Cabinet of Deuntzer [SEP] start time
Deuntzer Cabinet
After the 1901 Danish Folketing election, the Council President Johan Henrik Deuntzer of the Venstre Reform Party became the leader of Denmark's first liberal government. The resulting cabinet, which replaced the Cabinet of Sehested consisting of member of the conservative party Højre, was formed on 24 July 1901 and was called the Cabinet of Deuntzer. The formation of the new cabinet is referred to in Danish as "systemskiftet", the shift of government.
The cabinet marked the introduction of parliamentarism in Denmark and with the exception of
evening. During the evening the king asked Deuntzer: "So you are a leftist, Mr. Professor?", to which Deuntzer answered: "To a degree, Your Majesty." Apparently this was all he needed to hear, as on the following day he officially asked Deuntzer to form a new cabinet.
Formation Distribution of portfolios.
The process of forming the cabinet was not an easy task however. Internally the Venstre Reform Party was split in three groups: The Alberti-wing, the right wing within the