Buhl II Cabinet

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Buhl II
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42nd Cabinet of Denmark
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Prime Minister Buhl
Date formed5 May 1945 (1945-05-05)
Date dissolved7 November 1945 (1945-11-07)
People and organisations
Head of stateChristian X
Head of governmentVilhelm Buhl
Total no. of members18
Member partiesSocial Democrats
Venstre
Conservative People's Party
Danish Unity
Social Liberal Party
Communist Party of Denmark
Status in legislatureCaretaker government
History
Election(s)None
Outgoing election1945
PredecessorScavenius
SuccessorKristensen

The Cabinet of Vilhelm Buhl II, also popularly known as the Liberation Cabinet (Danish: Befrielsesregeringen), was the government of Denmark from May 5, 1945 until November 7 same year. It got its alternative name because it was the first government after the liberation from the Nazi German occupation during World War II.

It comprised 18 ministers, about evenly split between the former Danish unity government, and members of the Frihedsrådet and other resistance groups.

List of ministers[]

The cabinet consisted of:[1]

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Prime MinisterVilhelm BuhlMay 5, 1945November 7, 1945 Social Democrats
Minister of Foreign AffairsVilhelm BuhlMay 5, 1945May 7, 1945 Social Democrats
John Christmas MøllerMay 7, 1945November 7, 1945 Conservative
Minister for FinanceHans Christian Svane HansenMay 5, 1945November 7, 1945 Social Democrats
Minister of the InteriorKnud KristensenMay 5, 1945November 7, 1945 Venstre
Minister of Justice [da]May 5, 1945November 7, 1945 Social Democrats
Minister for Education [da]May 5, 1945November 7, 1945 Social Liberals
Minister for Ecclesiastical AffairsArne SørensenMay 5, 1945November 7, 1945 Danish Unity
Minister of Defence [da]May 5, 1945November 7, 1945 Conservative
Minister for Public WorksCarl PetersenMay 5, 1945November 7, 1945 Social Democrats
Minister for Labor and Social AffairsHans Christian Hedtoft HansenMay 5, 1945November 7, 1945 Social Democrats
Minister for TrafficAlfred JensenMay 5, 1945November 7, 1945 Communists
Minister for Agriculture
and Minister for Fishery
Erik EriksenMay 5, 1945November 7, 1945 Venstre
Minister for Commerce, Industry, and Seafaring [da]May 5, 1945November 7, 1945 Conservative
Mogens FogMay 5, 1945November 7, 1945 Communists
Minister without PortfolioAksel LarsenMay 5, 1945November 7, 1945 Communists
 [da]May 5, 1945November 7, 1945 Danish Unity
Frode JakobsenMay 5, 1945November 7, 1945 Social Democrats
Henrik KauffmannMay 12, 1945November 7, 1945 Independent
Preceded by Cabinet of Denmark
1945
Succeeded by

References[]

  1. ^ "Regeringen Buhl II". stm.dk (in Danish). Statsministeriet. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
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