The Prime Minister of Denmark is the head of government of the Kingdom of Denmark and leader of the Cabinet. The Prime Minister is formally appointed by the Monarch, who is head of state.
The first four heads of government were titled (), between 1855 and 1920 the title was (). Since 1920, the title has been ().
Denmark's current prime minister is Mette Frederiksen representing the social democratic party Social Democrats. Mette Frederiksen took office on 27 June 2019, taking over the position from Lars Løkke Rasmussen, representing the liberal party . Frederiksen is also the second female prime minister in the history of the country, after fellow social democratic party colleague Helle Thorning-Schmidt who served from 2011 to 2015.
List of prime ministers (1848–1855) Portrait Name Term of office Party Election Cabinet Monarch Took office Left office Time in office 1 Adam Wilhelm Moltke 22 March 1848 27 January 1852 Independent — Moltke I Frederick VII— Moltke II 1849 — Moltke III — Moltke IV 2 Christian Albrecht Bluhme 27 January 1852 21 April 1853 1852 Bluhme I 1853 3 Anders Sandøe Ørsted 21 April 1853 12 December 1854 Independent — Ørsted 1853 4 Peter Georg Bang 12 December 1854 12 October 1855 Independent 1854 Bang
List of council presidents (1855–1918) Portrait Name Term of office Party Election Cabinet Monarch Took office Left office Time in office (4) Peter Georg Bang 12 October 1855 18 October 1856 Independent 1855 Bang Frederick VII 5 Carl Christoffer Georg Andræ 18 October 1856 13 May 1857 Independent — Andræ 6 Carl Christian Hall 13 May 1857 2 December 1859 National Liberal — Hall I 1858 7 Carl Edvard Rotwitt 2 December 1859 8 February 1860 Bondevennerne — Rotwitt — Carl Frederik Blixen-Finecke 8 February 1860 24 February 1860 Independent — (6) Carl Christian Hall 24 February 1860 31 December 1863 National Liberal — Hall II 1861 Christian IX 8 Ditlev Gothard Monrad 31 December 1863 11 July 1864 National Liberal — Monrad (2) Christian Albrecht Bluhme 11 July 1864 6 November 1865 1864 Bluhme II 9 Christian Emil Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs 6 November 1865 28 May 1870 National Landowners — Frijs 1866 1866 1869 10 Ludvig Holstein-Holsteinborg 28 May 1870 14 July 1874 Centre — Holstein-Holsteinborg 1872 1873 11 Christen Andreas Fonnesbech 14 July 1874 11 June 1875 National Landowners — Fonnesbech 12 Jacob Brønnum Scavenius Estrup 11 June 1875 7 August 1894 National Landowners — Estrup 1876 1879 Højre 1881 1881 1884 1887 1890 1892 13 Tage Reedtz-Thott 7 August 1894 23 May 1897 Højre — Reedtz-Thott 1895 14 Hugo Egmont Hørring 23 May 1897 27 April 1900 Højre — Hørring 1898 15 Hannibal Sehested 27 April 1900 24 July 1901 Højre — Sehested 16 Johan Henrik Deuntzer 24 July 1901 14 January 1905 Venstre Reform 1901 Deuntzer 1903 17 Jens Christian Christensen 14 January 1905 12 October 1908 Venstre Reform — Christensen I Frederik VIII 1906 Christensen II 18 Niels Neergaard 12 October 1908 16 August 1909 Venstre Reform — Neergaard I 19 Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg 16 August 1909 28 October 1909 Venstre Reform 1909 Holstein-Ledreborg 20 Carl Theodor Zahle 28 October 1909 5 July 1910 Social Liberals — Zahle I 21 Klaus Berntsen 5 July 1910 21 June 1913 Venstre 1910 Berntsen Christian X (20) Carl Theodor Zahle 21 June 1913 20 April 1918 Social Liberals 1913 Zahle II
List of prime ministers (1918–present)
Portrait Name Term of office Party Election Cabinet Monarch Took office Left office Time in office (20) Carl Theodor Zahle 21 April 1918 30 March 1920 Social Liberals — Zahle II Christian X 1918 22 Otto Liebe 30 March 1920 5 April 1920 Independent — Liebe 23 Michael Pedersen Friis 5 April 1920 5 May 1920 Independent — Friis (18) Niels Neergaard 5 May 1920 23 April 1924 Venstre 1920 Neergaard II 1920 1920 — Neergaard III 24 Thorvald Stauning 23 April 1924 14 December 1926 Social Democrats 1924 Stauning I 25 Thomas Madsen-Mygdal 14 December 1926 30 April 1929 Venstre 1926 Madsen-Mygdal (24) Thorvald Stauning 30 April 1929 3 May 1942 Social Democrats 1929 Stauning II 1932 1935 Stauning III 1939 Stauning IV — Stauning V — Stauning VI 26 Vilhelm Buhl 4 May 1942 9 November 1942 Social Democrats — Buhl I 27 Erik Scavenius 9 November 1942 29 August 1943 Independent — Scavenius 1943No Danish government (29 August 1943 – 5 May 1945). Office is assumed by the permanent secretary. (26) Vilhelm Buhl 5 May 1945 7 November 1945 Social Democrats — Buhl II 28 Knud Kristensen 7 November 1945 13 November 1947 Venstre 1945 Kristensen Frederik IX 29 Hans Hedtoft 13 November 1947 30 October 1950 Social Democrats 1947 Hedtoft I — Hedtoft II 30 Erik Eriksen 30 October 1950 30 September 1953 Venstre 1950 Eriksen 1953 (29) Hans Hedtoft 30 September 1953 29 January 1955 Social Democrats 1953 Hedtoft III 31 H. C. Hansen 1 February 1955 19 February 1960 Social Democrats — Hansen I 1957 Hansen II 32 Viggo Kampmann 21 February 1960 3 September 1962 Social Democrats — Kampmann I 1960 Kampmann II 33 Jens Otto Krag 3 September 1962 2 February 1968 Social Democrats — Krag I 1964 Krag II 34 Hilmar Baunsgaard 2 February 1968 11 October 1971 Social Liberals 1968 Baunsgaard (33) Jens Otto Krag 11 October 1971 5 October 1972 Social Democrats 1971 Krag III Margrethe II 35 Anker Jørgensen 5 October 1972 19 December 1973 Social Democrats — Jørgensen I 36 Poul Hartling 19 December 1973 13 February 1975 Venstre 1973 Hartling (35) Anker Jørgensen 13 February 1975 10 September 1982 Social Democrats 1975 Jørgensen II 1977 — Jørgensen III 1979 Jørgensen IV 1981 Jørgensen V 37 Poul Schlüter 10 September 1982 25 January 1993 Conservative — Schlüter I 1984 1987 Schlüter II 1988 Schlüter III 1990 Schlüter IV 38 Poul Nyrup Rasmussen 25 January 1993 27 November 2001 Social Democrats — P. N. Rasmussen I 1994 P. N. Rasmussen II — P. N. Rasmussen III 1998 P. N. Rasmussen IV 39 Anders Fogh Rasmussen 27 November 2001 5 April 2009 Venstre 2001 A. F. Rasmussen I 2005 A. F. Rasmussen II 2007 A. F. Rasmussen III 40 Lars Løkke Rasmussen 5 April 2009 3 October 2011 Venstre — L. L. Rasmussen I 41 Helle Thorning-Schmidt 3 October 2011 28 June 2015 Social Democrats 2011 Thorning-Schmidt I — Thorning-Schmidt II (40) Lars Løkke Rasmussen 28 June 2015 27 June 2019 Venstre 2015 L. L. Rasmussen II — L. L. Rasmussen III 42 Mette Frederiksen 27 June 2019 Incumbent Social Democrats 2019 Frederiksen I 2022 Frederiksen II Frederik X 2026 Frederiksen III
Timeline (1848–present) This is a graphical lifespan timeline of prime ministers of Denmark. The prime ministers are listed in order of office, with prime ministers serving multiple premierships listed in order of their first.
Graphical timeline
See also Politics of Denmark List of Danish monarchs List of prime ministers of Finland List of heads of government of Norway List of prime ministers of Sweden
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References
List of Danish heads of government from the Prime Ministers Office
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