry, and Seafaring 7 November 19456 September 1947  Venstre
6 September 194713 November 1947  Venstre
Minister for Public Utilities 24 April 194713 November 1947  Venstre
Minister for Special Affairs 24 April 194713 November 1947  Venstre
Minister for Agriculture
and Minister for Fishery
7 November 194513 November 1947  Venstre

References

  1. "Regeringen Knud Kristensen". stm.dk (in Danish). Statsministeriet. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
Preceded by Cabinet of Denmark
1945-1947
Succeeded by