Kristensen Cabinet

The Cabinet of Kristensen was the government of Denmark from November 7, 1945, to November 13, 1947. The minority cabinet was, except for the foreign minister, fully composed of members of Venstre, led by Knud Kristensen. It was formed after the October 1945 elections, the first since the end of the Second World War.

Kristensen
43rd Cabinet of Denmark
Prime Minister Kristensen
Date formed	7 November 1945 (1945-11-07)
Date dissolved	13 November 1947 (1947-11-13)
People and organisations
Head of state	Christian X Frederik IX
Head of government	Knud Kristensen
No. of ministers	14
Total no. of members	17
Member party	Venstre
Status in legislature	Single-party minority
History
Election	1945
Outgoing election	1947
Predecessor	Buhl II
Successor	Hedtoft I

List of ministers

The cabinet consisted of:^[1]

Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office	Party
Prime Minister	Knud Kristensen	7 November 1945	13 November 1947		Venstre
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Gustav Rasmussen	7 November 1945	13 November 1947		Nonpartisan
Minister for Finance	Thorkil Kristensen	7 November 1945	13 November 1947		Venstre
Minister of the Interior	Ejnar Martin Kjær	7 November 1945	18 June 1947		Venstre
	N. Arnth-Jensen	30 June 1947	13 November 1947		Venstre
Minister of Justice	A. L. H. Elmquist	7 November 1945	13 November 1947		Venstre
Minister for Ecclesiastical Affairs	Mads Hartling (act.)	7 November 1945	12 November 1945		Venstre
	Carl Hermansen	12 November 1945	13 November 1947		Venstre
Minister of Defence	Harald Petersen	7 November 1945	13 November 1947		Venstre
Minister for Labor and Social Affairs	Søren P. Larsen	7 November 1945	24 April 1947		Venstre
	Jens Sønderup	24 April 1947	13 November 1947		Venstre
Minister for Education	Mads Hartling	7 November 1945	13 November 1947		Venstre
Minister for Public Works	N. Elgaard	7 November 1945	13 November 1947		Venstre
Minister for Commerce, Industry, and Seafaring	Jens Villemoes	7 November 1945	6 September 1947		Venstre
	Axel Kristensen	6 September 1947	13 November 1947		Venstre
Minister for Public Utilities	Axel Kristensen	24 April 1947	13 November 1947		Venstre
Minister for Special Affairs	Per Federspiel	24 April 1947	13 November 1947		Venstre
Minister for Agriculture and Minister for Fishery	Erik Eriksen	7 November 1945	13 November 1947		Venstre