 | Leaders of Denmark
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Look for biographies of the leaders (in Spanish) at CIDOB's website. See also the CIDOB page detailing the Danish Governments since 1945.
Parties: Alternativet: The Alternative - CD: Centre Democrats - DD: Denmark Democrats - EL: Unity List–The Red–Greens - FrP: Progress Party - DF: Danish People's Party - KD: Christian Democrats (called Christian People's Party, KrF, to 2003) - KF: Conservative People's Party - LA: Liberal Alliance - M: Moderates - NB: New Right - RV: 'Radical Left' (Radikale Venstre), Social Liberal Party - SD: Social Democracy - SF: Socialist People's Party (Green Left) - V: 'Left' (Venstre), Denmark's Liberal Party
 Kings
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Christian X 14 May 1912 - 20 Apr 1947 (†1947)
Frederik IX 20 Apr 1947 - 14 Jan 1972 (†1972)
Margrethe II 14 Jan 1972 - 14 Jan 2023
Frederik X 14 Jan 2023 -
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| Prime Ministers
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Vilhelm Buhl 5 May 1945 - 7 Nov 1945 (†1954) SD
Knud Kristensen 7 Nov 1945 - 13 Nov 1947 (†1962) V
Hans Hedtoft 13 Nov 1947 - 27 Oct 1950 (†1955) SD
Erik Eriksen 27 Oct 1950 - 30 Sep 1953 (†1972) V
Hans Hedtoft 30 Sep 1953 - 29 Jan 1955 (†1955) SD
Hans Christian Hansen 29 Jan 1955 - 19 Feb 1960 (†1960) SD (acting to 1 Feb 1955)
Viggo Kampmann 19 Feb 1960 - 3 Sep 1962 (†1976) SD (acting to 21 Feb 1960)
Jens Otto Krag 3 Sep 1962 - 2 Feb 1968 (†1978) SD
Hilmar Baunsgaard 2 Feb 1968 - 11 Oct 1971 (†1989) RV
Jens Otto Krag 11 Oct 1971 - 5 Oct 1972 (†1978) SD
Anker Jørgensen 5 Oct 1972 - 19 Dec 1973 (†2016) SD
Poul Hartling 19 Dec 1973 - 13 Feb 1975 (†2000) V
Anker Jørgensen 13 Feb 1975 - 10 Sep 1982 (†2016) SD
Poul Holmskov Schlüter 10 Sep 1982 - 25 Jan 1993 (†2021) KF
Poul Nyrup Rasmussen 25 Jan 1993 - 27 Nov 2001 SD
Anders Fogh Rasmussen 27 Nov 2001 - 5 Apr 2009 V
Lars Løkke Rasmussen 5 Apr 2009 - 3 Oct 2011 V
Helle Thorning-Schmidt 3 Oct 2011 - 28 Jun 2015 SD
Lars Løkke Rasmussen 28 Jun 2015 - 27 Jun 2019 V
Mette Frederiksen 27 Jun 2019 - SD
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| Speakers of the Folketing
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Julius Bomholt 22 Nov 1945 - 22 Feb 1950 (†1969) SD
Gustav Pedersen 23 Feb 1950 - 22 Sep 1964 (†1975) SD
Julius Bomholt 6 Oct 1964 - 22 Jan 1968 (†1969) SD
Karl Skytte 6 Feb 1968 - 30 Sep 1978 (†1986) RV
Knud Børge Andersen 3 Oct 1978 - 8 Dec 1981 (†1984) SD
Svend Jakobsen 22 Dec 1981 - 10 Jan 1989 SD
Erik Ninn-Hansen 10 Jan 1989 - 3 Oct 1989 (†2014) KF
Hans Peter Clausen 3 Oct 1989 - 15 Jan 1993 (†1998) KF
Henning Rasmussen 27 Jan 1993 - 5 Oct 1994 (†1997) SD
Erling Olsen 5 Oct 1994 - 11 Mar 1998 (†2011) D
Ivar Christian Hansen 26 Mar 1998 - 10 Mar 2003 (†2003) V
Svend Gunnarsøn Auken 10 Mar 2003 - 18 Mar 2003 (†2009) SD (acting)
Christian Mejdahl 18 Mar 2003 - 13 Nov 2007 V
Thor Pedersen 13 Nov 2007 - 16 Sep 2011 V
Mogens Lykketoft 16 Sep 2011 - 3 Jul 2015 SD
Pia Kjærsgaard 3 Jul 2015 - 21 Jun 2019 DF
Henrik Dam Kristensen 21 Jun 2019 - 1 Nov 2022 SD
Søren Gade 1 Nov 2022 - V
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Until 1953 the Folketing was the lower chamber of the late Rigsdag.
| Deputy Prime Ministers
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Bendt Bendtsen 2001-2008 KF
Lene Espersen 2008-2011 KF
Lars Barfoed 2011 KF
Margrethe Vestager 2011-2014 RV
Morten Østergaard 2014-2015 RV
Jakob Ellemann-Jensen 2022- V
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| Ministers of Foreign Affairs
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Vilhelm Buhl 1945 (†1954) SD
John Christmas Møller 1945 (†1948) KF
Gustav Rasmussen 1945-1950 (†1953) n/p
Ole Bjørn Kraft 1950-1953 (†1980) KF
Hans Christian Hansen 1953-1958 (†1960) SD
Jens Otto Krag 1958-1962 (†1978) SD
Per Hækkerup 1962-1966 (†1979) SD
Jens Otto Krag 1966-1967 (†1978) SD
Hans Rasmussen Tabor 1967-1968 (†2003) n/p
Poul Hartling 1968-1971 (†2000) V
Knud Børge Andersen 1971-1973 (†1984) SD
Ove Guldberg 1973-1975 (†2008) V
Knud Børge Andersen 1975-1978 (†1984) SD
Anker Jørgensen 1978 (†2016) SD
Henning Christophersen 1978-1979 (†2017) V
Kjeld Olesen 1979-1982 SD
Uffe Ellemann-Jensen 1982-1993 (†2022) V
Niels Helveg Petersen 1993-2000 (†2017) RV
Mogens Lykketoft 2000-2001 SD
Per Stig Møller 2001-2010 KF
Lene Espersen 2010-2011 KF
Villy Søvndal 2011-2013 SF
Holger Kirkholm Nielsen 2013-2014 SF
Martin Lidegaard 2014-2015 RV
Kristian Jensen 2015-2016 V
Anders Samuelsen 2016-2019 LA
Jeppe Kofod 2019-2022 SD
Lars Løkke Rasmussen 2022- M
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| Ministers of Defence
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Ole Bjørn Kraft 1945 (†1980) KF
Harald Petersen 1945-1947 (†1970) V
Rasmus Hansen 1947-1950 (†1971) SD
Harald Petersen 1950-1953 (†1970) V
Rasmus Hansen 1953-1956 (†1971) SD
Poul Hansen 1956-1962 (†1966) SD
Victor Gram 1962-1968 (†1969) SD
Erik Ninn-Hansen 1968-1971 (†2014) KF
Knud Østergaard 1971 (†1993) KD
Kjeld Olesen 1971-1973 SD
Orla Møller 1973 (†1979) SD
Erling Brøndum 1973-1975 (†2017) V
Orla Møller 1975-1977 (†1979) SD
Poul Søgaard 1977-1982 (†2016) SD
Hans Engell 1982-1987 KF
Bernt Johan Collet 1987-1988 KF
Knud Enggaard 1988-1993 V
Hans Hækkerup 1993-2000 (†2013) SD
Jan Trøjborg 2000-2001 (†2012) SD
Svend Aage Jensby 2001-2004 V
Søren Gade Jensen 2004-2010 V
Gitte Lillelund Bech 2010-2011 V
Nick Hækkerup 2011-2013 SD
Nicolai Wammen 2013-2015 SD
Carl Holst 2015 V
Peter Christensen 2015-2016 V
Claus Hjort Frederiksen 2016-2019 V
Trine Bramsen 2019-2022 SD
Morten Bødskov 2022 SD
Jakob Ellemann-Jensen 2022-2023 V
Troels Lund Poulsen 2023- V
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| Ministers of Finance
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Hans Christian Hansen 1945 (†1960) SD
Thorkil Kristensen 1945-1947 (†1989) V
Hans Christian Hansen 1947-1950 (†1960) SD
Viggo Kampmann 1950 (†1976) SD
Thorkil Kristensen 1950-1953 (†1989) V
Viggo Kampmann 1950-1960 (†1976) SD
Kjeld Philip 1960-1961 (†1989) RV
Hans Rynkeby Knudsen 1961-1962 (†1962) SD
Poul Hansen 1962-1965 (†1966) SD
Henry Grünbaum 1965-1968 (†2006) SD
Poul Møller 1968-1971 (†1997) KF
Erik Ninn-Hansen 1971 (†2014) KF
Henry Grünbaum 1971-1973 (†2006) SD
Anders Andersen 1973-1975 (†2006) V
Knud Rasmussen Heinesen 1975-1979 SD
Svend Jacobsen 1979-1981 SD
Knud Rasmussen Heinesen 1981-1982 SD
Henning Christophersen 1982-1984 (†2017) V
Palle Simonsen 1984-1989 (†2014) KF
Henning Dyremose 1989-1993 KF
Mogens Lykketoft 1993-2000 SD
Pia Gjellerup 2000-2001 SD
Thor Pedersen 2001-2007 V
Lars Løkke Rasmussen 2007-2009 V
Claus Hjort Frederiksen 2009-2011 V
Bjarne Corydon 2011-2015 SD
Claus Hjort Frederiksen 2015-2016 V
Kristian Jensen 2016-2019 V
Nicolai Wammen 2019- SD
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 Chairmen of SD
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Vilhelm Buhl 1942-1945 (†1954)
Hans Hedtoft 1945-1955 (†1955)
Hans Christian Hansen 1955-1960 (†1960)
Viggo Kampmann 1960-1962 (†1976)
Jens Otto Krag 1962-1972 (†1978)
Anker Jørgensen 1972-1987 (†2016)
Svend Gunnarsøn Auken 1987-1992 (†2009)
Poul Nyrup Rasmussen 1992-2002
Mogens Lykketoft 2002-2005
Helle Thorning-Schmidt 2005-2015
Mette Frederiksen 2015-
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The Social Democratic Federation was founded on 12 Feb 1878. The party hanged its name to Social Democracy in Denmark in 1965 and to the Social Democrats (Socialdemokraterne) in 2002; since 2016, again only Social Democracy (Socialdemokratiet) is used.
 Leaders of Venstre (V)
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Knud Kristensen 1941-1949 (†1962)
Edvard Sørensen 1949-1950 (†1954)
Erik Eriksen 1950-1965 (†1972)
Poul Hartling 1965-1977 (†2000)
Henning Christophersen 1977-1984 (†2017)
Uffe Ellemann-Jensen 1984-1998 (†2022)
Anders Fogh Rasmussen 1998-2009
Lars Løkke Rasmussen 2009-2019
Kristian Jensen 2019 (acting)
Jakob Ellemann-Jensen 2019-
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The party was first founded in 1870 under the name The United Left (Det Forenede Venstre).
 Leaders of KF
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John Christmas Møller 1945-1947 (†1948)
Ole Bjørn Kraft 1947-1955 (†1980)
Aksel Møller 1955-1958 (†1958)
Poul Sørensen 1958-1969 (†1969)
Poul Møller 1969-1971 (†1997)
Erik Ninn-Hansen 1971-1974 (†2014)
Poul Holmskov Schlüter 1974-1993 (†2021)
Henning Dyremose 1993
Hans Engell 1993-1997
Per Stig Møller 1997-1998
Pia Christmas-Møller 1998-1999
Bendt Bendtsen 1999-2008
Lene Espersen 2008-2011
Lars Barfoed 2011-2014
Søren Pape Poulsen 2014-
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The Conservative People's Party (Konservative Folkeparti, KF) was founded on 22 Feb 1916.
 Chairmen of SF
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Aksel Larsen 1959-1968 (†1972)
Sigurd Ømann 1968-1974 (†1988)
Gert Petersen 1974-1991 (†2009)
Holger Kirkholm Nielsen 1991-2005
Villy Søvndal 2005-2012
Annette Vilhelmsen 2012-2014
Pia Olsen Dyhr 2014-
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The Socialist People's Party or Green Left (Socialistisk Folkeparti, SF) was founded on 15 Feb 1959 by splinters of the Communist Party of Denmark (DKP).
 Leaders of RV
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Jørgen Jørgensen 1940-1960 (†1974)
Karl Skytte 1960-1968 (†1968)
Hilmar Baunsgaard 1968-1975 (†1989)
Svend Haugaard 1975-1978 (†2003)
Niels Helveg Petersen 1978-1990 (†2017)
Marianne Bruus Jelved 1990-2007
Margrethe Vestager 2007-2014
Morten Østergaard 2014-2020
Sofie Carsten Nielsen 2020-2022
Martin Lidegaard 2022-
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The Danish Social Liberal Party (Radikale Venstre, RV) was founded on 21 May 1905 by splinters of the Venstre.
 Chairmen of DF
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Pia Kjærsgaard 1995-2012
Kristian Thulesen Dahl 2012-2022
Morten Messerschmidt 2022-
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The Danish People's Party (Dansk Folkeparti, DF) was founded on 6 Oct 1995 by splinters of FrP.
 Leaders of KrF, KD
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Jacob Christensen 1970-1973 (†2017)
Jens Møller 1973-1979 (†2015)
Flemming Kofød-Svendsen 1979-1990
Jann Jacob Sjursen 1990-2002
Marianne Karlsmose 2002-2005
Bodil Holmgren Kornbek 2005-2008
Bjarne Hartung Kirkegaard 2008-2011
Per Ørum Jørgensen 2011-2012
Egon Jakobsen 2012 (acting)
Stig Grenov 2012-2019
Isabella Arendt Vlasman 2019-2022
Marianne Karlsmose 2022
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The Christian People's Party (KrF) was founded on 13 Apr 1970. The party was renamed Christian Democrats (Kristendemokraterne, KD) on 26 Oct 2003.
 Chairmen of CD (1973-2008)
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Erhard Jakobsen 1973-1989 (†2002)
Mimi Jakobsen 1989-2005
Bjarne Møgelhøj 2005-2007
Ben Haddou 2007-2008
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The Centre Democrats (Centrum-Demokraterne, CD) was founded on 7 Nov 1973. The party was dissolved and ceased to exist on 1 Feb 2008.
 Leaders of FrP
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Mogens Glistrup 1972-1985 (†2008)
Pia Kjærsgaard 1985-1989
Kirsten Jacobsen 1989 (†2010)
Pia Kjærsgaard 1989-1995
Kirsten Jacobsen 1995-1999 (†2010)
Aage Brusgaard 1999-2001
Aase Heskjær 2001-2003
Jørn Herkild 2003-2006
Henrik Søndergård 2006-2007
Ove Jensen 2007-2009
Ernst Simonsen 2009-2010
Niels HøjLand 2010-
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The Progress Party (Fremskridtspartiet, FrP) was founded on 22 Aug 1972.
 Leaders of DD
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Inger Støjberg 2022-
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The Denmark Democrats (Danmarksdemokraterne, DD) was founded on 23 Jun 2022 by splinters of Venstre and DF.
 Leaders of LA
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Naser Khader 2007-2998
Anders Samuelsen 2009-2019
Alex Vanopslagh 2019-
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The Liberal Alliance (LA) was founded on 7 May 2007.
The Moderates (Moderaterne, M) was founded by splinters of Venstre on 5 Jun 2022.
 Political spokespersons of EL
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Johanne Schmidt-Nielsen 2009-2016
Pernille Skipper 2016-2021
Mai Villadsen 2021-
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The Unity List–The Red–Greens (Enhedslisten–De Rød-Grønne, EL) was founded on 2 Dec 1989 as the merger of three Marxist parties.
 Leaders of NB
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Pernille Vermund 2015-2023
Lars Boje Mathiesen 2023-
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The New Right (Nye Borgerlige, NB) was founded on 19 Oct 2015 by slinters of KF.
 Leaders of Alternativet
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Uffe Elbæk 2013-2020
Josephine Fock 2020
Torsten Gejl 2020-2021 (interim)
Franciska Rosenkilde 2021-
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The Alternative (Alternativet) was founded 27 Nov 2013 by splinters of RV.
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