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.
| Speaker of the Folketing (President of parliament) | |
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| Folketingets formand | |
 Seal of the Folketing | |
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| Parliament of Denmark | |
| Style | Mr Speaker (informal) |
| 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 |
List of speakers of the Danish Parliament
editBelow is a list of office-holders:[1][2][3]
| No. | Portrait | Speaker of the Folketing | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carl Christoffer Georg Andræ (1812–1893) | 30 January 1850 | 3 August 1852 | 2 years, 186 days | National Liberal | |
| 2 | Johan Nicolai Madvig (1804–1886) | 4 October 1852 | 12 June 1853 | 313 days | National Liberal | |
| 3 | Carl Edvard Rotwitt (1812–1860) | 13 June 1853 | 2 December 1859 | 6 years, 172 days | Bondevennerne | |
| 4 | Laurids Nørgaard Bregendahl (1811–1872) | 3 December 1859 | 2 December 1870 | 11 years, 0 days | National Liberal | |
| 5 | Christopher Krabbe (1833–1913) | 3 December 1870 | 30 September 1883 | 12 years, 301 days | Venstre | |
| 6 | Christen Berg (1829–1891) [note 1] | 1 October 1883 | 2 October 1887 | 4 years, 1 day | Venstre | |
| 7 | Sofus Høgsbro (1822–1902) | 3 October 1887 | 16 December 1894 | 7 years, 74 days | Venstre | |
| 8 | Rasmus Claussen (1835–1905) | 17 December 1894 | 16 April 1895 | 120 days | Venstre | |
| (7) | Sofus Høgsbro (1822–1902) | 17 April 1895 | 4 October 1901 | 6 years, 170 days | Venstre | |
| 9 | Herman Trier (1845–1925) | 5 October 1901 | 30 January 1905 | 3 years, 117 days | Venstre | |
| 10 | Anders Thomsen (1842–1920) | 31 January 1905 | 14 March 1912 | 7 years, 43 days | Venstre | |
| 11 | Jens Christian Christensen (1856–1930) | 15 March 1912 | 13 June 1913 | 1 year, 90 days | Venstre | |
| 12 | Niels Pedersen-Nyskov (1850–1922) | 14 June 1913 | 29 March 1922 | 8 years, 288 days | Venstre | |
| 13 | Jørgen Jensen-Klejs (1863–1947) | 7 April 1922 | 10 April 1924 | 2 years, 3 days | Venstre | |
| 14 | Hans Peter Hansen (1872–1953) | 30 April 1924 | 24 November 1932 | 8 years, 208 days | Social Democrats | |
| 15 | Gerhard Nielsen (1871–1933) | 30 November 1932 | 1 May 1933 † | 152 days | Social Democrats | |
| 16 | Hans Rasmussen (1873–1949) | 9 May 1933 | 30 October 1945 | 12 years, 174 days | Social Democrats | |
| 17 | Julius Bomholt (1896–1969) | 22 November 1945 | 22 February 1950 | 4 years, 92 days | Social Democrats | |
| 18 | Gustav Pedersen (1893–1975) | 23 February 1950 | 22 September 1964 | 14 years, 212 days | Social Democrats | |
| (17) | Julius Bomholt (1896–1969) | 6 October 1964 | 22 January 1968 | 3 years, 108 days | Social Democrats | |
| 19 | Karl Skytte (1908–1986) | 6 February 1968 | 30 September 1978 | 10 years, 236 days | Social Liberals | |
| 20 | Knud Børge Andersen (1914–1984) | 3 October 1978 | 8 December 1981 | 3 years, 66 days | Social Democrats | |
| 21 | Svend Jakobsen (1935–2022) | 22 December 1981 | 10 January 1989 | 7 years, 19 days | Social Democrats | |
| 22 | Erik Ninn-Hansen (1922–2014) | 10 January 1989 | 3 October 1989 | 266 days | Conservatives | |
| 23 | H. P. Clausen (1928–1998) | 3 October 1989 | 15 January 1993 | 3 years, 104 days | Conservatives | |
| 24 | Henning Rasmussen (1926–1997) | 27 January 1993 | 5 October 1994 | 1 year, 251 days | Social Democrats | |
| 25 | Erling Olsen (1927–2011) | 5 October 1994 | 11 March 1998 | 3 years, 157 days | Social Democrats | |
| 26 | Ivar Hansen (1938–2003) | 26 March 1998 | 11 March 2003 † | 4 years, 350 days | Venstre | |
| – | Svend Auken (1943–2009) Acting | 11 March 2003 | 18 March 2003 | 7 days | Social Democrats | |
| 27 | Christian Mejdahl (born 1939) | 18 March 2003 | 13 November 2007 | 4 years, 240 days | Venstre | |
| 28 | Thor Pedersen (born 1945) | 28 November 2007 | 15 September 2011 | 3 years, 291 days | Venstre | |
| 29 | Mogens Lykketoft (born 1946) | 4 October 2011 | 18 June 2015 | 3 years, 257 days | Social Democrats | |
| 30 | Pia Kjærsgaard (born 1947) | 3 July 2015 | 20 June 2019 | 3 years, 352 days | DPP | |
| 31 | Henrik Dam Kristensen (born 1957) | 21 June 2019 | 1 November 2022 | 3 years, 133 days | Social Democrats | |
| 32 | Søren Gade (born 1963) | 16 November 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years, 38 days | Venstre |
![Laurids Nørgaard Bregendahl [da]](/wiki/File:Laurids_N%C3%B8rgaard_Bregendahl.jpg)
![Christopher Krabbe [da]](/wiki/File:Christopher_Krabbe.jpg)
![Sofus Høgsbro [da]](/wiki/File:Sofus_H%C3%B8gsbro.jpg)
![Rasmus Claussen [da]](/wiki/File:Rasmus_Claussen.jpg)
![Anders Thomsen [da]](/wiki/File:Anders_Thomsen2.jpg)
![Niels Pedersen-Nyskov [da]](/wiki/File:Niels_Pedersen-Nyskov_by_Elfelt.jpg)
![Jørgen Jensen-Klejs [da]](/wiki/File:J_Jensen_Klejs.jpg)
![Gerhard Nielsen [da]](/wiki/File:Blank.png)
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See also
edit- List of speakers of the Landsting (1850-1953)
References
edit- Notes
- ^ Sofus Høgsbro, V was acting speaker from 25 January to 24 July 1886
- Footnotes
- ^ 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.