Deuntzer | |
|---|---|
 21st Cabinet of Denmark | |
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| Date formed | 24 July 1901 |
| Date dissolved | 14 January 1905 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Christian IX |
| Head of government | Johan Henrik Deuntzer |
| No. of ministers | 10 |
| Total no. of members | 12 |
| Member party | Venstre Reform Party |
| History | |
| Elections | 1901 1903 |
| Predecessor | Sehested |
| Successor | Christensen I |
After the 1901 Danish Folketing election, the Council President Johan Henrik Deuntzer of the Venstre Reform Party became the leader of Denmark's first liberal government. The resulting cabinet, which replaced the Cabinet of Sehested consisting of members of the conservative party Højre, was formed on 24 July 1901 and was called the Cabinet of Deuntzer. The formation of the new cabinet is referred to in Danish as "systemskiftet", the shift of government.
The cabinet marked the introduction of parliamentarism in Denmark[1] and with the exception of the Easter Crisis of 1920 no Danish government since 1901 has been formed against the vote of a majority of the members of Folketinget.
There were several internal conflicts within the cabinet. According to Justice Minister Peter Adler Alberti it had 27 crises on minister level, not counting the minor ones,[2] but it did nevertheless manage to institute a number of reforms and in particular an extensive tax reform. The cabinet was replaced by the Cabinet of J.C. Christensen I on 14 January 1905.
- ^ Andrén, Nils (1981). "Five Roads to Parliamentary Democracy". In Friis, Erik J.; et al. (eds.). Nordic Democracy - Ideas, Issues, and Institutions in Politics, Economy, Education, Social and Cultural Affairs of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. Det Danske Selskab. p. 46. ISBN 87-7429-040-1.
- ^ Skou, Kaare (1999). Demokratiets danmarkshistorie gennem 150 år (in Danish). Aschehoug. pp. 1901–1905. ISBN 87-11-11324-3.