First Schlüter Cabinet | |
|---|---|
.svg){kind=small} 62nd Cabinet of Denmark | |
| 1982-1984 | |
 Schlüter in 1983 | |
| Date formed | 10 September 1982 |
| Date dissolved | 10 January 1984 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Margrethe II of Denmark |
| Head of government | Poul Schlüter |
| No. of ministers | 21 |
| Member parties |
Conservative People's Party Venstre Centre Democrats Christian Democrats |
| Status in legislature |
Minority government
Danish Social Liberal Party Progress Party |
| Opposition parties |
Social Democrats Socialist People's Party Left Socialists Union Party Social Democratic Party Atassut Siumut |
| History | |
| Legislature term(s) | 1981- 1984 |
| Predecessor | Jørgensen V |
The Schlüter I cabinet was the first cabinet of Prime Minister of Denmark Poul Schlüter. It first formed on 10 September 1982 and lasted until the 1984 general election on 10 January 1984, [1] [2] before reforming the day afterwards and continuing until the 1987 Danish general election on 8 September 1987. [3] [note 1] The government was a coalition of the Conservative Party, the Agrarian Liberals, the Centre Democrats, and the Christian Democrats. [4]: 42 The coalition was a minority government and relied heavily on external support from the Progress Party and the Radical Liberals. [5] [6]: 106 Schlüter was the first conservative prime minister since 1901, [7] when Hannibal Sehested of the Højre party was in office, and the first ever from the Conservative Party.
History
On 3 September 1982, Anker Jørgensen's government resigned after failing to get support for their austerity policies and Margrethe II invited Schlüter to try to form a new government. [8]
A general election was called when the coalition's Finance Bill was defeated. [9] After a 10-hour debate on the bill, and with the Social Democrats and the Progress Party opposing it, the government was defeated by 93 votes to 77. [9] After the 1984 election, the Radical Liberals announced their support for the government's austerity measures but said they would oppose US missile deployments in Denmark. [5]
After the 1987 election, the four coalition parties and the Radical Liberals only had 81 seats among them; although the Progress Party had nine seats which would have given the government a majority, the Radical Liberals refused to enter a coalition with them, seeing the party as extreme and racist. [10]
Notes
- ^ Although this technically constitutes two separate ministries, since there were no changes to the cabinet after the 1984 election, they are treated as one cabinet in this article.
References
- ^ Alastair H. Thomas (1988). "The 1987 Danish election". West European Politics. 11 (2): 114–118. doi: 10.1080/01402388808424686.
- ^ "Denmark: Schlüter I". Party Systems and Governments Observatory. University of Nottingham. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "Denmark: Schlüter II". Party Systems and Governments Observatory. University of Nottingham. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ Lauri Karvonen (1993). "In From the Cold? Christian Parties in Scandinavia". Scandinavian Political Studies. 16 (1): 25–47.
- ^ a b Rolf Soderland (10 January 1984). "Danish Prime Minister Poul Schluter's conservative coalition government was..." UPI. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ Kaare Strøm (1990). Minority Government and Majority Rule. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0521374316.
- ^ Niels Kærgård (2023). "The Danish Economy, 1973–2009: From National Welfare State to International Market Economy". Scandinavian Journal of History: 1–26. doi: 10.1080/03468755.2023.2268084.
- ^ "Prime Minister Anker Jorgensen officially resigned from office today..." UPI. 3 September 1982. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ a b Alastair H. Thomas (1985). "The Danish Folketing election of 1984". West European Politics. 8 (1): 113–115. doi: 10.1080/01402388508424518.
- ^ Howell Raines (10 September 1987). "Danish Leader, After Losses, Seeks New Coalition". The New York Times. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
First Schlüter Cabinet | |
|---|---|
|
62nd Cabinet of Denmark | |
| 1982-1984 | |
|
Schlüter in 1983 | |
| Date formed | 10 September 1982 |
| Date dissolved | 10 January 1984 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Margrethe II of Denmark |
| Head of government | Poul Schlüter |
| No. of ministers | 21 |
| Member parties |
Conservative People's Party Venstre Centre Democrats Christian Democrats |
| Status in legislature |
Minority government
Danish Social Liberal Party Progress Party |
| Opposition parties |
Social Democrats Socialist People's Party Left Socialists Union Party Social Democratic Party Atassut Siumut |
| History | |
| Legislature term(s) | 1981- 1984 |
| Predecessor | Jørgensen V |
The Schlüter I cabinet was the first cabinet of Prime Minister of Denmark Poul Schlüter. It first formed on 10 September 1982 and lasted until the 1984 general election on 10 January 1984, [1] [2] before reforming the day afterwards and continuing until the 1987 Danish general election on 8 September 1987. [3] [note 1] The government was a coalition of the Conservative Party, the Agrarian Liberals, the Centre Democrats, and the Christian Democrats. [4]: 42 The coalition was a minority government and relied heavily on external support from the Progress Party and the Radical Liberals. [5] [6]: 106 Schlüter was the first conservative prime minister since 1901, [7] when Hannibal Sehested of the Højre party was in office, and the first ever from the Conservative Party.
History
On 3 September 1982, Anker Jørgensen's government resigned after failing to get support for their austerity policies and Margrethe II invited Schlüter to try to form a new government. [8]
A general election was called when the coalition's Finance Bill was defeated. [9] After a 10-hour debate on the bill, and with the Social Democrats and the Progress Party opposing it, the government was defeated by 93 votes to 77. [9] After the 1984 election, the Radical Liberals announced their support for the government's austerity measures but said they would oppose US missile deployments in Denmark. [5]
After the 1987 election, the four coalition parties and the Radical Liberals only had 81 seats among them; although the Progress Party had nine seats which would have given the government a majority, the Radical Liberals refused to enter a coalition with them, seeing the party as extreme and racist. [10]
Notes
- ^ Although this technically constitutes two separate ministries, since there were no changes to the cabinet after the 1984 election, they are treated as one cabinet in this article.
References
- ^ Alastair H. Thomas (1988). "The 1987 Danish election". West European Politics. 11 (2): 114–118. doi: 10.1080/01402388808424686.
- ^ "Denmark: Schlüter I". Party Systems and Governments Observatory. University of Nottingham. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "Denmark: Schlüter II". Party Systems and Governments Observatory. University of Nottingham. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ Lauri Karvonen (1993). "In From the Cold? Christian Parties in Scandinavia". Scandinavian Political Studies. 16 (1): 25–47.
- ^ a b Rolf Soderland (10 January 1984). "Danish Prime Minister Poul Schluter's conservative coalition government was..." UPI. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ Kaare Strøm (1990). Minority Government and Majority Rule. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0521374316.
- ^ Niels Kærgård (2023). "The Danish Economy, 1973–2009: From National Welfare State to International Market Economy". Scandinavian Journal of History: 1–26. doi: 10.1080/03468755.2023.2268084.
- ^ "Prime Minister Anker Jorgensen officially resigned from office today..." UPI. 3 September 1982. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ a b Alastair H. Thomas (1985). "The Danish Folketing election of 1984". West European Politics. 8 (1): 113–115. doi: 10.1080/01402388508424518.
- ^ Howell Raines (10 September 1987). "Danish Leader, After Losses, Seeks New Coalition". The New York Times. Retrieved 16 March 2024.