Deputy Prime Minister (Denmark)

Deputy Prime Minister
Vicestatsminister
Incumbent
Kristian Jensen

since 28 June 2015
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

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

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

References

  1. Cay Dollerup (2003). 视角: 翻译学硏究. 清华大学出版社有限公司. pp. 122–. ISBN 978-7-302-06943-0.
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