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Denmark
6. History
6.21 Prime Ministers and Governments, 1848-present

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History
Prime Ministers and Governments in Denmark since 1848

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)
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.


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