List of Speakers of the Folketing

Speaker of the Parliament of the Kingdom of Denmark

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Incumbent
Pia Kjærsgaard
since 3 July 2015
Parliament of Denmark
Style Mister Speaker/Madam Speaker
Reports to Monarch of Denmark
Residence Christiansborg
Seat Copenhagen, Denmark
Nominator Prime Minister of Denmark
Appointer Elected by the Parliament
Term length One year
Constituting instrument Constitution of Denmark
Formation 30 January 1850
First holder Carl Christoffer Georg Andræ
Website http://www.ft.dk

The position of Speaker (Danish: Formand) of the Folketing (the Danish Parliament) was created in 1850.

List of Speakers of the Danish Parliament

Below is a list of office-holders:[1][2][3]

From To Speaker of the Folketing Lifespan
30 January 1850 3 August 1852 Carl Christoffer Georg Andræ, NL 1812–1893
4 October 1852 12 June 1853 Johan Nicolai Madvig, NL 1804–1886
13 June 1853 2 December 1859 Carl Edvard Rotwitt, BV 1812–1860
3 December 1859 2 December 1870 Laurids Nørgaard Bregendahl, NL 1811–1872
3 December 1870 30 September 1883 Christopher Krabbe, V 1833–1913
1 October 1883 2 October 1887[note 1] Christen Berg, V 1829–1891
3 October 1887 16 December 1894 Sofus Høgsbro, V 1822–1902
17 December 1894 16 April 1895 Rasmus Claussen, V 1835–1905
17 April 1895 4 October 1901 Sofus Høgsbro, V 1822–1902
5 October 1901 30 January 1905 Herman Trier, V 1845–1925
31 January 1905 14 March 1912 Anders Thomsen, V 1842–1920
15 March 1912 13 June 1913 Jens Christian Christensen, V 1856–1930
14 June 1913 29 March 1922 Niels Pedersen-Nyskov, V 1850–1922
7 April 1922 10 April 1924 Jørgen Jensen-Klejs, V 1863–1947
30 April 1924 24 November 1932 Hans Peter Hansen, S 1872–1953
30 November 1932 1 May 1933 Gerhard Nielsen, S 1871–1933
9 May 1933 30 October 1945 Hans Rasmussen, S 1873–1949
22 November 1945 22 February 1950 Julius Bomholt, S 1896–1969
23 February 1950 22 September 1964 Gustav Pedersen, S 1893–1975
6 October 1964 22 January 1968 Julius Bomholt, S 1896–1969
6 February 1968 30 September 1978 Karl Skytte, B 1908–1986
3 October 1978 8 December 1981 Knud Børge Andersen, S 1914–1984
22 December 1981 10 January 1989 Svend Jakobsen, S b. 1935
10 January 1989 3 October 1989 Erik Ninn-Hansen, C 1922-2014
3 October 1989 15 January 1993 H. P. Clausen, C 1928–1998
27 January 1993 5 October 1994 Henning Rasmussen, S 1926–1997
5 October 1994 11 March 1998 Erling Olsen, S 1927–2011
26 March 1998 11 March 2003†[note 2] Ivar Hansen, V 1938–2003
18 March 2003 13 November 2007 Christian Mejdahl, V b. 1939
28 November 2007 4 October 2011 Thor Pedersen, V b. 1945
4 October 2011 3 July 2015 Mogens Lykketoft, S b. 1946
3 July 2015 Incumbent Pia Kjærsgaard, DF b. 1947

References

Notes
  1. ↑ Sofus Høgsbro, V was acting speaker from 25 January to 24 July 1886
  2. ↑ Ivar Hansen died in office. His successor was not appointed immediately, and in the meantime Svend Auken, S was acting speaker.
Footnotes
  1. ↑ Bomholt, Jul.; Fabricius, Knud; Hjelholt, Holger; Mackeprang, M.; Møller, Andr. (1953). "Rigsdagens formænd 1848–1949". Den danske rigsdag 1849–1949 bind VI (in Danish). Copenhagen: J. H. Schultz Forlag. p. 491.
  2. ↑ Skou, Kaare R. (2005). Dansk politik A-Å (in Danish). Aschehoug. p. 770. ISBN 87-11-11652-8.
  3. ↑ "Folketingets formænd siden 1933" (in Danish). Folketinget. Retrieved 18 May 2007.

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