Friis government

Friis government
29. Cabinet of the Kingdom of Denmark
Prime Minister	Michael Pedersen Friis
Appointed by	King Christian X.
education	April 5, 1920
The End	May 5, 1920
Duration	0 years and 30 days
predecessor	Government love
successor	Government of Neergaard II
composition
Party (s)	Non-party, social democrats
minister	10/11
representation

The government Friis ( Danish . Regeringen Friis ) under Prime Minister Michael Pedersen Friis was April 5, 1920 to May 5, 1920, the caretaker government of Denmark. The reigning king was Christian X.

The Friis government was the second caretaker government since the end of the Zahle II government and the 29th Danish cabinet since the March Revolution . The cabinet was installed by the king after he dismissed the government he had previously appointed Liebe . The government of Liebe was made up of conservative lawyers who were not politicians. After major protests during the Easter crisis , the king decided to depose them.

cabinet

The new ministerial post of Minister of Social Affairs was introduced. The Friis government was composed of the following ministers:

• Prime Minister and Minister of Defense : MP Friis (1857–1944)
• Foreign Minister : OC Scavenius (1875–1945)
• Finance Minister : AM Koefoed (1867–1940)
• Interior Minister : Henrik Vedel (1867–1932)
• Minister of Justice : FCG Schrøder (1866–1936)
• Education Minister : PJ Pedersen (1870–1962, Social Democrat )
• Church minister : CEA Ammentorp (1862–1947)
• Minister for Public Works : K. Riis-Hansen (1876–1937)
• Minister of Agriculture : OCS Sonne (1859–1941)
• Trade Minister : HP Prior (1866–1936)
• Minister of Social Affairs : Jens Jensen (1859–1928, Social Democrat)

See also

• List of the governments of Denmark

swell

• Statsministeriet: Regeringen Friis .
• Entry on rulers.org about the Danish ministries.