List of Prime Ministers of Denmark

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This article presents a list of the heads of government in Denmark since 1699. The office itself is described fully in the article Prime Minister of Denmark.

The Danish Monarch is the head of state. Each head of government has been the leader of one or more cabinets (for the complete list, see Cabinet of Denmark).

Denmark's current Prime Minister is Helle Thorning-Schmidt representing the Social democratic party Socialdemokraterne. Helle Thorning-Schmidt took office on October 3, 2011, taking over the position from Lars Løkke Rasmussen, representing the Liberal party Venstre, acquired in 2009.

1 Name of the office
2 List of Grand Chancellors (1699–1730)
- 2.1 Grand Chancellors under Frederik IV (1699–1730)
3 List of Ministers of State (1730–1848)
- 3.1 State Ministers (1730–1848)
4 List of Ministers of State (1848–1855)
- 4.1 State Ministers under Frederik VII (1848–1863)
5 List of Council Presidents (1855–1918)
6 List of Ministers of State (1918–Present)
7 Notes
8 See also
9 References

[edit] Name of the office

From approximately 1699 to 1730, the highest ranking non-monarchial government official was titled the Grand Chancellor. From 1730 to the enactment of Denmark's constitutional monarchy in 1848, this office was titled Minister of State of Denmark. From 1848 to 1856, starting with Adam Wilhelm Moltke, Denmark's head of government officially had the title of Prime Minister (Premierminister). From 1856 to 1918 the title was Council President (Konseilspræsident). Since 21 April 1918, the title has officially been State Minister (Statsminister). Internationally, the position is however referred to as Prime Minister. This includes the English version of the PM's webpage. In this list, the English title is used.

[edit] List of Grand Chancellors (1699–1730)

Took office	Left Office	Grand Chancellor
[edit] Grand Chancellors under Frederik IV (1699–1730)
26 August 1699	21 July 1708	Conrad von Reventlow
1708	1721	Christian Christophersen Sehested
20 June 1721	17 October 1730	Ulrik Adolf Holstein

[edit] List of Ministers of State (1730–1848)

Took Office	Left Office	Minister of State
[edit] State Ministers (1730–1848) under Christian VI (1730–1746), Frederik V (1746–1766), Christian VII (1766–1808), Frederik VI (1808–1839), Christian VIII (1839–1848)
17 October 1730	12 May 1735	Iver Rosenkrantz
12 May 1735	29 January 1763	Johan Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg^[1]
1751	13 September 1770	Johann Hartwig Ernst von Bernstorff
13 September 1770	17 January 1772	Johann Friedrich Struensee
January 1772	1784	Ove Høegh-Guldberg
1784	21 June 1797	Andreas Peter Bernstorff
22 June 1797	1810	Christian Günther von Bernstorff
1810	1814	Frederik Moltke
1814	1814	Fredrik Julius Kaas
1814	24 August 1818	Joachim Godske Moltke
1818	1824	Ernst Heinrich von Schimmelmann
1824	1842	Otto Joachim Moltke
1842	22 March 1848	Poul Christian Stemann

[edit] List of Ministers of State (1848–1855)

Nº	Took Office	Left Office	Council President	Party	Election	Government
[edit] State Ministers under Frederik VII (1848–1863)
1	22 March 1848	16 November 1848	Adam Wilhelm Moltke	—	—	Moltke I
	16 November 1848	13 July 1851			1849	Moltke II
	13 July 1851	18 October 1851			—	Moltke III
	18 October 1851	27 January 1852			—	Moltke IV
2	27 January 1852	21 April 1853	Christian Albrecht Bluhme	—	1852 Feb.1853	Bluhme I
3	21 April 1853	12 December 1854	Anders Sandøe Ørsted	—	May1853	Ørsted
4	12 December 1854	12 October 1855	Peter Georg Bang	—	1854	Bang

[edit] List of Council Presidents (1855–1918)

Nº	Took Office	Left Office	Portrait	Council President	Party	Election	Government
[edit] Council Presidents under Frederik VII (1848–1863)
4	12 October 1855	18 October 1856		Peter Georg Bang	—	—	Bang
5	18 October 1856	13 May 1857		Carl Christoffer Georg Andræ	—	—	Andræ
6	13 May 1857	2 December 1859		Carl Christian Hall	—	—	Hall I
7	2 December 1859	8 February 1860 †^[2]		Carl Edvard Rotwitt	—	—	Rotwitt
(6)	24 February 1860	31 December 1863		Carl Christian Hall	—	1861	Hall II
[edit] Council Presidents under Christian IX (1863–1906)
Nº	Took Office	Left Office	Portrait	Council President	Party	Election	Government
8	31 December 1863	11 July 1864		Ditlev Gothard Monrad	—	—	Monrad
(2)	11 July 1864	6 November 1865		Christian Albrecht Bluhme	—	1864	Bluhme II
9	6 November 1865	28 May 1870		Christian Emil Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs	—	Jun.1866 Oct.1866 1869	Frijs
10	28 May 1870	14 July 1874		Ludvig Holstein-Holsteinborg	—	1872 1873	Holstein-Holsteinborg
11	14 July 1874	11 June 1875		Christen Andreas Fonnesbech	—	—	Fonnesbech
12	11 June 1875	7 August 1894		Jacob Brønnum Scavenius Estrup	Højre	1876 1879 May1881 Jul.1881 1884 1887 1890 1892	Estrup H
13	7 August 1894	23 May 1897		Tage Reedtz-Thott	Højre	1895	Reedz-Thott H
14	23 May 1897	27 April 1900		Hugo Egmont Hørring	Højre	1898	Hørring H
15	27 April 1900	24 July 1901		Hannibal Sehested	Højre	—	Sehested H
16	24 July 1901	14 January 1905		Johan Henrik Deuntzer	Venstre Reform Party	1901 1903	Deuntzer V
17	14 January 1905	24 July 1908		Jens Christian Christensen	Venstre Reform Party	1906	Christensen I V
17	24 July 1908	12 October 1908		Jens Christian Christensen	Venstre Reform Party	—	Christensen II V
[edit] Council Presidents under Frederik VIII (1906–1912)
Nº	Took Office	Left Office	Portrait	Council President	Party	Election	Government
18	12 October 1908	16 August 1909		Niels Neergaard	Venstre Reform Party	—	Neergaard I V
19	16 August 1909	28 October 1909		Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg	Venstre Reform Party	1909	Holstein-Ledreborg V
20	28 October 1909	5 July 1910		Carl Theodor Zahle	Danish Social Liberal Party	—	Zahle I R
21	5 July 1910	21 June 1913		Klaus Berntsen	Venstre	1910	Berntsen V
[edit] Council Presidents under Christian X (1912–1947)
Nº	Took Office	Left Office	Portrait	Council President	Party	Election	Government
(20)	21 June 1913	20 April 1918		Carl Theodor Zahle	Danish Social Liberal Party	1913 1915	Zahle II R

[edit] List of Ministers of State (1918–Present)

Nº	Took Office	Left Office	Portrait	Minister of State	Party	Election	Government Coalition
[edit] State Ministers under Christian X (1912–1947)
(20)	21 April 1918	30 March 1920		Carl Theodor Zahle	Danish Social Liberal Party	1918	Zahle II R
22	30 March 1920	5 April 1920		Otto Liebe	—	—	Liebe Caretaker Government
23	5 April 1920	5 May 1920		Michael Pedersen Friis	—	—	Friis Caretaker Government
(18)	5 May 1920	9 October 1922		Niels Neergaard	Venstre	Apr.1920 Jul.1920 Sep.1920	Neergaard II V
(18)	9 October 1922	23 April 1924		Niels Neergaard	Venstre	—	Neergaard III V
24	23 April 1924	14 December 1926		Thorvald Stauning	Social Democrat	1924	Stauning I S
25	14 December 1926	30 April 1929		Thomas Madsen-Mygdal	Venstre	1926	Madsen-Mygdal V
(24)	30 April 1929	4 November 1935		Thorvald Stauning	Social Democrat	1929 1932	Stauning II S-R
	4 November 1935	15 September 1939				1935	Stauning III S-R
	15 September 1939	10 April 1940				1939	Stauning IV S-R
	10 April 1940	8 July 1940				—	Stauning V Unity Government
	8 July 1940	3 May 1942 †^[3]				—	Stauning VI Unity Government
26	4 May 1942	9 November 1942		Vilhelm Buhl	Social Democrat	—	Buhl I Unity Government
27	9 November 1942	29 August 1943^[4]		Erik Scavenius	—	1943	Scavenius Unity Government
	29 August 1943^[4]	5 May 1945	No Danish government. Office is assumed by the permanent secretary.
(26)	5 May 1945	7 November 1945		Vilhelm Buhl	Social Democrat	—	Buhl II Unity Government
28	7 November 1945	13 November 1947		Knud Kristensen	Venstre	1945	Kristensen V
[edit] State Ministers under Frederik IX (1947–1972)
Nº	Took Office	Left Office	Portrait	Minister of State	Party	Election	Government Coalition
29	13 November 1947	30 October 1950		Hans Hedtoft	Social Democrat	1947	Hedtoft I S
30	30 October 1950	30 September 1953		Erik Eriksen	Venstre	1950 Apr.1953	Eriksen V-K
(29)	30 September 1953	29 January 1955 †^[5]		Hans Hedtoft	Social Democrat	Sep.1953	Hedtoft II S
31	1 February 1955	28 May 1957		Hans Christian Hansen	Social Democrat	—	Hansen I S
31	28 May 1957	19 February 1960 †^[6]		Hans Christian Hansen	Social Democrat	1957	Hansen II S-R-E
32	21 February 1960	18 November 1960		Viggo Kampmann	Social Democrat	—	Kampmann I S-R-E
32	18 November 1960	3 September 1962		Viggo Kampmann	Social Democrat	1960	Kampmann II S-R
33	3 September 1962	29 September 1964		Jens Otto Krag	Social Democrat	—	Krag I S-R
33	29 September 1964	2 February 1968		Jens Otto Krag	Social Democrat	1964	Krag II S
34	2 February 1968	11 October 1971		Hilmar Baunsgaard	Danish Social Liberal Party	1968	Baunsgard R-K-V
(33)	11 October 1971	5 October 1972		Jens Otto Krag	Social Democrat	1971	Krag III S
[edit] State Ministers under Margrethe II (1972–Present)
Nº	Took Office	Left Office	Portrait	Minister of State	Party	Election	Government Coalition
35	5 October 1972	19 December 1973		Anker Jørgensen	Social Democrat	—	Jørgensen I S
36	17 December 1973	13 February 1975		Poul Hartling	Venstre	1973	Hartling V
(35)	13 February 1975	30 August 1978		Anker Jørgensen	Social Democrat	1975	Jørgensen II S-V
	30 August 1978	26 October 1979				1977	Jørgensen III S-V
	26 October 1979	30 December 1981				1979	Jørgensen IV S
	30 December 1981	10 September 1982				1981	Jørgensen V S
37	10 September 1982	10 September 1987		Poul Schlüter	Conservative	1984	Schlüter I K-V-CD-Kd
	10 September 1987	3 June 1988				1987	Schlüter II K-V-CD-Kd
	3 June 1988	18 December 1990				1988	Schlüter III K-V-R
	18 December 1990	25 January 1993				1990	Schlüter IV K-V
38	25 January 1993	27 September 1994		Poul Nyrup Rasmussen	Social Democrat	—	P.N. Rasmussen I S-CD-R-Kd
	27 September 1994	30 December 1996				1994	P.N. Rasmussen II S-R-CD
	30 December 1996	23 March 1998				—	P.N. Rasmussen III S-R
	23 March 1998	27 November 2001				1998	P.N. Rasmussen IV S-R
39	27 November 2001	18 February 2005		Anders Fogh Rasmussen	Venstre	2001	A.F. Rasmussen I V-K
	18 February 2005	23 November 2007				2005	A.F. Rasmussen II V-K
	23 November 2007	5 April 2009				2007	A.F. Rasmussen III V-K
40	5 April 2009	3 October 2011		Lars Løkke Rasmussen	Venstre	—	L.L. Rasmussen V-K
41	3 October 2011	Incumbent		Helle Thorning-Schmidt	Social Democrat	2011	Thorning-Schmidt S-R-SF

[edit] Notes

^ Different authorities provide contradictory accounts as to whether the period of Ludvig's occupation of the office in fact overlapped with that of his successor.
^ Carl Edvard Rotwitt died in office. Carl Frederik Blixen-Finecke was Acting Prime Minister 8 February 1860–24 February 1860.
^ Thorvald Stauning died in office. His successor was appointed the following day.
^ ^a ^b On 29 August 1943, the Danish government resigned, refusing to grant further concessions to Nazi Germany. All government operations were assumed by the permanent secretaries of the individual departments, and this arrangement lasted until the Liberation of Denmark on 5 May 1945. Since King Christian X never accepted the resignation of the government, it existed de jure until a new cabinet was formed on 5 May 1945.
^ Hans Hedtoft died in office. His successor was appointed three days later.
^ Hans Christian Hansen died in office. His successor was appointed two days later.

[edit] See also

[edit] References

List of Danish heads of government from the Prime Ministers Office
A similar list from the Danish Foreign Ministry, including the PM's party tag
Lists of Danish governments since 1848
World Statesmen: Denmark (lists all Danish ruling monarchs from 899 on, and non-monarchial heads of government from 1699 on).[[sr:Списак државних министара Краљевине Данске

[0] Different authorities provide contradictory accounts as to whether the period of Ludvig's occupation of the office in fact overlapped with that of his successor.

[1] Carl Edvard Rotwitt died in office. Carl Frederik Blixen-Finecke was Acting Prime Minister 8 February 1860–24 February 1860.

[2] Thorvald Stauning died in office. His successor was appointed the following day.

[August43-3] On 29 August 1943, the Danish government resigned, refusing to grant further concessions to Nazi Germany. All government operations were assumed by the permanent secretaries of the individual departments, and this arrangement lasted until the Liberation of Denmark on 5 May 1945. Since King Christian X never accepted the resignation of the government, it existed de jure until a new cabinet was formed on 5 May 1945.

[4] Hans Hedtoft died in office. His successor was appointed three days later.

[5] Hans Christian Hansen died in office. His successor was appointed two days later.

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List of Prime Ministers of Denmark

Contents

[edit] Name of the office

[edit] List of Grand Chancellors (1699–1730)

[edit] Grand Chancellors under Frederik IV (1699–1730)

[edit] List of Ministers of State (1730–1848)

[edit] State Ministers (1730–1848)

[edit] List of Ministers of State (1848–1855)

[edit] State Ministers under Frederik VII (1848–1863)

[edit] List of Council Presidents (1855–1918)

[edit] Council Presidents under Frederik VII (1848–1863)

[edit] Council Presidents under Christian IX (1863–1906)

[edit] Council Presidents under Frederik VIII (1906–1912)

[edit] Council Presidents under Christian X (1912–1947)

[edit] List of Ministers of State (1918–Present)

[edit] State Ministers under Christian X (1912–1947)

[edit] State Ministers under Frederik IX (1947–1972)

[edit] State Ministers under Margrethe II (1972–Present)

[edit] Notes

[edit] See also

[edit] References

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