Buhl II Cabinet
The Cabinet of Vilhelm Buhl II was the government of Denmark from May 5, 1945 until November 7 same year. The cabinet was popularly called "the Liberation Cabinet" since it was the first government after the liberation from the German occupation during World War II.
It comprised 18 ministers, about evenly split between the former Danish unity government, and members of the Frihedsrådet and other resistance groups.
| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Vilhelm Buhl | May 5, 1945 | November 7, 1945 | Social Democrats | |
| Foreign Minister | Vilhelm Buhl | May 5, 1945 | May 7, 1945 | Social Democrats | |
| John Christmas Møller | May 7, 1945 | November 7, 1945 | Conservative People's | ||
| Finance Minister | Hans Christian Svane Hansen | May 5, 1945 | November 7, 1945 | Social Democrats | |
| Interior Minister | Knud Kristensen | May 5, 1945 | November 7, 1945 | Venstre | |
| Justice Minister | Niels Busch-Jensen | May 5, 1945 | November 7, 1945 | Social Democrats | |
| Minister for Education | Axel Marius Hansen | May 5, 1945 | November 7, 1945 | Social Liberals | |
| Minister for Eccleciastical Affairs | Arne Sørensen | May 5, 1945 | November 7, 1945 | Danish Unity | |
| Minister for Defence | Ole Bjørn Kraft | May 5, 1945 | November 7, 1945 | Conservative People's | |
| Minister for Public Works | Carl Petersen | May 5, 1945 | November 7, 1945 | Social Democrats | |
| Social and Work Minister | Hans Christian Hedtoft Hansen | May 5, 1945 | November 7, 1945 | Social Democrats | |
| Minister for Traffic | Alfred Jensen | May 5, 1945 | November 7, 1945 | Communists | |
| Minister for Agriculture and Fishery | Erik Eriksen | May 5, 1945 | November 7, 1945 | Venstre | |
| Minister for Trade, Industry, and Seafaring | Vilhelm Fibiger | May 5, 1945 | November 7, 1945 | Conservative People's | |
| Minister for Special Affairs | Mogens Fog | May 5, 1945 | November 7, 1945 | Communists | |
| Minister without Portfolio | Aksel Larsen | May 5, 1945 | November 7, 1945 | Communists | |
| Kr. Juul Christensen | May 5, 1945 | November 7, 1945 | Danish Unity | ||
| Frode Jakobsen | May 5, 1945 | November 7, 1945 | Social Democrats | ||
| Henrik Kauffmann | May 12, 1945 | November 7, 1945 | Frie Danske | ||
| Preceded by Cabinet of Erik Scavenius |
Cabinet of Denmark 1945 |
Succeeded by Cabinet of Knud Kristensen |
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