Buhl I Cabinet

The First Buhl cabinet was the government of Denmark from 4 May 1942 to 9 November 1942. It was created following the death of Prime Minister Thorvald Stauning.

1st Buhl Cabinet
40th Cabinet of Denmark
Date formed	4 May 1942 (1942-05-04)
Date dissolved	9 November 1942 (1942-11-09)
People and organisations
Head of state	Christian X
Head of government	Vilhelm Buhl
Total no. of members	13
Member party	Social Democrats Venstre Conservative People's Party Social Liberal Party
Status in legislature	Unity government
History
Legislature term	1939–1943
Predecessor	Stauning VI
Successor	Scavenius

List of ministers

Some periods in the table below start before 8 July 1940 or end after 4 May 1942 because the minister was in the Sixth Stauning Cabinet or the Scavenius Cabinet as well.

The cabinet consisted of:

Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office	Party
Prime Minister	Vilhelm Buhl	4 May 1942	9 November 1942		Social Democrats
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Erik Scavenius	8 July 1940	29 August 1943		Independent
Minister for Finance	Vilhelm Buhl	20 July 1937	16 July 1942		Social Democrats
	Alsing Andersen	16 July 1942	9 November 1942		Social Democrats
Minister of Defence	Søren Brorsen	4 May 1942	29 August 1943		Venstre
Minister for Ecclesiastical Affairs	Vilhelm Fibiger	8 July 1940	9 November 1942		Conservatives
Minister for Education	Jørgen Jørgensen	4 November 1935	9 November 1942		Social Liberals
Minister of Justice	Eigil Thune Jacobsen	9 July 1941	29 August 1943		Independent
Minister of the Interior	Knud Kristensen	8 July 1940	9 November 1942		Venstre
Minister for Public Works	Gunnar Larsen	8 July 1940	29 August 1943		Independent
Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries	Kristen Bording	4 November 1935	29 August 1943		Social Democrats
Minister for Commerce, Industry and Seafaring	Halfdan Hendriksen	3 October 1940	5 May 1945		Conservatives
Ministry of Social Affairs	Johannes Kjærbøl	8 July 1940	9 November 1942		Social Democrats