List of speakers of the Folketing
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| Speaker of the Folketing | |
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| Folketingets formand (Danish) | |
 Seal of the Folketing | |
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| Parliament of Denmark | |
| Style | Mr Speaker (informal) |
| Member of | Presidium of the Danish Parliament |
| Reports to | Monarch |
| Residence | Christiansborg |
| Seat | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Nominator | Prime Minister |
| Appointer | Folketing |
| Term length | No term limit |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of Denmark |
| Formation | 3 January 1850 |
| First holder | Carl Christoffer Georg Andræ |
| Website | Official website |
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The speaker of the Folketing (Danish: Folketingets formand) is the presiding officer of the Danish Parliament, Folketing. It was established on 3 January 1850. The incumbent speaker is Søren Gade who has been serving since 16 November 2022.
List of speakers of the Danish Parliament
[edit]Below is a list of office-holders:[1][2][3]
| No. | Portrait | Name (born-died) |
Term of office | Political party | Folketing | Ref. | |||
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| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||||
| 1 | 
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Carl Christoffer Georg Andræ (1812–1893) |
30 January 1850 | 3 August 1852 | 2 years, 186 days | National Liberal | 1st | ||
| 2 | 
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Johan Nicolai Madvig (1804–1886) |
4 October 1852 | 12 June 1853 | 313 days | National Liberal | 2nd | ||
| 3 | 
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Carl Edvard Rotwitt (1812–1860) |
13 June 1853 | 2 December 1859 | 6 years, 172 days | Society of the Friends of Peasants | 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th |
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| 4 | 
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Laurids Nørgaard Bregendahl (1811–1872) |
3 December 1859 | 2 December 1870 | 10 years, 364 days | National Liberal | 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th |
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| 5 | 
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Christopher Krabbe (1833–1913) |
3 December 1870 | 30 September 1883 | 12 years, 301 days | United Left | 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th |
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| 6 | 
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Christen Berg (1829–1891) [a] |
1 October 1883 | 2 October 1887 | 4 years, 1 day | People's Left | 19th 20th |
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| 7 | 
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Sofus Høgsbro (1822–1902) |
3 October 1887 | 16 December 1894 | 7 years, 74 days | Negotiating Venstre | 21st 22nd 23rd |
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| 8 | 
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Rasmus Claussen (1835–1905) |
17 December 1894 | 16 April 1895 | 120 days | Negotiating Venstre | 23rd | ||
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Sofus Høgsbro (1822–1902) |
17 April 1895 | 4 October 1901 | 6 years, 170 days | Moderate Venstre | 24th 25th |
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| 9 | 
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Herman Trier (1845–1925) |
5 October 1901 | 30 January 1905 | 3 years, 117 days | Venstre Reform Party | 26th 27th |
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| 10 | 
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Anders Thomsen (1842–1920) |
31 January 1905 | 14 March 1912 | 7 years, 43 days | Venstre | 27th 28th 29th 29th 30th |
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| 11 | 
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Jens Christian Christensen (1856–1930) |
15 March 1912 | 13 June 1913 | 1 year, 90 days | Venstre | 30th | ||
| 12 | 
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Niels Pedersen-Nyskov (1850–1922) |
14 June 1913 | 29 March 1922 | 8 years, 288 days | Venstre | 31st 32nd 33rd 34th 35th 36th |
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| 13 | 
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Jørgen Jensen-Klejs (1863–1947) |
7 April 1922 | 10 April 1924 | 2 years, 3 days | Venstre | 36th | ||
| 14 | 
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Hans Peter Hansen (1872–1953) |
30 April 1924 | 24 November 1932 | 8 years, 208 days | Social Democrats | 37th 38th 39th |
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| 15 | 
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Gerhard Nielsen (1871–1933) |
30 November 1932 | 1 May 1933 # | 152 days | Social Democrats | 40th | ||
| 16 |
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Hans Rasmussen (1873–1949) |
9 May 1933 | 30 October 1945 | 12 years, 174 days | Social Democrats | 40th 41st 42nd 43rd |
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| 17 | 
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Julius Bomholt (1896–1969) |
22 November 1945 | 22 February 1950 | 4 years, 92 days | Social Democrats | 44th 45th |
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| 18 |
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Gustav Pedersen (1893–1975) |
23 February 1950 | 22 September 1964 | 14 years, 212 days | Social Democrats | 46th 47th 48th 49th 50th |
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| (17) |
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Julius Bomholt (1896–1969) |
6 October 1964 | 22 January 1968 | 3 years, 108 days | Social Democrats | 51st 52nd |
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| 19 | 
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Karl Skytte (1908–1986) |
6 February 1968 | 30 September 1978 | 10 years, 236 days | Social Liberal | 53rd 54th 55th 56th 57th |
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| 20 | 
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Knud Børge Andersen (1914–1984) |
3 October 1978 | 8 December 1981 | 3 years, 66 days | Social Democrats | 57th 58th |
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| 21 |
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Svend Jakobsen (1935–2022) |
22 December 1981 | 10 January 1989 | 7 years, 19 days | Social Democrats | 59th 60th 61st 62nd |
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| 22 |
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Erik Ninn-Hansen (1922–2014) |
10 January 1989 | 3 October 1989 | 266 days | Conservative | 62nd | ||
| 23 |
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H. P. Clausen (1928–1998) |
3 October 1989 | 15 January 1993 | 3 years, 104 days | Conservative | 62nd 63rd |
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| 24 |
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Henning Rasmussen (1926–1997) |
27 January 1993 | 5 October 1994 | 1 year, 251 days | Social Democrats | 63rd | ||
| 25 |
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Erling Olsen (1927–2011) |
5 October 1994 | 11 March 1998 | 3 years, 157 days | Social Democrats | 64th | ||
| 26 |
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Ivar Hansen (1938–2003) |
26 March 1998 | 11 March 2003 # | 4 years, 350 days | Venstre | 65th 66th |
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Svend Auken (1943–2009) acting |
11 March 2003 | 18 March 2003 | 7 days | Social Democrats | 66th | ||
| 27 | 
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Christian Mejdahl (born 1939) |
18 March 2003 | 13 November 2007 | 4 years, 240 days | Venstre | 66th 67th |
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| 28 | 
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Thor Pedersen (born 1945) |
28 November 2007 | 15 September 2011 | 3 years, 291 days | Venstre | 68th | ||
| 29 | 
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Mogens Lykketoft (born 1946) |
4 October 2011 | 18 June 2015 | 3 years, 257 days | Social Democrats | 69th | ||
| 30 | 
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Pia Kjærsgaard (born 1947) |
3 July 2015 | 20 June 2019 | 3 years, 352 days | Danish People's Party | 70th | ||
| 31 | 
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Henrik Dam Kristensen (born 1957) |
21 June 2019 | 1 November 2022 | 3 years, 133 days | Social Democrats | 71st | ||
| 32 | 
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Søren Gade (born 1963) |
16 November 2022 | Incumbent | 3 years, 142 days | Venstre | 72nd 73rd |
See also
[edit]- Speaker of the Landsting (1850-1953)
Notes
[edit]- ^ Sofus Høgsbro, V was acting speaker from 25 January to 24 July 1886.
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ Skou, Kaare R. (2005). Dansk politik A-Å (in Danish). Aschehoug. p. 770. ISBN 87-11-11652-8.
- ^ "Folketingets formænd siden 1933" (in Danish). Folketinget. Retrieved 18 May 2007.
Sources
[edit]- Rasmussen, Hanne (2021). 30 Mænd Og En Kvinde: Folketingets formænd fra 1850 [30 Men and one woman: Speakers of the Folketing from 1850] (in Danish). Gads Forlag. ISBN 978-8-712061-16-8.