Zahle II Cabinet

The Second Zahle Cabinet was the government of Denmark from 21 June 1913 to 29 March 1920. It replaced the Berntsen Cabinet, and was dismissed by Christian X leading to the Easter Crisis of 1920.

Second Zahle Cabinet
28th Cabinet of Denmark
Date formed	21 June 1913 (1913-06-21)
Date dissolved	29 March 1920 (1920-03-29)
People and organisations
Head of state	Christian X
Head of government	Carl Theodor Zahle
No. of ministers	17
Total no. of members	21
Member party	Social Liberals
History
Elections	1913 1915 1918
Predecessor	Berntsen
Successor	Liebe

History

It was the government which led the country through the First World War and gave women and servants the right to vote.

List of ministers

The cabinet consisted of these ministers:^[1]

Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office	Party
Council President (until 21 April 1918, then Prime Minister) & Minister of Justice	Carl Theodor Zahle	21 June 1913	29 March 1920		Social Liberals
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Edvard Brandes (act.)	21 June 1913	24 June 1913		Social Liberals
	Erik Scavenius	24 June 1913	29 March 1920		Social Liberals
Minister for Finance	Edvard Brandes	21 June 1913	29 March 1920		Social Liberals
Minister of Defence	Peter Rochegune Munch	21 June 1913	29 March 1920		Social Liberals
Kultus Minister	Søren Keiser-Nielsen	21 June 1913	28 April 1916		Social Liberals
Minister for Ecclesiastical Affairs	Thorvald Povlsen [da]	28 April 1916	29 March 1920		Social Liberals
Minister for Education	Søren Keiser-Nielsen	28 April 1916	29 March 1920		Social Liberals
Minister of the Interior	Ove Rode	21 June 1913	29 March 1920		Social Liberals
Minister for Public Works	Jens Hassing-Jørgensen	21 June 1913	29 March 1920		Social Liberals
Minister for Agriculture	Kristjan Pedersen	21 June 1913	29 March 1920		Social Liberals
Minister for Commerce and Seafare (Minister for Commerce from 1 April 1914)	Jens Hassing-Jørgensen (act.)	21 June 1913	28 April 1916		Social Liberals
	Christopher Hage	28 April 1916	29 March 1920		Social Liberals
Minister without portfolio	Christopher Hage	20 March 1916	28 April 1916		Social Liberals
Minister without portfolio (Control minister)	Jens Christian Christensen	30 September 1916	16 January 1918		Venstre
	Christian Michael Rottbøll	30 September 1916	16 January 1918		Conservatives
	Thorvald Stauning	30 September 1916	16 January 1918		Social Democrats
	Hans Peter Hanssen	30 September 1916	16 January 1918		Independent
Minister for South Jutland	Hans Peter Hanssen	30 June 1919	29 March 1920		Independent
Minister for Iceland	Hannes Hafstein	25 July 1912	21 July 1914		Home Rule
	Sigurður Eggerz	21 July 1914	4 May 1915		Independence
	Einar Arnórsson	4 May 1915	4 January 1917		Independence
	Jón Magnússon	4 January 1917	30 November 1918		Home Rule
	Sigurður Jónsson	4 January 1917	28 August 1917		Progressive
	Björn Kristjansson	4 January 1917	28 August 1917		Progressive
	Sigurður Eggerz	28 August 1917	30 November 1918		Independence
Minister of Social Affairs	Thorvald Stauning	18 November 1918	29 March 1920		Social Democrats

Preceded by Berntsen

Cabinet of Denmark 1913-1920

Succeeded by Liebe