Social Democrats (Denmark)

The Social Democrats (Danish: Socialdemokratiet) is a social-democratic political party in Denmark. 

The Social Democrats are the largest party in the Folketing and have been in government since 2019. Since 2015, the party has been led by Mette Frederiksen, who has also served as prime minister since 2019. 

 History 
The party was founded in 1871 by Louis Pio (who served as its first leader) and first entered the Folketing in 1882. The party first formed a government in 1924 under Thorvald Stauning, who as prime minister was very important in helping to establish the Danish welfare state. 

 Political leadership 

 Leaders of the Social Democrats 

Louis Pio (1871–1872, 1875–1877)
Carl Würtz (1872–1873)
Ernst Wilhelm Klein (1873–1875)
Christen Hørdum (1877–1878, 1880–1882)
A.C. Meyer (1878)
Saxo W. Wiegell (1878–1880)
 Peter Christian Knudsen (1882–1910)
 Thorvald Stauning (1910–1939)
 Hans Hedtoft (1939–1955)
 H.C. Hansen (1955–1960)
 Viggo Kampmann (1960–1962)
 Jens Otto Krag (1962–1972)
 Anker Jørgensen (1972–1987)
 Svend Auken (1987–1992)
 Poul Nyrup Rasmussen (1992–2002)
 Mogens Lykketoft (2002–2005)
 Helle Thorning-Schmidt (2005–2015)
 Mette Frederiksen (2015–present)

 Prime Ministers 

 Thorvald Stauning (1924–1926, 1929–1942)
 Hans Hedtoft (1947–1950, 1953–1955)
 H.C. Hansen (1955–1960)
 Viggo Kampmann (1960–1962)
 Jens Otto Krag (1962–1968, 1971–1972)
 Anker Jørgensen (1972–1973, 1975–1982)
 Poul Nyrup Rasmussen (1993–2001)
 Helle Thorning-Schmidt (2011–2015)
 Mette Frederiksen (2019–present)

References

Category:1871 establishments in Europe
Category:19th-century establishments in Denmark
Category:Social democratic parties in Europe
Category:Politics of Denmark
Category:Organizations based in Denmark