Scavenius Cabinet

The Scavenius cabinet was the government of Denmark from 9 November 1942 to 5 May 1945. It replaced the first Buhl cabinet, which collapsed due to the Telegram Crisis in November 1942, when the Germans demanded changes to the Danish government. The Germans wanted nonpolitical ministers and Nazi ministers in the new government, however only the first demand was met.

Scavenius
41st Cabinet of Denmark
Date formed	9 November 1942 (1942-11-09)
Date dissolved	5 May 1945 (1945-05-05)
People and organisations
Head of state	Christian X of Denmark
Head of government	Erik Scavenius
Status in legislature	Unity government
History
Predecessor	Buhl I
Successor	Buhl II

Following the August Rebellion in 1943, the Germans put forward more demands, which the Danish authorities refused. The government therefore filed a resignation request for the King on 29 August 1943, who refused to accept it. The government de facto ceased to function, though still formally in power. The Board of Permanent Secretaries was established, where the permanent secretaries of the ministries managed the country. Only after the liberation of 5 May 1945, were the resignation accepted, and the Scavenius cabinet and Board of permanent secretaries were replaced by the second Buhl cabinet.

List of ministers and portfolios

Some of the terms in the table begin before after 9 November 1942 because the minister was in the fourth Stauning cabinet as well.

Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office	Party
Prime Minister	Erik Scavenius	9 November 1942	5 May 1945		Nonpartisan
Foreign Minister	Erik Scavenius	8 July 1940	5 May 1945		Nonpartisan
Finance Minister	Kristian Hansen Kofoed	9 November 1942	5 May 1945		Social Liberals
Interior Minister	Jørgen Jørgensen	9 November 1942	5 May 1945		Social Liberals
Justice Minister	Eigil Thune Jacobsen	9 July 1941	5 May 1945		Nonpartisan
Minister for Education	A.C. Højberg Christensen	9 November 1942	5 May 1945		Nonpartisan
Minister for Ecclesiastical Affairs	Valdemar Holbøll	9 November 1942	5 May 1945		Nonpartisan
Minister of Defence	Søren Brorsen	8 July 1940	5 May 1945		Venstre
Minister for Public Works	Axel Gunnar Larsen	8 July 1940	5 May 1945		Nonpartisan
Minister of Traffic	Niels Elgaard	9 November 1942	5 May 1945		Venstre
Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries	Kristen Bording	8 July 1940	5 May 1945		Social Democrats
Ministry of Trade, Industry and Maritime	Halfdan Hendriksen	3 October 1940	5 May 1945		Conservatives
Ministry of Social Affairs	Laurits Hansen	9 November 1942	5 May 1945		Social Democrats
Minister for Labor	Johannes Kjærbøl	8 July 1940	5 May 1945		Social Democrats

References

• Skou, Kaare R. (2005). Dansk politik A-Å (in Danish). Aschehoug. ISBN 87-11-11652-8.
• Prime Minister's Office. "Regeringen Scavenius". stm.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 4 June 2018.
• Aarhus University. "Regeringer 1901-1953". danmarkshistorien.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 12 October 2009. Retrieved 4 June 2018.