Zahle II Cabinet

The Second Zahle Cabinet was the government of Denmark from 21 June 1913 to 29 March 1920. It replaced the Berntsen Cabinet, and was dismissed by Christian X leading to the Easter Crisis of 1920.

Second Zahle Cabinet
28th Cabinet of Denmark
Date formed	21 June 1913 (1913-06-21)
Date dissolved	29 March 1920 (1920-03-29)
People and organisations
Head of state	Christian X
Head of government	Carl Theodor Zahle
No. of ministers	17
Total no. of members	21
Member party	Social Liberals
History
Election(s)	1913 1915 1918
Predecessor	Berntsen
Successor	Liebe

History

It was the government which led the country through the First World War and gave women and servants the right to vote.

List of ministers

The cabinet consisted of these ministers:[1]

Portfolio	Minister		Took office	Left office	Party
Council President (until 21 April 1918, then Prime Minister) & Minister of Justice		Carl Theodor Zahle	21 June 1913	29 March 1920	Social Liberals
Minister of Foreign Affairs		Edvard Brandes (act.)	21 June 1913	24 June 1913	Social Liberals
		Erik Scavenius	24 June 1913	29 March 1920	Social Liberals
Minister for Finance		Edvard Brandes	21 June 1913	29 March 1920	Social Liberals
Minister of Defence		Peter Rochegune Munch	21 June 1913	29 March 1920	Social Liberals
Kultus Minister		Søren Keiser-Nielsen	21 June 1913	28 April 1916	Social Liberals
Minister for Ecclesiastical Affairs		Thorvald Povlsen	28 April 1916	29 March 1920	Social Liberals
Minister for Education		Søren Keiser-Nielsen	28 April 1916	29 March 1920	Social Liberals
Minister of the Interior		Ove Rode	21 June 1913	29 March 1920	Social Liberals
Minister for Public Works		Jens Hassing-Jørgensen	21 June 1913	29 March 1920	Social Liberals
Minister for Agriculture		Kristjan Pedersen	21 June 1913	29 March 1920	Social Liberals
Minister for Commerce and Seafare (Minister for Commerce from 1 April 1914)		Jens Hassing-Jørgensen (act.)	21 June 1913	28 April 1916	Social Liberals
		Christopher Hage	28 April 1916	29 March 1920	Social Liberals
Minister without portfolio		Christopher Hage	20 March 1916	28 April 1916	Social Liberals
Minister without portfolio (Control minister)		Jens Christian Christensen	30 September 1916	16 January 1918	Venstre
		Christian Michael Rottbøll	30 September 1916	16 January 1918	Conservative
		Thorvald Stauning	30 September 1916	16 January 1918	Social Democrats
		Hans Peter Hanssen	30 September 1916	16 January 1918	Independent
Minister for South Jutland		Hans Peter Hanssen	30 June 1919	29 March 1920	Independent
Minister for Iceland		Hannes Hafstein	25 July 1912	21 July 1914	Home Rule
		Sigurður Eggerz	21 July 1914	4 May 1915	Independence
		Einar Arnórsson	4 May 1915	4 January 1917	Independence
		Jón Magnússon	4 January 1917	30 November 1918	Home Rule
		Sigurður Jónsson	4 January 1917	28 August 1917	Progressive
		Björn Kristjansson	4 January 1917	28 August 1917	Progressive
		Sigurður Eggerz	28 August 1917	30 November 1918	Independence
Minister of Social Affairs		Thorvald Stauning	18 November 1918	29 March 1920	Social Democrats

Preceded by Berntsen	Cabinet of Denmark 1913-1920	Succeeded by Liebe

References

1. "Regeringen Zahle II". stm.dk (in Danish). Statsministeriet. Retrieved 9 August 2019.