Stauning III Cabinet

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Third Stauning Cabinet
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36th Cabinet of Denmark
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Members of the Third Stauning Cabinet
Date formed4 November 1935 (1935-11-04)
Date dissolved15 September 1939 (1939-09-15)
People and organisations
Head of state Christian X
Head of government Thorvald Stauning
No. of ministers12
Total no. of members13
Member party Social Democrats
Social Liberals
Status in legislatureCoalition
History
Election(s) 1935
Outgoing election 1939
Legislature term(s)1935–1939
Predecessor Stauning II
Successor Stauning IV

The Third Cabinet of Stauning was the government of Denmark from 4 November 1935 to 15 September 1939. It replaced the Second Stauning Cabinet, and was replaced by the Fourth Stauning Cabinet.

List of ministers

The cabinet consisted of these ministers, with some continuing into the Fourth Stauning Cabinet: [1]

PortfolioMinisterTookofficeLeftofficeParty
Prime Minister Thorvald Stauning 30 April 19293 May 1942  Social Democrats
Minister of Foreign Affairs Peter Rochegune Munch 30 April 19298 July 1940  Social Liberals
Minister for Finance Hans Peter Hansen31 May 193320 July 1937  Social Democrats
Vilhelm Buhl 20 July 193716 July 1942  Social Democrats
Minister of Defence Alsing Andersen 4 November 193510 April 1940  Social Democrats
Minister for Ecclesiastical Affairs Johannes Hansen4 November 19358 July 1940  Social Democrats
Minister for Education Jørgen Jørgensen 4 November 19359 November 1942  Social Liberals
Minister of Justice Karl Kristian Steincke 4 November 193515 September 1939  Social Democrats
Minister of the Interior Bertel Dahlgaard 30 April 19298 July 1940  Social Liberals
Minister for Public Works Niels Peter Fisker4 November 193515 September 1939  Social Democrats
Minister for Agriculture
(Minister for Agriculture and Fishing from 9 November 1935)
Kristen Bording30 April 192929 August 1943  Social Democrats
Minister for Industry, Commerce and Seafaring Johannes Kjærbøl4 November 19358 July 1940  Social Democrats
Ministry of Social Affairs Ludvig Christensen5 November 19358 July 1940  Social Democrats
Preceded by Cabinet of Denmark
1935-1939
Succeeded by

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References

  1. "Regeringen Stauning III". stm.dk (in Danish). Statsministeriet. Retrieved 22 August 2019.