Election No. | Year | Prime minister | Party composition |
1 | 1945 | K. Kristensen | Agrarian |
2 | 1947 | H. Hedtoft | Social Democrat |
3 | 1950 | H. Hedtoft | Social Democrat |
| 1950 | E. Eriksen | Conservative, Agrarian |
4 | 1953 | E. Eriksen | Conservative, Agrarian |
5 | 1953 | H. Hedtoft | Social Democrat |
| 1955 | H.C. Hansen | Social Democrat |
6 | 1957 | H.C. Hansen | Social Democrat, Radical, Justice |
| 1960 | V. Kampmann | Social Democrat, Radical, Justice |
7 | 1960 | V. Kampmann | Social Democrat, Radical |
| 1962 | J. O. Krag | Social Democrat, Radical |
8 | 1964 | J. O. Krag | Social Democrat |
9 | 1966 | J. O. Krag | Social Democrat |
10 | 1968 | H. Baunsgaard | Radical, Agrarian, Conservative |
11 | 1971 | J. O. Krag | Social Democrat |
| 1972 | A. Jørgensen | Social Democrat |
12 | 1973 | P. Hartling | Agrarian |
13 | 1975 | A. Jørgensen | Social Democrat |
14 | 1977 | A. Jørgensen | Social Democrat |
| 1978 | A. Jørgensen | Social Democrat, Agrarian |
15 | 1979 | A. Jørgensen | Social Democrat |
16 | 1981 | A. Jørgensen | Social Democrat |
| 1982 | P. Schlüter | Conservative, Agrarian, Centre, Christian |
17 | 1984 | P. Schlüter | Conservative, Agrarian, Centre, Christian |
18 | 1987 | P. Schlüter | Conservative, Agrarian, Centre, Christian |
19 | 1988 | P. Schlüter | Conservative, Agrarian, Radical |
20 | 1990 | P. Schlüter | Conservative, Agrarian |
| 1993 | P. Nyrup Rasmussen | Social Democrat, Radical, Centre, Christian |
21 | 1994 | P. Nyrup Rasmussen | Social Democrat, Radical, Centre |
| 1996 | P. Nyrup Rasmussen | Social Democrat, Radical |
22 | 1998 | P. Nyrup Rasmussen | Social Democrat, Radical |
23 | 2001 | A. Fogh Rasmussen | Agrarian, Conservative |
24 | 2005 | A. Fogh Rasmussen | Agrarian, Conservative |
25 | 2007 | A. Fogh Rasmussen | Agrarian, Conservative |
| 2009 | L. Løkke Rasmussen | Agrarian, Conservative |
26 | 2011 | H. Thorning Schmidt | Social Democrat, Radical, Left-socialist |
| 2014 | H. Thorning Schmidt | Social Democrat, Radical |