Estrup cabinet

The Estrup cabinet was the government of Denmark from 11 June 1875 to 7 August 1894. It replaced the Fonnesbech cabinet and was succeeded by the Reedtz-Thott cabinet on 7 August 1894. It is the longest sitting government in Danish history.

Estrup's cabinet
17th Cabinet of Denmark
Date formed	11 June 1875 (1875-06-11)
Date dissolved	7 August 1894 (1894-08-07)
People and organisations
Head of state	Christian IX of Denmark
Head of government	Jacob Brønnum Scavenius Estrup
No. of ministers	8
Ministers removed	9
Total no. of members	17
History
Elections	1876 1879 May 1881 Jul. 1881 1884 1887 1890 1892
Outgoing election	1895 Danish Folketing election
Predecessor	Fonnesbech
Successor	Reedtz-Thott

List of ministers and portfolios

Some of the terms in the table end after 7 August 1894 because the minister was in the Reedtz-Thott cabinet as well.

Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office	Party
Council President	Jacob Brønnum Scavenius Estrup	11 June 1875	7 August 1894		Højre
Foreign Minister	Frederik Julius Moltke	11 June 1875	1 October 1875		National Landowners
	Otto Rosenørn-Lehn [da]	1 October 1875	21 May 1892		National Landowners
	Tage Reedtz-Thott	21 May 1892	23 May 1897		Højre
Interior Minister	Erik Skeel [da]	11 June 1875	29 August 1884		Højre
	Hilmar Finsen	29 August 1884	8 August 1885		Højre
	Hans Peter Ingerslev	8 August 1885	15 January 1894		Højre
	Hugo Egmont Hørring	15 January 1894	23 May 1897		Højre
Justice Minister and Minister for Iceland	Johannes Nellemann	11 June 1875	7 August 1894		Højre
Kultus Minister	Johan Christian Henrik Fischer [da]	11 June 1875	24 August 1880		Højre
	Jacob Frederik Scavenius [da]	24 August 1880	6 July 1891		Højre
	Johannes Nellemann	6 July 1891	10 July 1891		Højre
	August Hermann Ferdinand Carl Goos	10 July 1891	7 August 1894		Højre
Minister of War	Wolfgang von Haffner	11 July 1875	28 July 1877		Højre
	Johan Christopher Frederik Dreyer [da]	28 July 1877	4 January 1879		Højre
	Vilhelm Frederik Ludvig Kauffmann [da]	4 January 1879	1 April 1881		Højre
	Niels Frederik Ravn	1 April 1881	12 September 1884		Højre
	Jesper Jespersen von Bahnson [da]	12 September 1884	7 August 1894		Højre
Navy Minister	Wolfgang von Haffner	11 July 1875	28 July 1877		Højre
	Johan Christopher Frederik Dreyer [da]	28 July 1877	4 January 1879		Højre
	Niels Frederik Ravn	4 January 1879	27 April 1900		Højre
Minister for Public Works
	Hans Peter Ingerslev	15 January 1894	7 August 1894		Højre

References

• Skou, Kaare R. (2005). Dansk politik A-Å (in Danish). Aschehoug. ISBN 87-11-11652-8.

Preceded by Fonnesbech

Cabinet of Denmark 11 June 1875 − 7 August 1894

Succeeded by Reedtz-Thott