National
Prime Minister
- Danish: Statsminister
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Appointed by the King of Denmark
- Exact method
- Appointed by the monarch (Constitution section 14) after consultation with the party leaders; the Government may not have a majority of the Folketing against it (section 15).
- Chosen by
- King of Denmark
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
Mette Frederiksen S since June 2019
Report Source: oda.ft.dk,
checked (+1 more)
Sources
- stm.dk · checked Statsministeriet, "Regeringen Mette Frederiksen III", København 3 June 2026, read 2026-10-12: Danish portfolio title and order of precedence (sort_order). English name is a rendering of the Danish title. For: Prime Minister
- en.wikipedia.org · checked Ministerial portfolios: Danish titles from Folketinget ODA ministerial career data; English portfolio names from Wikipedia, Frederiksen III Cabinet, read 2026-10-12. Fallback: official stm.dk/regeringen.dk not reachable by the fetch tool. For: Prime Minister
- oda.ft.dk · checked Danish names: Folketinget ODA (ministerial titles, party names); other Danish names are standard official names of the bodies (ft.dk, regioner.dk). For: Prime Minister in Danish
- oda.ft.dk · checked Folketinget, Open Data API (oda.ft.dk), read 2026-10-12: member terms start 2026-03-24 (election day of the 24 March 2026 general election), ministers from 3 June 2026 (ODA ministerial career entries), Speaker Henrik Frandsen from 6 Oct 2026. Chair terms from regional sources below. For: Mette Frederiksen, current term
- stm.dk · checked Statsministeriet, "Regeringen Mette Frederiksen III" (statsrådsrækkefølge), København 3 June 2026, read 2026-10-12: confirms holder, Danish portfolio title and order of precedence; appointment by Kgl. resolution af 3. juni 2026 (https://www.stm.dk/media/nishv4wc/kgl-resolution-af-3-juni-2026.pdf). For: Mette Frederiksen, current term