Cabinet of Denmark

The Cabinet of Denmark (), officially the Government of the Kingdom of Denmark (), is the national cabinet of the Kingdom of Denmark. It has been the chief executive body and the government of the Danish Realm—Denmark proper together with the Faroe Islands and Greenland — since the ratification of the Constitution of Denmark in 1848.

The Cabinet is led by the Prime Minister. There are around 25 members of the Cabinet, known as "ministers", all of whom are also heads of specific government ministries. The Cabinet has usually been composed of Ministers from two or more parties forming a coalition government. Still, most of these governments have been minority governments, relying on the support of still other parties.

Cabinets are formally appointed by the Monarch. In practice, once a government has stepped down, there is a fixed set of rules for appointing an investigator (most often the future Prime Minister), with the job of trying to form a new government. The Prime Minister will lead the Cabinet by convention. Cabinets are named after the Prime Minister, although they may gain shorthand names (e.g. "VK Cabinet", for the recent Venstre–Conservative cabinet).

As of 15 December 2022, the Prime Minister is Mette Frederiksen, leading a coalition government led by the Social Democratic Party with Venstre and the Moderates. It relies on parliamentary support from the Faroe Islands-based and Greelandic parties.

List of Cabinets Below is a list of all Cabinets since 1848. No. Cabinet From To Time in officePartiesSupporting parties Popular name1 Moltke I Cabinet 22 March 1848 16 November 1848 Ministers outside the partiesNational VenstreBondevennerne March Cabinet2 Moltke II Cabinet 16 November 1848 13 July 1851 Ministers outside the partiesNational Venstre November Cabinet3 13 July 1851 18 October 1851 — July Cabinet4 18 October 1851 27 January 1852 — October Cabinet5 27 January 1852 21 April 1853 — January Cabinet6 21 April 1853 12 December 1854 — —7 12 December 1854 18 October 1856 — —8 18 October 1856 13 May 1857 — —9 13 May 1857 2 December 1859 — —10 2 December 1859 24 February 1860 — —11 24 February 1860 31 December 1863 — —12 Monrad Cabinet 31 December 1863 11 July 1864 — —13 11 July 1864 6 November 1865 — —14 Frijs Cabinet 6 November 1865 28 May 1870 — —15 28 May 1870 14 July 1874 — —16 14 July 1874 11 June 1875 — —17 Estrup Cabinet 11 June 1875 7 August 1894 Højre —18 Reedtz-Thott Cabinet 7 August 1894 23 May 1897 Højre —19 Hørring Cabinet 23 May 1897 27 April 1900 Højre —20 Sehested Cabinet 27 April 1900 24 July 1901 Højre —21 Deuntzer Cabinet 24 July 1901 14 January 1905 Venstre —22 14 January 1905 24 July 1908 Venstre —23 Christensen II Cabinet 24 July 1908 12 October 1908 Venstre —24 12 October 1908 16 August 1909 Venstre —25 16 August 1909 28 October 1909 Venstre —26 28 October 1909 5 July 1910 Social Liberal Party Social Democrats —27 5 July 1910 21 June 1913 Venstre —28 Zahle II Cabinet 21 June 1913 30 March 1920 Social Liberal Party Social Democrats —29 Liebe Cabinet 30 March 1920 5 April 1920 Caretaker cabinet —30 Friis Cabinet 5 April 1920 5 May 1920 Caretaker cabinet —31 5 May 1920 9 October 1922 Venstre —32 9 October 1922 23 April 1924 Venstre —33 Stauning I Cabinet 23 April 1924 14 December 1926 Social Democrats —34 14 December 1926 30 April 1929 Venstre Conservative People's Party —35 Stauning II Cabinet 30 April 1929 4 November 1935 Social Democrats Social Liberal Party Cabinet of Stauning-Munch36 Stauning III Cabinet 4 November 1935 15 September 1939 Social Democrats Social Liberal Party —37 15 September 1939 10 April 1940 Social Democrats Social Liberal Party —38 10 April 1940 8 July 1940 Social Democrats Social Liberal Party —39 Stauning VI Cabinet 8 July 1940 4 May 1942 Unity government —40 Buhl I Cabinet 4 May 1942 9 November 1942 Unity government —41 Scavenius Cabinet 9 November 1942 5 May 1945 Unity government —42 Buhl II Cabinet 5 May 1945 7 November 1945 Unity government Liberation Cabinet43 Kristensen Cabinet 7 November 1945 13 November 1947 Venstre The Conservative People's Party —44 13 November 1947 16 September 1950 Social Democrats —45 16 September 1950 30 October 1950 Social Democrats —46 30 October 1950 30 September 1953 Venstre Conservative People's Party —47 30 September 1953 1 February 1955 Social Democrats —48 1 February 1955 28 May 1957 Social Democrats —49 28 May 1957 21 February 1960 Social Democrats Social Liberal Party Justice Party Triangle Cabinet (Trekantregeringen)50 21 February 1960 18 November 1960 Social Democrats Social Liberal Party Justice Party Triangle Cabinet (Trekantregeringen)51 18 November 1960 3 September 1962 Social Democrats Social Liberal Party SR Cabinet52 3 September 1962 29 September 1964 Social Democrats Social Liberal Party SR Cabinet53 29 September 1964 2 February 1968 Social Democrats Social Liberal Party (1964–1966) Green Left S Cabinet54 2 February 1968 11 October 1971 Social Liberal Party Conservative People's Party Venstre Majority government VKR Cabinet55 11 October 1971 5 October 1972 Social Democrats Green Left S Cabinet56 5 October 1972 19 December 1973 Social Democrats Green Left S Cabinet57 Hartling Cabinet 19 December 1973 13 February 1975 Venstre Social Liberal Party The Conservative People's Party Centre Democrats Christian People's Party The narrow Venstre Cabinet (den smalle Venstre-regering)58 13 February 1975 30 August 1978 Social Democrats Green Left S Cabinet59 30 August 1978 26 October 1979 Social Democrats Venstre Majority government SV Cabinet60 26 October 1979 30 December 1981 Social Democrats Green Left S Cabinet61 30 December 1981 10 September 1982 Social Democrats Green Left S Cabinet62 Schlüter I Cabinet 10 September 1982 8 September 1987 Venstre Progress Party Social Liberal Party Four-leaf clover Cabinet (Firkløverregeringen)63 10 September 1987 3 March 1988 Conservative People's Party Venstre Centre Democrats Christian Democrats Progress Party Social Liberal Party Four-leaf clover Cabinet (Firkløverregeringen)64 2 June 1988 11 December 1990 Conservative People's Party Venstre Social Liberal Party Progress Party Centre Democrats Christian People's Party KVR Cabinet65 17 December 1990 23 January 1993 Conservative People's Party Venstre Progress Party Centre Democrats Social Liberal Party Christian People's Party KV Cabinet66 P.N. Rasmussen I Cabinet 25 January 1993 27 September 1994 Social Democrats Centre Democrats Social Liberal Party Christian Democrats Majority government Red clover Cabinet (Rødkløverregeringen)67 P.N. Rasmussen II Cabinet 27 September 1994 30 December 1996 Social Democrats Social Liberal Party Centre Democrats Green Left —68 P.N. Rasmussen III Cabinet 30 December 1996 23 March 1998 Social Democrats Social Liberal Party Red-Green Alliance Green Left SR Cabinet69 P.N. Rasmussen IV Cabinet 23 March 1998 27 November 2001 Social Democrats Social Liberal Party Green Left SR Cabinet70 A.F. Rasmussen I Cabinet 27 November 2001 18 February 2005 Venstre Conservative People's Party Danish People's Party VK Cabinet71 A.F. Rasmussen II Cabinet 18 February 2005 23 November 2007 Venstre Conservative People's Party Danish People's Party VK Cabinet72 A.F. Rasmussen III Cabinet 23 November 2007 5 April 2009 Venstre Conservative People's Party Danish People's Party VK Cabinet73 L.L. Rasmussen I Cabinet 5 April 2009 3 October 2011 Venstre Conservative People's Party Danish People's Party VK Cabinet74 Thorning-Schmidt I Cabinet 3 October 2011 3 February 2014 Social Democrats Social Liberal Party Green LeftRed-Green Alliance SRSF Cabinet75 Thorning-Schmidt II Cabinet 3 February 2014 28 June 2015 Social Democrats Social Liberal Party Red-Green Alliance SR Cabinet76 L.L. Rasmussen II Cabinet 28 June 2015 28 November 2016 Venstre Danish people's Party Liberal Alliance Conservative People's Party V Cabinet77 L.L. Rasmussen III Cabinet 28 November 2016 27 June 2019 Venstre Liberal Alliance Conservative People's Party Danish People's Party VLAK Cabinet, Shamrock Cabinet78 Frederiksen I Cabinet 27 June 2019 15 December 2022 Social Democrats Social Liberal Party Green Left Red-Green Alliance S Cabinet79 Frederiksen II Cabinet 15 December 2022 3 June 2026 Social Democrats Venstre Moderates Majority government SVM Cabinet80 Frederiksen III Cabinet 3 June 2026 - Social Democrats Green Left Moderates Social Liberal PartyRed-Green Alliance The Alternative Four-leaf clover Cabinet (Firkløverregeringen)

Cabinet of Denmark

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