Danish Prime Ministers

This list is comprised of the Prime Ministers of Denmark. The official head of state is the King or Queen. The office of Prime Minister, called Statsminister in Danish, was created in 1849 when Denmark became a constitutional monarchy.
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NameYearsOther Names
Anders Fogh Rasmussen2001-2009
Mette Frederiksen2019-
Helle Thorning-Schmidt2011-2015
Lars Løkke Rasmussen2009-2011; 2015-2019
Poul Nyrup Rasmussen1993-2001(Oluf)
Anker Jørgensen1972-1973; 1975-1982(Henrik)
Poul Schlüter1982-1993(Holmskov)
Thorvald Stauning1924-1926; 1929-1942(August, Marinus)
Jens Otto Krag1962-1968; 1971-1972
Adam Wilhelm Moltke1848-1852
H. C. Hansen1955-1960(Hans, Christian, Svane)
Poul Hartling1973-1975
Viggo Kampmann1960-1962(Olfert)
Jacob Brønnum Scavenius Estrup1875-1894
Hans Hedtoft1947-1950; 1953-1955
Hilmar Baunsgaard1968-1971(Tormod, Ingolf)
Erik Eriksen1950-1953
Carl Theodor Zahle1909-1910; 1913-1920
Erik Scavenius1942-1943(Julius, Christian)
Niels Neergaard1908-1909; 1920-1924(Thomasius)
Anders Sandøe Ørsted1853-1854
Christian Albrecht Bluhme1852-1853; 1864-1865
Peter Georg Bang1854-1856
Carl Christian Hall1857-1859; 1860-1863
Thomas Madsen-Mygdal1926-1929
Ditlev Gothard Monrad1863-1864
Ludvig Holstein-Holsteinborg1870-1874(Henrik, Carl, Herman)
Vilhelm Buhl1942; 1945
Carl Christoffer Georg Andræ1856-1857
Christen Andreas Fonnesbech1874-1875
Hugo Egmont Hørring1897-1900
Jens Christian Christensen1905-1908
Klaus Berntsen1910-1913
Knud Kristensen1945-1947
Tage Reedtz-Thott1894-1897(Kjeld, Thor, Otto)
Christian Emil Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs1865-1870
Hannibal Sehested1900-1901
Johan Henrik Deuntzer1901-1905
Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg1909(Johan, Carl, Christian, Tido)
Otto Liebe1920(Carl, Julius)
Carl Edvard Rotwitt1859-1860
Michael Pedersen Friis1920