Cabinet of Knud Kristensen

The Cabinet of Knud Kristensen was the government of Denmark from November 7, 1945, to November 13, 1947. The minority cabinet was, except for the foreign minister, fully composed of members of Venstre, led by Knud Kristensen. It was formed after the October 1945 elections, the first since the end of the Second World War.

It comprised 17 ministers in total.

Portfolio	Minister	Term of office	Party
Prime Minister	Knud Kristensen	November 7, 1945 - November 13, 1947	Venstre
Foreign Minister	Gustav Rasmussen	November 7, 1945 - November 13, 1947	n.p.
Finance Minister	Thorkil Kristensen	November 7, 1945 - November 13, 1947	Venstre
Minister for Defence	Harald Petersen	November 7, 1945 - November 13, 1947	Venstre
Minister for Eccleciastical Affairs	Mads Hartling Carl Hermansen	November 7, 1945 - November 12, 1945 November 12, 1945 - November 13, 1947	Venstre
Minister for Education	Mads Hartling	November 7, 1945 - November 13, 1947	Venstre
Justice Minister	A. L. H. Elmquist	November 7, 1945 - November 13, 1947	Venstre
Interior Minister	Ejnar Kjær N. Arnth-Jensen	November 7, 1945 - June 18, 1947 June 30, 1947 - November 13, 1947	Venstre
Minister for Public Works	N. Elgaard	November 7, 1945 - November 13, 1947	Venstre
Minister for Agriculture and Fishery	Erik Eriksen	November 7, 1945 - November 13, 1947	Venstre
Minister for Trade, Industry, and Seafaring	Jens Villemoes Axel Kristensen	November 7, 1945 - September 6, 1947 September 6, 1947 - November 13, 1947	Venstre
Minister for Public Utilities	Axel Kristensen	April 24, 1947 - November 13, 1947	Venstre
Social and Work Minister	Søren P. Larsen Jens Sønderup	November 7, 1945 - April 24, 1947 April 24, 1947 - November 13, 1947	Venstre
Minister for Special Affairs	Per Federspiel	April 24, 1947 - November 13, 1947	Venstre