The Cabinet of Denmark (Danish: regering) has been the chief executive body and the government of the Kingdom of Denmark—Denmark proper together with the Faroe Islands and Greenland—since 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.[1] In practice, once a government has stepped down, there is a fixed set of rules for appointing an investigator (most often the future Prime Minister), 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 (e.g. "VK Cabinet", for the recent Venstre–Conservative cabinet).
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.[2] It relies on parliamentary support from the Faroe Islands-based and Greelandic parties.
Below is a list of all Cabinets since 1848.
| No. | Cabinet | From | To | Time in office | Parties | Popular name | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 March 1848 | 16 November 1848 | Ministers outside the parties National Venstre Bondevennerne | March Cabinet | |||
| 2 | 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 | 31 December 1863 | 11 July 1864 | — | — | |||
| 13 | 11 July 1864 | 6 November 1865 | — | — | |||
| 14 | 6 November 1865 | 28 May 1870 | — | — | |||
| 15 | 28 May 1870 | 14 July 1874 | — | — | |||
| 16 | 14 July 1874 | 11 June 1875 | — | — | |||
| 17 | 11 June 1875 | 7 August 1894 | — | ||||
| 18 | 7 August 1894 | 23 May 1897 | — | ||||
| 19 | 23 May 1897 | 27 April 1900 | — | ||||
| 20 | 27 April 1900 | 24 July 1901 | — | ||||
| 21 | 24 July 1901 | 14 January 1905 | — | ||||
| 22 | 14 January 1905 | 24 July 1908 | — | ||||
| 23 | 24 July 1908 | 12 October 1908 | — | ||||
| 24 | 12 October 1908 | 16 August 1909 | — | ||||
| 25 | 16 August 1909 | 28 October 1909 | — | ||||
| 26 | 28 October 1909 | 5 July 1910 | — | ||||
| 27 | 5 July 1910 | 21 June 1913 | — | ||||
| 28 | 21 June 1913 | 30 March 1920 | — | ||||
| 29 | 30 March 1920 | 5 April 1920 | Caretaker cabinet | — | |||
| 30 | 5 April 1920 | 5 May 1920 | Caretaker cabinet | — | |||
| 31 | 5 May 1920 | 9 October 1922 | — | ||||
| 32 | 9 October 1922 | 23 April 1924 | — | ||||
| 33 | 23 April 1924 | 14 December 1926 | — | ||||
| 34 | 14 December 1926 | 30 April 1929 | — | ||||
| 35 | 30 April 1929 | 4 November 1935 | Cabinet of Stauning-Munch | ||||
| 36 | 4 November 1935 | 15 September 1939 | — | ||||
| 37 | 15 September 1939 | 10 April 1940 | — | ||||
| 38 | 10 April 1940 | 8 July 1940 | — | ||||
| 39 | 8 July 1940 | 4 May 1942 | Unity government | — | |||
| 40 | 4 May 1942 | 9 November 1942 | Unity government | — | |||
| 41 | 9 November 1942 | 5 May 1945 | Unity government | — | |||
| 42 | 5 May 1945 | 7 November 1945 | Unity government | Liberation Cabinet | |||
| 43 | 7 November 1945 | 13 November 1947 | — | ||||
| 44 | 13 November 1947 | 16 September 1950 | — | ||||
| 45 | 16 September 1950 | 30 October 1950 | — | ||||
| 46 | 30 October 1950 | 30 September 1953 | — | ||||
| 47 | 30 September 1953 | 1 February 1955 | — | ||||
| 48 | 1 February 1955 | 28 May 1957 | — | ||||
| 49 | 28 May 1957 | 21 February 1960 | Triangle Cabinet (Trekantregeringen) | ||||
| 50 | 21 February 1960 | 18 November 1960 | — | ||||
| 51 | 18 November 1960 | 3 September 1962 | — | ||||
| 52 | 3 September 1962 | 29 September 1964 | — | ||||
| 53 | 29 September 1964 | 2 February 1968 | — | ||||
| 54 | 2 February 1968 | 11 October 1971 | VKR Cabinet | ||||
| 55 | 11 October 1971 | 5 October 1972 | — | ||||
| 56 | 5 October 1972 | 19 December 1973 | — | ||||
| 57 | 19 December 1973 | 13 February 1975 | The narrow Venstre Cabinet (den smalle Venstre-regering) | ||||
| 58 | 13 February 1975 | 30 August 1978 | — | ||||
| 59 | 30 August 1978 | 26 October 1979 | SV Cabinet | ||||
| 60 | 26 October 1979 | 30 December 1981 | — | ||||
| 61 | 30 December 1981 | 10 September 1982 | — | ||||
| 62 | 10 September 1982 | 10 September 1987 | Four-leaf clover Cabinet (Firkløverregeringen) | ||||
| 63 | 10 September 1987 | 3 March 1988 | — | ||||
| 64 | 3 March 1988 | 18 December 1990 | KVR Cabinet | ||||
| 65 | 18 December 1990 | 25 January 1993 | KV Cabinet | ||||
| 66 | 25 January 1993 | 27 September 1994 | Red clover Cabinet (Rødkløverregeringen) | ||||
| 67 | 27 September 1994 | 30 December 1996 | — | ||||
| 68 | 30 December 1996 | 23 March 1998 | SR Cabinet | ||||
| 69 | 23 March 1998 | 27 November 2001 | SR Cabinet | ||||
| 70 | 27 November 2001 | 18 February 2005 | VK Cabinet | ||||
| 71 | 18 February 2005 | 23 November 2007 | VK Cabinet | ||||
| 72 | 23 November 2007 | 5 April 2009 | VK Cabinet | ||||
| 73 | 5 April 2009 | 3 October 2011 | VK Cabinet | ||||
| 74 | 3 October 2011 | 3 February 2014 | SRSF Cabinet | ||||
| 75 | 3 February 2014 | 28 June 2015 | SR Cabinet | ||||
| 76 | 28 June 2015 | 28 November 2016 | V Cabinet | ||||
| 77 | 28 November 2016 | 27 June 2019 | VLAK Cabinet, Shamrock Cabinet | ||||
| 78 | 27 June 2019 | 15 December 2022 | S Cabinet | ||||
| 79 | 15 December 2022 | Incumbent | SVM Cabinet |