List of Prime Ministers of Denmark
This is a list over the heads of government in Denmark, from the establishment of a constitutional monarchy in 1848 until present.
List of Council Presidents (Konseilspræsident) (1848-1918)
Between 1848 and 1918 the President of the Danish Privy Council, Konseilspræsident in Danish, as was the head of operative government in Denmark.
| From | Konseilspræsident (1848-1918) | Born-Died |
|---|---|---|
| 1848 | Adam Wilhelm Moltke | 1785-1864 |
| 1852 | Christian Albrecht Bluhme | 1794-1866 |
| 1853 | Anders Sandøe Ørsted | 1778-1860 |
| 1854 | Peter Georg Bang | 1797-1861 |
| 1856 | Carl Christoffer Georg Andræ | 1812-1893 |
| 1857 | Carl Christian Hall | 1812-1888 |
| 1859 | Carl Edvard Rotwitt | 1812-1860 |
| 1863 | Ditlev Gothard Monrad | 1811-1887 |
| 1864 | Christian Albrecht Bluhme | 1794-1866 |
| 1865 | Christian Emil Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs | 1817-1896 |
| 1870 | Ludvig Holstein-Holsteinborg | 1815-1892 |
| 1874 | Christen Andreas Fonnesbech | 1817-1880 |
| 1875 | Jacob Brønnum Scavenius Estrup | 1825-1913 |
| 1894 | Tage Reedtz-Thott | 1839-1923 |
| 1897 | Hugo Egmont (H. E.) Hørring | 1842-1909 |
| 1900 | Hannibal Sehested | 1842-1924 |
| 1901 | Johan Henrik Deuntzer | 1845-1918 |
| 1905 | Jens Christian (J. C.) Christensen | 1856-1930 |
| 1908 | Niels Neergaard | 1854-1936 |
| 1909 | Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg | 1839-1912 |
| 1909 | Carl Theodor Zahle | 1866-1946 |
| 1910 | Klaus Berntsen | 1844-1927 |
| 1913 | Carl Theodor Zahle | 1866-1946 |
Prime Minister (Statsminister) (1918-present)
From 1918 the head of government has been the Prime Minister, or Statsminister.
| From | Statsminister (1918-present) ¹ | Born-Died |
|---|---|---|
| 1918 | Carl Theodor Zahle | 1866-1946 |
| 1920 | Otto Liebe | 1860-1929 |
| 1920 | Michael Pedersen (M. P.) Friis | 1857-1944 |
| 1920 | Niels Neergaard | 1854-1936 |
| 1924 | Thorvald Stauning | 1873-1942 |
| 1926 | Thomas Madsen-Mygdal | 1876-1943 |
| 1929 | Thorvald Stauning | 1873-1942 |
| 1942 | Vilhelm Buhl | 1881-1954 |
| 1942 | Erik Scavenius | 1877-1962 |
| 1943 | ¹ | |
| 1945 | Vilhelm Buhl | 1881-1954 |
| 1945 | Knud Kristensen | 1880-1962 |
| 1947 | Hans Hedtoft | 1903-1955 |
| 1950 | Erik Eriksen | 1902-1972 |
| 1953 | Hans Hedtoft | 1903-1955 |
| 1955 | H. C. Hansen | 1906-1960 |
| 1960 | Viggo Kampmann | 1910-1976 |
| 1962 | Jens Otto Krag | 1914–1978 |
| 1968 | Hilmar Baunsgaard | 1920-1989 |
| 1971 | Jens Otto Krag | 1914–1978 |
| 1972 | Anker Jørgensen | 1922- |
| 1973 | Poul Hartling | 1914-2000 |
| 1975 | Anker Jørgensen | 1922- |
| 1982 | Poul Schlüter | 1929- |
| 1993 | Poul Nyrup Rasmussen | 1943- |
| 2001 | Anders Fogh Rasmussen | 1953- |
Note: ¹ 1943-1945: during the occupation of Denmark by Nazi Germany, the country was without a responsible Prime Minister. The work of the government were instead led by the heads of the different departments (departementschefstyre).
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