Vilhelm Buhl | |
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| 11th Prime Minister of Denmark | |
| In office 5 May 1945 – 7 November 1945 | |
| Monarch | Christian X |
| Preceded by | Nazi military rule Erik Scavenius (last prime minister) |
| Succeeded by | Knud Kristensen |
| In office 4 May 1942 – 9 November 1942 | |
| Monarch | Christian X |
| Preceded by | Thorvald Stauning |
| Succeeded by | Erik Scavenius |
| Minister for Finance | |
| In office 20 July 1937 – 16 July 1942 | |
| Prime Minister | Thorvald Stauning Himself |
| Preceded by | Hans Peter Hansen |
| Succeeded by | Alsing Andersen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 October 1881 Fredericia, Denmark |
| Died | 18 December 1954 (aged 73) Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Resting place | Vestre Cemetery in Copenhagen |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party |
| Spouse |
Thyra Schmidt (m. 1908) |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | University of Copenhagen (M.L.) |
Vilhelm Buhl (16 October 1881 – 18 December 1954) was a Danish politician who served as two-time Prime Minister of Denmark from May to November 1942 during the Nazi occupation of Denmark, and again after Danish Liberation Day from May to November 1945.
After graduation and served as collector of taxes for Copenhagen in 1920s, Buhl joined an active member of the Social Democratic Party, entered parliament in 1937. In the same year, he became as the Minister of Finance under the cabinet of Thorvald Stauning in Denmark’s first Social Democratic government.
In the beginning of World War II and with the Nazi occupation of Denmark, a determined opponent of Denmark’s forced adherence to the renewed Anti-Comintern Pact in 1941. Following Stauning’s death on 3 May 1942, Buhl served as the one-time prime minister, which he assumed office about six months until he resigned from office on 9 November of the same year. On 5 May 1945 after Adolf Hitler's suicide and Danish Liberation Day, Buhl served as the two-time prime minister of the first post-war government, also popularly known as Liberation Cabinet (Danish: Befrielsesregeringen), which he assumed office about six months until he resigned from office on 7 November of the same year. In a minority Social Democratic government of Hans Hedtoft, Buhl served as the Minister of Economic Coordination from 1947 to 1950, and concurrently as Minister of Justice from March to September 1950.
Buhl retired from the politics amid his health reasons after 1953 elections. However, he died from its complications on 18 December 1954, at the age of 73.