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, 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.
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 office | Parties | Popular name |
| 1 | Moltke I Cabinet | 22 March 1848 | 16 November 1848 | Ministers outside the parties National Venstre Bondevennerne | March Cabinet | |
| 2 | Moltke II Cabinet | 16 November 1848 | 13 July 1851 | Ministers outside the parties National Venstre | November Cabinet | |
| 3 | 13 July 1851 | 18 October 1851 | — | July Cabinet | ||
| 4 | 18 October 1851 | 27 January 1852 | — | October Cabinet | ||
| 5 | 27 January 1852 | 21 April 1853 | — | January Cabinet | ||
| 6 | 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 | Danish Social Liberal Party | — | ||
| 27 | 5 July 1910 | 21 June 1913 | Venstre | — | ||
| 28 | Zahle II Cabinet | 21 June 1913 | 30 March 1920 | Danish Social Liberal Party | — | |
| 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 | — | ||
| 35 | Stauning II Cabinet | 30 April 1929 | 4 November 1935 | Social Democrats Danish Social Liberal Party | Cabinet of Stauning-Munch | |
| 36 | Stauning III Cabinet | 4 November 1935 | 15 September 1939 | Social Democrats Danish Social Liberal Party | — | |
| 37 | 15 September 1939 | 10 April 1940 | Social Democrats Danish Social Liberal Party | — | ||
| 38 | 10 April 1940 | 8 July 1940 | Social Democrats Danish 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 Cabinet | |
| 43 | Kristensen Cabinet | 7 November 1945 | 13 November 1947 | Venstre | — | |
| 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 Danish Social Liberal Party Justice Party | Triangle Cabinet | ||
| 50 | 21 February 1960 | 18 November 1960 | Social Democrats Danish Social Liberal Party Justice Party | — | ||
| 51 | 18 November 1960 | 3 September 1962 | Social Democrats Danish Social Liberal Party | — | ||
| 52 | 3 September 1962 | 29 September 1964 | Social Democrats Danish Social Liberal Party | — | ||
| 53 | 29 September 1964 | 2 February 1968 | Social Democrats | — | ||
| 54 | 2 February 1968 | 11 October 1971 | Danish Social Liberal Party Conservative People's Party Venstre | VKR Cabinet | ||
| 55 | 11 October 1971 | 5 October 1972 | Social Democrats | — | ||
| 56 | 5 October 1972 | 19 December 1973 | Social Democrats | — | ||
| 57 | Hartling Cabinet | 19 December 1973 | 13 February 1975 | Venstre | The narrow Venstre Cabinet | |
| 58 | 13 February 1975 | 30 August 1978 | Social Democrats | — | ||
| 59 | 30 August 1978 | 26 October 1979 | Social Democrats Venstre | SV Cabinet | ||
| 60 | 26 October 1979 | 30 December 1981 | Social Democrats | — | ||
| 61 | 30 December 1981 | 10 September 1982 | Social Democrats | — | ||
| 62 | Schlüter I Cabinet | 10 September 1982 | 8 September 1987 | Venstre | Four-leaf clover Cabinet | |
| 63 | 10 September 1987 | 3 March 1988 | Conservative People's Party Venstre Centre Democrats Christian Democrats | — | ||
| 64 | 2 June 1988 | 11 December 1990 | Conservative People's Party Venstre Danish Social Liberal Party | KVR Cabinet | ||
| 65 | 17 December 1990 | 23 January 1993 | Conservative People's Party Venstre | KV Cabinet | ||
| 66 | P.N. Rasmussen I Cabinet | 25 January 1993 | 27 September 1994 | Social Democrats Centre Democrats Danish Social Liberal Party Christian Democrats | Red clover Cabinet | |
| 67 | P.N. Rasmussen II Cabinet | 27 September 1994 | 30 December 1996 | Social Democrats Danish Social Liberal Party Centre Democrats | — | |
| 68 | P.N. Rasmussen III Cabinet | 30 December 1996 | 23 March 1998 | Social Democrats Danish Social Liberal Party | SR Cabinet | |
| 69 | P.N. Rasmussen IV Cabinet | 23 March 1998 | 27 November 2001 | Social Democrats Danish Social Liberal Party | SR Cabinet | |
| 70 | A.F. Rasmussen I Cabinet | 27 November 2001 | 18 February 2005 | Venstre Conservative People's Party | VK Cabinet | |
| 71 | A.F. Rasmussen II Cabinet | 18 February 2005 | 23 November 2007 | Venstre Conservative People's Party | VK Cabinet | |
| 72 | A.F. Rasmussen III Cabinet | 23 November 2007 | 5 April 2009 | Venstre Conservative People's Party | VK Cabinet | |
| 73 | L.L. Rasmussen I Cabinet | 5 April 2009 | 3 October 2011 | Venstre Conservative People's Party | VK Cabinet | |
| 74 | Thorning-Schmidt I Cabinet | 3 October 2011 | 3 February 2014 | Social Democrats Social Liberal Party Socialist People's Party | SRSF Cabinet | |
| 75 | Thorning-Schmidt II Cabinet | 3 February 2014 | 28 June 2015 | Social Democrats Social Liberal Party | SR Cabinet | |
| 76 | L.L. Rasmussen II Cabinet | 28 June 2015 | 28 November 2016 | Venstre | V Cabinet | |
| 77 | L.L. Rasmussen III Cabinet | 28 November 2016 | 27 June 2019 | Venstre Liberal Alliance Conservative People's Party | VLAK Cabinet, Shamrock Cabinet | |
| 78 | Frederiksen I Cabinet | 27 June 2019 | 15 December 2022 | Social Democrats | S Cabinet | |
| 79 | Frederiksen II Cabinet | 15 December 2022 | Incumbent | Social Democrats Venstre Moderates | SVM Cabinet |