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The Cabinet of Vilhelm Buhl II was the government of Denmark from May 5, 1945 until November 7 same year. The cabinet was popularly called "the Liberation Cabinet" since it was the first government after the liberation from the German occupation during World War II.
It comprised 15 ministers, about evenly split between the former Danish unity government, and members of the Frihedsrådet and other resistance groups.
| Portfolio |
Minister |
Term of office |
Party |
| Prime Minister |
Vilhelm Buhl |
May 5, 1945 – November 7, 1945 |
Social Democrats |
| Foreign Minister |
Vilhelm Buhl
John Christmas Møller |
May 5, 1945 – May 7, 1945
May 7, 1945 – November 7, 1945 |
Social Democrats
Conservative People's Party |
| Finance Minister |
Hans Christian Svane Hansen |
May 5, 1945 – November 7, 1945 |
Social Democrats |
| Interior Minister |
Knud Kristensen |
May 5, 1945 – November 7, 1945 |
Venstre |
| Justice Minister |
Niels Busch-Jensen |
May 5, 1945 – November 7, 1945 |
Social Democrats |
| Minister for Education |
Axel Marius Hansen |
May 5, 1945 – November 7, 1945 |
Danish Social Liberal Party |
| Minister for Eccleciastical Affairs |
Arne Sørensen |
May 5, 1945 – November 7, 1945 |
Danish Unity |
| Minister for Defence |
Ole Bjørn Kraft |
May 5, 1945 – November 7, 1945 |
Conservative People's Party |
| Minister for Public Works |
Carl Petersen |
May 5, 1945 – November 7, 1945 |
Social Democrats |
| Social and Work Minister |
Hans Christian Hedtoft Hansen |
May 5, 1945 – November 7, 1945 |
Social Democrats |
| Minister for Traffic |
Alfred Jensen |
May 5, 1945 – November 7, 1945 |
Communist Party of Denmark |
| Minister for Agriculture and Fishery |
Erik Eriksen |
May 5, 1945 – November 7, 1945 |
Venstre |
| Minister for Trade, Industry, and Seafaring |
Vilhelm Fibiger |
May 5, 1945 – November 7, 1945 |
Conservative People's Party |
| Minister for Special Affairs |
Mogens Fog |
May 5, 1945 – November 7, 1945 |
Communist Party of Denmark |
| Minister without Portfolio |
Aksel Larsen
Kr. Juul Christensen
Frode Jakobsen
Henrik Kauffmann |
May 5, 1945 – November 7, 1945
May 12, 1945 – November 7, 1945 |
Communist Party of Denmark
Danish Unity
Social Democrats
Frie Danske |
