The Prime Minister of Denmark is the head of government of the Kingdom of Denmark and leader of the Cabinet. The Prime Minister is formally appointed by the Monarch, who is head of state.
The first four heads of government were titled Danish: premierminister, between 1855 and 1920 the title was Danish: Konseilspræsident . Since 1920, the title has been .[1]
Denmark's current prime minister is Mette Frederiksen representing the social democratic party Social Democrats. Mette Frederiksen took office on 27 June 2019, taking over the position from Lars Løkke Rasmussen, representing the liberal party Danish: [[Venstre (Denmark)|Venstre]]. Frederiksen is also the second female prime minister in the history of the country, after fellow socialist party colleague Helle Thorning-Schmidt who served from 2011 to 2015.
Portrait | Name | Term of office | Party | Election | Cabinet | Monarch | ||||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||||
1 | Adam Wilhelm Moltke | 22 March 1848 | 27 January 1852 | Independent | — | Moltke I | Frederick VII | |||
— | Moltke II | |||||||||
1849 | ||||||||||
— | Moltke III | |||||||||
— | Moltke IV | |||||||||
2 | Christian Albrecht Bluhme | 27 January 1852 | 21 April 1853 | 1852 | Bluhme I | |||||
1853 | ||||||||||
3 | Anders Sandøe Ørsted | 21 April 1853 | 12 December 1854 | Independent | — | Ørsted | ||||
1853 | ||||||||||
4 | Peter Georg Bang | 12 December 1854 | 12 October 1855 | Independent | 1854 | Bang |
This is a graphical lifespan timeline of prime ministers of Denmark. The prime ministers are listed in order of office, with prime ministers serving multiple premierships listed in order of their first.
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