List of Prime Ministers of Denmark
Prime Ministers under Christian X (1912–1947)
Key:† Died in office

List of Prime Ministers of Denmark

Section Title: Prime Ministers under Christian X (1912–1947)
Table Section Text: Key:† Died in office

Portrait	Prime Minister (Born-Died)	Term	Political Party	Election	Coalition	Cabinet

Took office	Left office	Duration

5	Carl Theodor Zahle	Carl Theodor Zahle (1866–1946)	21 April 1918	30 March 1920	1 year, 344 days	Social Liberals	1918	R	Zahle II

6	Otto Liebe	Otto Liebe (1860–1929)	30 March 1920	5 April 1920	6 days	Independent	–	Caretaker government	Liebe

7	Michael Pedersen Friis	Michael Pedersen Friis (1857–1944)	5 April 1920	5 May 1920	30 days	Independent	–	Caretaker government	Friis

8	Niels Neergaard	Niels Neergaard (1854–1936)	5 May 1920	23 April 1924	3 years, 354 days	Venstre	Apr.1920 Jul.1920 Sep.1920	V	Neergaard II–III

9	Thorvald Stauning	Thorvald Stauning (1873–1942)	23 April 1924	14 December 1926	2 years, 235 days	Social Democrats	1924	S	Stauning I

10	Thomas Madsen-Mygdal	Thomas Madsen-Mygdal (1876–1943)	14 December 1926	30 April 1929	2 years, 137 days	Venstre	1926	V	Madsen-Mygdal

(9)	Thorvald Stauning	Thorvald Stauning (1873–1942)	30 April 1929	3 May 1942 †	13 years, 3 days	Social Democrats	1929 1932 1935 1939	S–R (1929 – 1940) Unity government (1940 – 1942)	Stauning II–II–III–IV–V

11	Vilhelm Buhl	Vilhelm Buhl (1881–1954)	4 May 1942	9 November 1942	189 days	Social Democrats	–	Unity government	Buhl I

12	Erik Scavenius	Erik Scavenius (1877–1962)	9 November 1942	29 August 1943	293 days	Independent	1943	Unity government	Scavenius

No Danish government (29 August 1943 – 5 May 1945). Office is assumed by the permanent secretary.

(11)	Vilhelm Buhl	Vilhelm Buhl (1881–1954)	5 May 1945	7 November 1945	186 days	Social Democrats	–	Unity government	Buhl II

13	Knud Kristensen	Knud Kristensen (1880–1962)	7 November 1945	13 November 1947	2 years, 6 days	Venstre	1945	V	Kristensen

Sentence(s)

Erik Scavenius was the Prime Minister of Denmark.

final_sentence: Erik Scavenius was the Prime Minister of Denmark.