Deputy Prime Minister (Denmark)
Deputy Prime Minister
Vicestatsminister | |
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Appointer | Prime Minister of Denmark |
Term length |
No fixed term, Serves at the pleasure of the Prime Minister |
Inaugural holder | Bendt Bendtsen |
Formation | November 27, 2001 |
Website | www.denmark.dk |
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Deputy Prime Minister of Denmark is a position, held by one government minister, in the Government of Denmark who can take the position of acting Prime Minister when the Prime minister is temporarily absent. The job is unofficial, but in many media, the person taking over when the Prime Minister is absent, is often dubbed Deputy Prime Minister, or vicestatsminister in Danish.[1]
In case of coalition governments, the position is usually held by the leader of the second largest party in the cabinet. The Deputy Prime Minister is also the highest ranking minister after the Prime Minister.
Since 28 June 2015, the position is held by Kristian Jensen.
List of Deputy Prime Ministers
Deputy Prime Minister | Term of Office | Party | Position | Duration | ||
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Bendt Bendtsen |
November 27, 2001 – September 10, 2008 |
Conservative People's Party | Minister of Economic and Business Affairs | 6 years, 288 days | ||
Lene Espersen |
September 10, 2008 – January 13, 2011 |
Conservative People's Party | Minister of Economic and Business Affairs (2008-2010) Minister of Foreign Affairs (2010-2011) |
2 years, 125 days | ||
Lars Barfoed |
January 13, 2011 – October 3, 2011 |
Conservative People's Party | Minister of Justice | 263 days | ||
Margrethe Vestager |
October 3, 2011 – September 2, 2014 | Danish Social Liberal Party | Minister of Economic and Interior Affairs | 2 years, 334 days | ||
Morten Østergaard |
September 2, 2014 – June 28, 2015 | Danish Social Liberal Party | Minister of Economic and Interior Affairs | 299 days | ||
Kristian Jensen |
June 28, 2015 – | Venstre | Minister of Foreign Affairs | 170 days |
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