This is a list over the heads of government in Denmark, from the establishment of a constitutional monarchy in 1849 until present. The King or Queen is head of state.

From 1848, when A. W. Moltke took precedecy of the Danish Council of State (ie. the privy council), to1918, the head of government wore the title of President of the Council (Konseilspræsident). From 1918 until present, the head of government is known as the Prime Minister (Statsminister).

List of Council Presidents (1848-1918)

From	Konseilspræsident (1848-1918)	Born-Died
1848	Adam Wilhelm Moltke	1785-1864
1852	Christian Albrecht Bluhme	1794-1866
1853	Anders Sandøe Ørsted	1778-1860
1854	Peter Georg Bang	1797-1861
1856	Carl Christoffer Georg Andræ	1812-1893
1857	Carl Christian Hall	1812-1888
1859	Carl Edvard Rotwitt	1812-1860
1863	Ditlev Gothard Monrad	1811-1887
1864	Christian Albrecht Bluhme	1794-1866
1865	Christian Emil Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs	1817-1896
1870	Ludvig Holstein-Holsteinborg	1815-1892
1874	Christen Andreas Fonnesbech	1817-1880
1875	Jacob Brønnum Scavenius Estrup	1825-1913
1894	Tage Reedtz-Thott	1839-1923
1897	Hugo Egmont (H. E.) Hørring	1842-1909
1900	Hannibal Sehested	1842-1924
1901	Johan Henrik Deuntzer	1845-1918
1905	Jens Christian (J. C.) Christensen	1856-1930
1908	Niels Neergaard	1854-1936
1909	Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg	1839-1912
1909	Carl Theodor Zahle	1866-1946
1910	Klaus Berntsen	1844-1927
1913	Carl Theodor Zahle	1866-1946

Prime Minister (Statsminister) (1918-present)

From	Statsminister (1918-present) ¹	Born-Died
1918	Carl Theodor Zahle	1866-1946
1920	Otto Liebe	1860-1929
1920	Michael Pedersen (M. P.) Friis	1857-1944
1920	Niels Neergaard	1854-1936
1924	Thorvald Stauning	1873-1942
1926	Thomas Madsen-Mygdal	1876-1943
1929	Thorvald Stauning	1873-1942
1942	Vilhelm Buhl	1881-1954
1942	Erik Scavenius	1877-1962
1943	¹
1945	Vilhelm Buhl	1881-1954
1945	Knud Kristensen	1880-1962
1947	Hans Hedtoft	1903-1955
1950	Erik Eriksen	1902-1972
1953	Hans Hedtoft	1903-1955
1955	Hans Christian Hansen	1906-1960
1960	Viggo Kampmann	1910-1976
1962	Jens Otto Krag	1914–1978
1968	Hilmar Baunsgaard	1920-1989
1971	Jens Otto Krag	1914–1978
1972	Anker Jørgensen	1922-
1973	Poul Hartling	1914-2000
1975	Anker Jørgensen	1922-
1982	Poul Schlüter	1929-
1993	Poul Nyrup Rasmussen	1943-
2001	Anders Fogh Rasmussen	1953-

Note: ¹ 1943-1945: during the occupation of Denmark by Nazi Germany, the country was without a responsible Prime Minister. The work of the government were instead led by the heads of the different departments (departementschefstyre).

External link

Prime Ministers Office http://www.stm.dk/

See also:

• Politics of Denmark, History of Denmark
• List of Danish monarchs, Lists of incumbents
• Prime Minister of Norway, Prime Minister of Sweden, Prime Minister of Finland