| 1848 |
A.W. Moltke (civil servant government with participation of national liberals) |
| 1848-1851 |
A.W. Moltke (civil servant government with participation of conservatives and national liberals) |
| 1851-1852 |
A.W. Moltke (civil servant government with participation of conservatives) |
| 1852-1853 |
C.A. Bluhme (conservatives) |
| 1853-1854 |
A.S. Ørsted (conservatives) |
| 1854-1856 |
P.G. Bang (conservatives and national liberals) |
| 1857-1859 |
C.C. Hall (national liberals and conservatives) |
| 1859-1860 |
C.E. Rotwitt (Farmers' Friends and national liberals) |
| 1860-1863 |
C.C. Hall (predominantly national liberals) |
| 1863-1864 |
D.G. Monrad (national liberals) |
| 1864-1865 |
C.A. Bluhme (conservatives) |
| 1865-1870 |
C.E. Frijs (conservatives) |
| 1870-1874 |
Ludvig Holstein-Holsteinborg (conservatives and national liberals) |
| 1874-1875 |
C.A. Fonnesbech (conservatives and national liberals) |
| 1875-1894 |
J.B.S. Estrup (Right) |
| 1894-1897 |
Tage Reedtz-Thott (Right) |
| 1897-1900 |
Hugo Hørring (Right) |
| 1900-1901 |
Hannibal Sehested (Right) |
| 1901-1905 |
J.H. Deuntzer (Left Reform Party) |
| 1905-1908 |
J.C. Christensen (V) |
| 1908-1909 |
Niels Neergaard (V) |
| 1909 |
Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg (V) |
| 1909-1910 |
C.Th. Zahle (B) |
| 1910-1913 |
Klaus Berntsen (V) |
| 1913-1920 |
C.Th. Zahle (B) |
| 1920 |
Otto Liebe (caretaker government) |
| 1920 |
M.P. Friis (caretaker government) |
| 1920-1924 |
Niels Neergaard (V) |
| 1924-1926 |
Thorvald Stauning (A) |
| 1926-1929 |
Thomas Madsen-Mygdal (V) |
| 1929-1940 |
Thorvald Stauning (A, B) |
| 1940-1942 |
Thorvald Stauning (national government) |
| 1942 |
Vilhelm Buhl (national government) |
| 1942-1943 |
Erik Scavenius (national government) |
| 1943-1945 |
(government by heads of civil service departments) |
| 1945 |
Vilhelm Buhl (national government) |
| 1945-1947 |
Knud Kristensen (V) |
| 1947-1950 |
Hans Hedtoft (A) |
| 1950-1953 |
Erik Eriksen (V, C) |
| 1953-1955 |
Hans Hedtoft (A) |
| 1955-1957 |
H.C.Hansen (A) |
| 1957-1960 |
H.C.Hansen (A, B, E) |
| 1960 |
Viggo Kampmann (A, B, E) |
| 1960-1962 |
Viggo Kampmann (A, B) |
| 1962-1964 |
Jens Otto Krag (A, B) |
| 1964-1968 |
Jens Otto Krag (A) |
| 1968-1971 |
Hilmar Baunsgaard (B, C, V) |
| 1971-1972 |
Jens Otto Krag (A) |
| 1972-1973 |
Anker Jørgensen (A) |
| 1973-1975 |
Poul Hartling (V) |
| 1975-1978 |
Anker Jørgensen (A) |
| 1978-1979 |
Anker Jørgensen (A, V) |
| 1979-1982 |
Anker Jørgensen (A) |
| 1982-1988 |
Poul Schlüter (C, V, D, Q) |
| 1988-1990 |
Poul Schlüter (C, V, B) |
| 1990-1993 |
Poul Schlüter (C, V) |
| 1993-1994 |
Poul Nyrup Rasmussen (A, D, B, Q) |
| 1994-1996 |
Poul Nyrup Rasmussen (A, B, D) |
| 1996-2001 |
Poul Nyrup Rasmussen (A, B) |
| 2001 |
Anders Fogh Rasmussen (V,C) |
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Parties: A: Social Democratic Party. B: Social Liberal Party. C: Conservative Party. D: Centre Party. E: Single Tax Party. Q: Christian People's Party. V: Liberal Party.
The first party listed in each case is that to which the Prime Minister belongs. |