List of heads of government of Denmark

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.

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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 {{#invoke:Lang|lang}}. Frederiksen is also the second female prime minister in the history of the country, after fellow socialist party colleague Helle Thorning-Schmidt who served from 2011 to 2015.

List of prime ministers (1848–1855)

Template:Abbr	Portrait	Name Template:Small	Term of office			Party		Election	Cabinet Template:Small	Monarch Template:Small
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
1	File:Adam Wilhelm Moltke.jpg	Adam Wilhelm Moltke Template:Small	22 March 1848	27 January 1852	Template:Ayd	rowspan="5" style="background:Template:Party color;" |	Independent	—	Moltke I Template:Small	Frederick VII Template:Small
						—		Moltke II Template:Small
						1849
						—		Moltke III Template:Small
						—		Moltke IV Template:Small
2	File:Christian Albrecht Bluhme by HP Hansen.jpg	Christian Albrecht Bluhme Template:Small	27 January 1852	21 April 1853	Template:Ayd	rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color;" |	Template:Ill	1852	Bluhme I Template:Small
						[[February 1853 Danish Folketing election|Template:Smaller 1853]]
3	File:AS Ørsted.jpg	Anders Sandøe Ørsted Template:Small	21 April 1853	12 December 1854	Template:Ayd	rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color;" |	Independent	—	Ørsted Template:Small
						[[May 1853 Danish Folketing election|Template:Smaller 1853]]
4	File:Bang PG.jpg	Peter Georg Bang Template:Small	12 December 1854	12 October 1855	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color;" |	Independent	1854	Bang Template:Small

List of council presidents (1855–1918)

Template:Abbr	Portrait	Name Template:Small	Term of office			Party		Election	Cabinet Template:Small	Monarch Template:Small
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
(4)	File:Bang PG.jpg	Peter Georg Bang Template:Small	12 October 1855	18 October 1856	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color;" |	Independent	1855	Bang Template:Small	Frederick VII Template:Small
5	File:Carl Christopher Georg Andræ by Hansen, Schou & Weller.jpg	Carl Christoffer Georg Andræ Template:Small	18 October 1856	13 May 1857	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color;" |	Bondevennerne	—	Andræ Template:Small
6	File:Carl Christian Hall.jpg	Carl Christian Hall Template:Small	13 May 1857	2 December 1859	Template:Ayd	rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color;" |	National Liberal	—	Hall I Template:Small
						1858
7	File:Carl Eduard Rotwitt.jpg	Carl Edvard Rotwitt Template:Small	2 December 1859	8 February 1860Template:Natural Causes	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color;" |	Bondevennerne	—	Rotwitt Template:Small
—	File:Carl Fredrik Axel Bror vonBlixen-Finecke SPA.jpg	Carl Frederik Blixen-Finecke Template:Small	8 February 1860	24 February 1860	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color;" |	Independent	—
(6)	File:Carl Christian Hall.jpg	Carl Christian Hall Template:Small	24 February 1860	31 December 1863	Template:Ayd	rowspan="3" style="background:Template:Party color;" |	National Liberal	—	Hall II Template:Small
						1861
								Christian IX Template:Small
8	File:D G Monrad.jpg	Ditlev Gothard Monrad Template:Small	31 December 1863	11 July 1864	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color;" |	National Liberal		—	Monrad Template:Small
(2)	File:Bluhme.jpg	Christian Albrecht Bluhme Template:Small	11 July 1864	6 November 1865	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color;" |	Template:Ill		1864	Bluhme II Template:Small
9	File:K V Frijs.jpg	Christian Emil Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs Template:Small	6 November 1865	28 May 1870	Template:Ayd	rowspan="4" style="background:Template:Party color;" |	National Landowners		—	Frijs Template:Small
						[[June 1866 Danish Folketing election|Template:Smaller 1866]]
						[[October 1866 Danish Folketing election|Template:Smaller 1866]]
						1869
10	File:HolsteinHolsteinborg.jpg	Ludvig Holstein-Holsteinborg Template:Small	28 May 1870	14 July 1874	Template:Ayd	rowspan="3" style="background:Template:Party color;" |	Centre		—	Holstein-Holsteinborg Template:Small
						1872
						1873
11	File:Fonnesbech.jpg	Christen Andreas Fonnesbech Template:Small	14 July 1874	11 June 1875	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color;" |	National Landowners		—	Fonnesbech Template:Small
12	File:J. B. S. Estrup by Elfelt.jpg	Jacob Brønnum Scavenius Estrup Template:Small	11 June 1875	7 August 1894	Template:Ayd	rowspan="3" style="background:Template:Party color;" |	National Landowners		—	Estrup Template:Small
						1876
						1879
						rowspan="6" style="background:Template:Party color;" |	Højre		[[May 1881 Danish Folketing election|Template:Smaller 1881]]
						[[July 1881 Danish Folketing election|Template:Smaller 1881]]
						1884
						1887
						1890
						1892
13	File:Reedtz-ThottTage.jpg	Tage Reedtz-Thott Template:Small	7 August 1894	23 May 1897	Template:Ayd	rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color;" |	Højre		—	Reedtz-Thott Template:Small
						1895
14	File:Hørring HE.jpg	Hugo Egmont Hørring Template:Small	23 May 1897	27 April 1900	Template:Ayd	rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color;" |	Højre		—	Hørring Template:Small
						1898
15	File:Hannibal Sehested 1900.jpg	Hannibal Sehested Template:Small	27 April 1900	24 July 1901	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color;" |	Højre		—	Sehested Template:Small
16	File:J. H. Deuntzer by Elfelt.jpg	Johan Henrik Deuntzer Template:Small	24 July 1901	14 January 1905	Template:Ayd	rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color;" |	Venstre Reform		1901	Deuntzer Template:Small
						1903
17	File:Jens Christian Christensen.png	Jens Christian Christensen Template:Small	14 January 1905	12 October 1908	Template:Ayd	rowspan="3"style="background:Template:Party color;" |	Venstre Reform		—	Christensen I Template:Small
						Frederik VIII Template:Small
								1906	Christensen II Template:Small
18	File:Niels Thomasius Neergaard.jpg	Niels Neergaard Template:Small	12 October 1908	16 August 1909	Template:Ayd		style="background:Template:Party color;" |	Venstre Reform	—	Neergaard I Template:Small
19	File:Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg by Peter Elfelt.jpg	Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg Template:Small	16 August 1909	28 October 1909	Template:Ayd		style="background:Template:Party color;" |	Venstre Reform	1909	Holstein-Ledreborg Template:Small
20	File:Ke019053.jpg	Carl Theodor Zahle Template:Small	28 October 1909	5 July 1910	Template:Ayd		style="background:Template:Party color;" |	Social Liberals	—	Zahle I Template:Small
21	File:Klaus Berntsen by Peter Elfelt 1914.jpg	Klaus Berntsen Template:Small	5 July 1910	21 June 1913	Template:Ayd		rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color;" |	Venstre	1910	Berntsen Template:Small
						Christian X Template:Small
(20)	File:Ke019059.jpg	Carl Theodor Zahle Template:Small	21 June 1913	20 April 1918	Template:Ayd		style="background:Template:Party color;" |	Social Liberals	1913	Zahle II Template:Small

List of prime ministers (1918–present)

Template:Abbr	Portrait	Name Template:Small	Term of office			Party		Election	Cabinet Template:Small	Monarch Template:Small
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
(20)	File:Zahle.jpg	Carl Theodor Zahle Template:Small	21 April 1918	30 March 1920	Template:Ayd	rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color;" |	Social Liberals	—	Zahle II Template:Small	Christian X Template:Small
						1918
22	File:OttoLiebe.jpg	Otto Liebe Template:Small	30 March 1920	5 April 1920	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color;" |	Independent	—	Liebe Template:Small
23	File:Michael Pedersen Friis.jpg	Michael Pedersen Friis Template:Small	5 April 1920	5 May 1920	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color;" |	Independent	—	Friis Template:Small
(18)	File:Niels Neergaard by Peter Elfelt.jpg	Niels Neergaard Template:Small	5 May 1920	23 April 1924	Template:Ayd	rowspan="4" style="background:Template:Party color;" |	Venstre	[[April 1920 Danish Folketing election|Template:Smaller 1920]]	Neergaard II Template:Small
						[[July 1920 Danish Folketing election|Template:Smaller 1920]]
						[[September 1920 Danish Folketing election|Template:Smaller 1920]]
						—		Neergaard III Template:Small
24	File:Stauning i1920-erne.jpg	Thorvald Stauning Template:Small	23 April 1924	14 December 1926	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color;" |	Social Democrats	1924	Stauning I Template:Small
25	File:MadsenMygdal.jpg	Thomas Madsen-Mygdal Template:Small	14 December 1926	30 April 1929	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color;" |	Venstre	1926	Madsen-Mygdal Template:Small
(24)	File:Thorvald Stauning - Elfelt.jpg	Thorvald Stauning Template:Small	30 April 1929	3 May 1942Template:Natural Causes	Template:Ayd	rowspan="6" style="background:Template:Party color;" |	Social Democrats	1929	Stauning II Template:Small
						1932
						1935		Stauning III Template:Small
						1939		Stauning IV Template:Small
						—		Stauning V Template:Small
						—		Stauning VI Template:Small
26	File:Vilhelm Buhl.jpg	Vilhelm Buhl Template:Small	4 May 1942	9 November 1942	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color;" |	Social Democrats	—	Buhl I Template:Small
27	File:Erik Scavenius 1 (cropped).jpg	Erik Scavenius Template:Small	9 November 1942	29 August 1943	Template:Ayd	rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color;" |	Independent	—	Scavenius Template:Small
						1943
No Danish government (29 August 1943 – 5 May 1945).Template:Efn Office is assumed by the permanent secretary.
(26)	File:Buhl vilhelm.jpg	Vilhelm Buhl Template:Small	5 May 1945	7 November 1945	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color;" |	Social Democrats	—	Buhl II Template:Small
28	File:Knud-kristensen.jpg	Knud Kristensen Template:Small	7 November 1945	13 November 1947	Template:Ayd	rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color;" |	Venstre	1945	Kristensen Template:Small
						Frederik IX Template:Small
29	File:Hans hedtoft.jpg	Hans Hedtoft Template:Small	13 November 1947	30 October 1950	Template:Ayd		rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color;" |	Social Democrats	1947	Hedtoft I Template:Small
							—		Hedtoft II Template:Small
30	File:Erik Eriksen.jpg	Erik Eriksen Template:Small	30 October 1950	30 September 1953	Template:Ayd		rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color;" |	Venstre	1950	Eriksen Template:Small
							[[1953 Danish Folketing election|Template:Smaller 1953]]
(29)	File:Hans Hedtoft achter zijn bureau op het ministerie, Bestanddeelnr 252-8965 (cropped).jpg	Hans Hedtoft Template:Small	30 September 1953	29 January 1955Template:Natural Causes	Template:Ayd		style="background:Template:Party color;" |	Social Democrats	[[1953 Danish general election|Template:Smaller 1953]]	Hedtoft III Template:Small
31	File:Hans Christian Svane Hansen.jpg	H. C. Hansen Template:Small	1 February 1955	19 February 1960Template:Natural Causes	Template:Ayd		rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color;" |	Social Democrats	—	Hansen I Template:Small
							1957		Hansen II Template:Small
32	File:Viggo Kampmann.jpg	Viggo Kampmann Template:Small	21 February 1960	3 September 1962	Template:Ayd		rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color;" |	Social Democrats	—	Kampmann I Template:Small
							1960		Kampmann II Template:Small
33	File:Jens Otto Krag 01.jpg	Jens Otto Krag Template:Small	3 September 1962	2 February 1968	Template:Ayd		rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color;" |	Social Democrats	—	Krag I Template:Small
							1964		Krag II Template:Small
34	File:Hilmar Baunsgaard.PNG	Hilmar Baunsgaard Template:Small	2 February 1968	11 October 1971	Template:Ayd		style="background:Template:Party color;" |	Social Liberals	1968	Baunsgaard Template:Small
(33)	File:Jens Otto Krag 01.jpg	Jens Otto Krag Template:Small	11 October 1971	5 October 1972	Template:Ayd		rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color;" |	Social Democrats	1971	Krag III Template:Small
						Margrethe II Template:Small
35	File:Anker Jørgensen (1975).jpg	Anker Jørgensen Template:Small	5 October 1972	19 December 1973	Template:Ayd		style="background:Template:Party color;" |	Social Democrats	—	Jørgensen I Template:Small
36	File:Poul Hartling.jpg	Poul Hartling Template:Small	19 December 1973	13 February 1975	Template:Ayd		style="background:Template:Party color;" |	Venstre	1973	Hartling Template:Small
(35)	File:Anker ingrid 1990 (cropped).jpg	Anker Jørgensen Template:Small	13 February 1975	10 September 1982	Template:Ayd		rowspan="5" style="background:Template:Party color;" |	Social Democrats	1975	Jørgensen II Template:Small
							1977
							—		Jørgensen III Template:Small
							1979		Jørgensen IV Template:Small
							1981		Jørgensen V Template:Small
37	File:Poul Schluter portrait 2005.jpg	Poul Schlüter Template:Small	10 September 1982	25 January 1993	Template:Ayd		rowspan="5" style="background:Template:Party color;" |	Conservative	—	Schlüter I Template:Small
							1984
							1987		Schlüter II Template:Small
							1988		Schlüter III Template:Small
							1990		Schlüter IV Template:Small
38	File:Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, Danmarks tidigare statsminister, numera EU-parlamentariker.jpg	Poul Nyrup Rasmussen Template:Small	25 January 1993	27 November 2001	Template:Ayd		rowspan="4" style="background:Template:Party color;" |	Social Democrats	—	P. N. Rasmussen I Template:Small
							1994		P. N. Rasmussen II Template:Small
							—		P. N. Rasmussen III Template:Small
							1998		P. N. Rasmussen IV Template:Small
39	File:Former Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen at the Nordic Council Session in Helsinki 2008-10-28.jpg	Anders Fogh Rasmussen Template:Small	27 November 2001	5 April 2009	Template:Ayd		rowspan="3" style="background:Template:Party color;" |	Venstre	2001	A. F. Rasmussen I Template:Small
							2005		A. F. Rasmussen II Template:Small
							2007		A. F. Rasmussen III Template:Small
40	File:Lars Løkke Rasmussen (2009).jpg	Lars Løkke Rasmussen Template:Small	5 April 2009	3 October 2011	Template:Ayd		style="background:Template:Party color;" |	Venstre	—	L. L. Rasmussen I Template:Small
41	File:Thorning-Schmidt.jpg	Helle Thorning-Schmidt Template:Small	3 October 2011	28 June 2015	Template:Ayd		rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color;" |	Social Democrats	2011	Thorning-Schmidt I Template:Small
							—		Thorning-Schmidt II Template:Small
(40)	File:Lars Løkke Rasmussen - 2018 (MUS6631) (cropped).jpg	Lars Løkke Rasmussen Template:Small	28 June 2015	27 June 2019	Template:Ayd		rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color;" |	Venstre	2015	L. L. Rasmussen II Template:Small
							—		L. L. Rasmussen III Template:Small
42	File:Mette Frederiksen Kööpenhaminassa 4.5.2022 (52049397038) (cropped).jpg	Mette Frederiksen Template:Small	27 June 2019	Incumbent	Template:Ayd		rowspan="3" style="background:Template:Party color;" |	Social Democrats	2019	Frederiksen I Template:Small
							2022		Frederiksen II Template:Small
						Frederik X Template:Small

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.

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   from:1785 till:1848 shift:(-0,$dy) textcolor:NAME text:Adam Wilhelm Moltke
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   from:1812 till:1856 shift:(-0,$dy) textcolor:NAME text:Carl Christoffer Georg Andræ
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   from:1812 till:1859 shift:(-0,$dy) textcolor:NAME text:Carl Edvard Rotwitt
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   from:1817 till:1865 shift:(-0,$dy) textcolor:NAME text:Christian Emil Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs
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   from:1845 till:1901 shift:(-0,$dy) textcolor:NAME text:Johan Henrik Deuntzer
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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

References

• List of Danish heads of government from the Prime Ministers Office