List of Danish heads of government
Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Denmark | |
Seal of the State Chancellery | |
Acting Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen |
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Official seat | Marienborg |
Term of office | indefinite (re-election possible) |
Creation of office | March 22, 1848 |
Appointment by | Queen of Denmark |
Appointment on | June 27, 2019 |
Salutation | Ekscellence (excellence) |
website | www.stm.dk |
Denmark has been a constitutional monarchy since 1849 . The Danish head of government was named Prime Minister between 1848 and 1855 and then Konseilspræsident ('Council President') until 1918 . Since then he has had the title of State Minister (literally Minister of State, in German usually translated as 'Minister President'). From 1901 the parliamentary majority principle applies to the formation of a government; The Love and Friis 1920 cabinets are an exception.
The current head of government has been Mette Frederiksen from the Social Democrats since June 27, 2019 . Previously, the same party, Helle Thorning-Schmidt, was the first woman in this position before Lars Løkke Rasmussen from Venstre replaced her.
List of Danish heads of government
No. | Taking office | End of office | prime minister | Born | Died | portrait |
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1 | 22 Mar 1848 | Jan. 27, 1852 |
Adam Wilhelm Moltke |
25 Aug 1785 | Feb 15, 1864 | |
2 | Jan. 27, 1852 | Apr 21, 1853 | Christian Albrecht Bluhme | Dec. 27, 1794 | Dec 10, 1866 | |
3 | Apr 21, 1853 | Dec 12, 1854 | Sandøe Ørsted is different | Dec 21, 1778 | May 1, 1860 | |
4th | Dec 12, 1854 | Oct 18, 1856 | Peter Georg Bang | Oct 7, 1797 | Apr 2, 1861 | |
No. | Taking office | End of office | President of the Council | Born | Died | portrait |
5 | Oct 18, 1856 | May 13, 1857 | Carl Christoffer Georg Andræ | Oct 14, 1812 | Feb. 2, 1893 | |
6th | May 13, 1857 | Dec. 2, 1859 | Carl Christian Hall | 25 Feb 1812 | Aug 14, 1888 | |
7th | Dec. 2, 1859 | Feb 8, 1860 | Carl Eduard Rotwitt | March 12 1812 | Feb 8, 1860 | |
(6) | Feb. 24, 1860 | Dec. 24, 1863 | Carl Christian Hall | 25 Feb 1812 | Aug 14, 1888 | |
8th | Dec 31, 1863 | July 11, 1864 |
Ditlev Gothard Monrad |
Nov 24, 1811 | 28 Mar 1887 | |
(2) | July 11, 1864 | Nov 6, 1865 | Christian Albrecht Bluhme | Dec. 27, 1794 | Dec 10, 1866 | |
9 | Nov 6, 1865 | May 28, 1870 | Christian Emil Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs | Dec. 8, 1817 | Oct 12, 1896 | |
10 | May 28, 1870 | July 14, 1874 | Ludvig Holstein-Holsteinborg | July 18, 1815 | Apr 28, 1892 | |
11 | July 14, 1874 | June 11, 1875 | Christians Andreas Fonnesbech | July 7, 1817 | May 17, 1880 | |
12 | June 11, 1875 | 7 Aug 1894 | Jacob Brønnum Scavenius Estrup | Apr 6, 1825 | December 24, 1913 | |
13 | 7 Aug 1894 | May 23, 1897 | Days Reedtz-Thott | 13 Mar 1839 | Nov 27, 1923 | |
14th | May 23, 1897 | Apr. 27, 1900 | Hugo Egmont Hørring | 17 Aug 1842 | Feb 13, 1909 | |
15th | Apr. 27, 1900 | July 24, 1901 | Hannibal Sehested | Nov 16, 1842 | 19 Sep 1924 | |
16 | July 24, 1901 | Jan 15, 1905 | Johan Henrik Deuntzer | May 20, 1845 | Nov 16, 1918 | |
17th | Jan. 14, 1905 | Oct 11, 1908 | Jens Christian Christensen (V) | Nov 21, 1856 | Dec. 19, 1930 | |
18th | Oct 12, 1908 | 16 Aug 1909 | Niels Neergaard (V) | June 27, 1854 | Sep 2 1936 | |
19th | 16 Aug 1909 | Oct 28, 1909 | Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg (V) | June 10, 1839 | 1st Mar 1912 | |
20th | Oct 28, 1909 | July 5, 1910 | Carl Theodor Zahle (RV) | Jan. 19, 1866 | Feb 3, 1946 | |
21st | July 5, 1910 | June 13, 1913 | Klaus Berntsen (V) | June 12, 1844 | 27 Mar 1927 | |
(20) | June 21, 1913 | April 20, 1918 | Carl Theodor Zahle (RV) | Jan. 19, 1866 | Feb 3, 1946 | |
No. | Taking office | End of office | Prime Minister | Born | Died | portrait |
(20) | Apr 21, 1918 | 29 Mar 1920 | Carl Theodor Zahle (RV) | Jan. 19, 1866 | Feb 3, 1946 | |
22nd | 30th Mar 1920 | Apr 4, 1920 | Otto love | May 24, 1860 | 21 Mar 1929 | |
23 | Apr 5, 1920 | May 5, 1920 | Michael Pedersen Friis | Oct. 22, 1857 | Apr 24, 1944 | |
(18) | May 5, 1920 | Apr 23, 1924 | Niels Neergaard (V) | June 27, 1854 | Sep 2 1936 | |
24 | Apr 23, 1924 | Dec 14, 1926 | Thorvald Stauning (S) | Oct. 26, 1873 | May 3, 1942 | |
25th | Dec 14, 1926 | Apr 28, 1929 | Thomas Madsen-Mygdal (V) | Dec. 24, 1876 | Feb 23, 1943 | |
(24) | Apr 30, 1929 | May 3, 1942 | Thorvald Stauning (S) | Oct. 26, 1873 | May 3, 1942 | |
26th | May 4, 1942 | Nov 9, 1942 | Vilhelm Buhl (S) | Oct 16, 1881 | Dec 18, 1954 | |
27 | Nov 9, 1942 | May 5, 1945 |
Erik Scavenius (RV) de facto no longer in office as of August 29, 1943 |
July 13, 1877 | Nov 29, 1962 | |
(26) | May 5, 1945 | Nov 7, 1945 | Vilhelm Buhl (S) | Oct 16, 1881 | Dec 18, 1954 | |
28 | Nov 7, 1945 | Nov 13, 1947 | Knud Kristensen (V) | Oct 26, 1880 | 28 Sep 1962 | |
29 | Nov 13, 1947 | Oct. 30, 1950 | Hans Hedtoft (S) | Apr 21, 1903 | Jan. 29, 1955 | |
30th | Oct. 30, 1950 | Sep 30 1953 | Erik Eriksen (V) | Nov 20, 1902 | Oct 7, 1972 | |
(29) | Sep 30 1953 | Jan. 29, 1955 | Hans Hedtoft (S) | Apr 21, 1903 | Jan. 29, 1955 | |
31 | Feb. 1, 1955 | Feb. 19, 1960 | Hans Christian Svane Hansen (S) | Nov 8, 1906 | Feb. 19, 1960 | |
32 | Feb 21, 1960 | 3rd Sep 1962 | Viggo Kampmann (S) | July 21, 1910 | 3rd June 1976 | |
33 | 3rd Sep 1962 | Feb. 2, 1968 | Jens Otto Krag (S) | Sep 15 1914 | June 22, 1978 | |
34 | Feb. 2, 1968 | Oct 11, 1971 | Hilmar Baunsgaard (RV) | Feb. 26, 1920 | June 20, 1989 | |
(33) | Oct 11, 1971 | Oct 5, 1972 | Jens Otto Krag (S) | Sep 15 1914 | June 22, 1978 | |
35 | Oct 5, 1972 | 19 Dec 1973 | Anchor Jørgensen (S) | July 13, 1922 | 20 Mar 2016 | |
36 | 19 Dec 1973 | Feb 13, 1975 | Poul Hartling (V) | Aug 14, 1914 | Apr 30, 2000 | |
(35) | Feb 13, 1975 | Sep 10 1982 | Anchor Jørgensen (S) | July 13, 1922 | 20 Mar 2016 | |
37 | Sep 10 1982 | Jan 25, 1993 | Poul Schlueter (K) | Apr 3, 1929 | ||
38 | Jan 25, 1993 | Nov 27, 2001 |
Poul Nyrup Rasmussen (S) See also: Government Poul Nyrup Rasmussen I Government Poul Nyrup Rasmussen II Government Poul Nyrup Rasmussen III Government Poul Nyrup Rasmussen IV |
June 15, 1943 | ||
39 | Nov 27, 2001 | Apr 5, 2009 |
Anders Fogh Rasmussen (V) See also: Government Anders Fogh Rasmussen I Government Anders Fogh Rasmussen II Government Anders Fogh Rasmussen III |
Jan. 26, 1953 | ||
40 | Apr 5, 2009 | Oct 3, 2011 |
Lars Løkke Rasmussen (V) See also: Government Lars Løkke Rasmussen I |
May 15, 1964 | ||
41 | Oct 3, 2011 | June 28, 2015 |
Helle Thorning-Schmidt (S) See also: Government Helle Thorning-Schmidt I Government Helle Thorning-Schmidt II |
Dec 14, 1966 | ||
(40) | June 28, 2015 | June 27, 2019 |
Lars Løkke Rasmussen (V) See also: Government Lars Løkke Rasmussen II Government Lars Løkke Rasmussen III |
May 15, 1964 | ||
42 | June 27, 2019 |
Mette Frederiksen (S) See also: Government of Frederiksen |
Nov 19, 1977 |
Note: The party abbreviations used in Denmark denote social democrats (S), left-liberal Det Radikalische Venstre (RV), conservatives (K) and right-wing liberal Venstre (V).