| Speaker of the Landsting | |
|---|---|
| Landsting formand | |
 | |
| Landsting | |
| Style | Mister/Madam Speaker |
| Type | Speaker |
| Status | Abolished |
| Reports to | Monarch of Denmark |
| Residence | Christiansborg |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of Denmark |
| Formation | 30 January 1850 |
| First holder | Peter Daniel Bruun |
| Final holder | Ingeborg Hansen |
| Abolished | 21 September 1953 |
The position of Speaker (Danish : Formand) of the Landsting (Denmark) was created in 1850 and existed until it was abolished in 1953.
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| No. | Portrait | Speaker of the Landsting | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Daniel Bruun (1796–1864) | 30 January 1850 | 3 October 1862 | 12 years, 246 days | National Liberal | |
| 2 | Mads Pagh Bruun (1809–1884) | 4 October 1862 | 23 June 1866 | 3 years, 262 days | National Liberal | |
| 3 | Andreas Frederik Krieger (1817–1893) | 9 July 1866 | 11 November 1866 | 125 days | National Liberal | |
| (2) | Mads Pagh Bruun (1809–1884) | 12 November 1866 | 4 October 1869 | 2 years, 326 days | National Liberal | |
| 4 | Carl Christian Vilhelm Liebe (1820–1900) | 5 October 1869 | 30 September 1894 | 24 years, 360 days | Højre | |
| 5 | Henning Matzen (1840–1910) | 1 October 1894 | 5 October 1902 | 8 years, 4 days | Højre | |
| 6 | Hans Nicolai Hansen (1835–1910) | 6 October 1902 | 6 October 1907 | 5 years, 0 days | Free Conservatives | |
| 7 | Hans Christian Steffensen (1837–1912) | 7 October 1907 | 3 October 1909 | 1 year, 362 days | Free Conservatives | |
| 8 | Christian Sonne (1859–1941) | 4 October 1909 | 2 October 1910 | 363 days | Free Conservatives | |
| 9 | Carl Goos (1835–1917) | 3 October 1910 | 20 July 1914 | 3 years, 289 days | Højre | |
| 10 | Anders Thomsen (1835–1917) | 21 July 1914 | 12 July 1920 | 5 years, 357 days | Venstre | |
| 11 | Frits Bülow (1872–1955) | 19 August 1920 | 2 October 1922 | 2 years, 44 days | Venstre | |
| 12 | Ole Hansen (1855–1928) | 3 October 1922 | 26 June 1928 † | 5 years, 267 days | Venstre | |
| 13 | Jørgen Jensen-Klejs (1863–1947) | 3 October 1928 | 6 October 1936 | 8 years, 3 days | Venstre | |
| 14 | Carl Theodor Zahle (1866–1946) | 7 October 1936 | 2 October 1939 | 2 years, 360 days | Social Liberals | |
| 15 | Carl Frederik Sørensen (1870–1943) | 3 October 1939 | 30 September 1940 | 363 days | Social Democrats | |
| 16 | Charles Petersen (1877–1971) | 1 October 1940 | 31 December 1947 | 7 years, 91 days | Social Democrats | |
| 17 | Karl Kristian Steincke (1880–1962) | 7 January 1948 | 15 March 1950 | 2 years, 67 days | Social Democrats | |
| 18 | Ingeborg Hansen (1886–1954) | 16 March 1950 | 24 April 1951 | 1 year, 39 days | Social Democrats | |
| (17) | Karl Kristian Steincke (1880–1962) | 25 April 1951 | 6 October 1952 | 1 year, 164 days | Social Democrats | |
| (18) | Ingeborg Hansen (1886–1954) | 7 October 1952 | 21 September 1953 | 349 days | Social Democrats |
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