Kristensen Cabinet

Cabinet of Knud Kristensen

43rd Cabinet of Denmark
Composition of the cabinet
Date formed7 November 1945 (1945-11-07)
Date dissolved13 November 1947 (1947-11-13)
People and organisations
Monarch
Prime MinisterKnud Kristensen
No. of ministers14
Total no. of members17
Member partyVenstre
Status in legislatureSingle-party minority
History
Election1945
Outgoing election1947
PredecessorBuhl II
SuccessorHedtoft I

The Cabinet of Knud Kristensen was the government of Denmark from 7 November 1945 to 13 November 1947. The minority cabinet was, except for the foreign minister, fully composed of members of Venstre, led by Knud Kristensen. It was formed after the October 1945 elections, the first since the end of the Second World War.

List of ministers

Cabinet members
Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party Ref
Prime Minister7 November 194513 November 1947 Venstre[1]
Minister of Foreign Affairs7 November 194513 November 1947 Independent[1]
Minister of Finance7 November 194513 November 1947 Venstre[1]
Minister of Defence7 November 194513 November 1947 Venstre[1]
Minister of Ecclesiastical Affairs
Mads Hartling (act.)
7 November 194512 November 1945 Venstre[1]
Carl Martin Hermansen
12 November 194513 November 1947 Venstre[1]
Minister of Education
Mads Hartling
7 November 194513 November 1947 Venstre[1]
Minister of Justice
Aage Elmquist
7 November 194513 November 1947 Venstre[1]
Minister of the Interior7 November 194518 June 1947 Venstre[1]
Niels Ejlert Arnth-Jensen
30 June 194713 November 1947 Venstre[1]
Minister of Public Works
Niels Elgaard
7 November 194513 November 1947 Venstre[1]
Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries7 November 194513 November 1947 Venstre[1]
Minister of Industry, Trade, and Seafaring
Jens Villemoes
7 November 19456 September 1947 Venstre[1]
Axel Kristensen
6 September 194713 November 1947 Venstre[1]
Minister of Public Utilities
Axel Kristensen
24 April 194713 November 1947 Venstre[1]
Minister of Labour and Social Affairs
Søren Peter Larsen
7 November 194524 April 1947 Venstre[1]
24 April 194713 November 1947 Venstre[1]
Minister for Special Affairs24 April 194713 November 1947 Venstre[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "Regeringen Knud Kristensen". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 14 November 2024.
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