| Danish Name | English Name | Date of Formation | Date First Elected to Parliament | Founder(s) | Current Leader | Prime Ministers from Party (all) | Current Members in Folketing | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Højre | Party of the Right | c. 1881 (roots in 1848 conservative clubs) | 1881 | Conservative landowners & civil servants (no single founder) | Defunct (merged into Det Konservative Folkeparti in 1915) | Christian Albrecht Bluhme (1852–53, 1864–65), J.B.S. Estrup (1875–94), Hugo Egmont Hørring (1897–1900), Hannibal Sehested (1900–01) | N/A | Merged |
| Venstre, Danmarks Liberale Parti | Left, Denmark’s Liberal Party | 30 Jun 1870 | 1870 | Various liberal farmer leaders | Troels Lund Poulsen | Christen Andreas Fonnesbech (1874–75), J.C. Christensen (1905–08), Klaus Berntsen (1910–13), Niels Neergaard (1908–09, 1920–24), Thomas Madsen-Mygdal (1926–29), Knud Kristensen (1945–47), Erik Eriksen (1950–53), Poul Hartling (1973–75), Anders Fogh Rasmussen (2001–09), Lars Løkke Rasmussen (2009–11, 2015–19) | 23 | Active |
| Socialdemokratiet | Social Democrats | 1871 | 1884 | Louis Pio, Harald Brix, Paul Geleff | Mette Frederiksen | Thorvald Stauning (1924–26, 1929–42), Vilhelm Buhl (1942, 1945–47), Hans Hedtoft (1947–50, 1953–55), H.C. Hansen (1955–60), Viggo Kampmann (1960–62), Jens Otto Krag (1962–68, 1971–72), Anker Jørgensen (1972–73, 1975–82), Poul Nyrup Rasmussen (1993–2001), Helle Thorning-Schmidt (2011–15), Mette Frederiksen (2019– ) | 50 | Active |
| Radikale Venstre | Danish Social Liberal Party | 21 May 1905 | 1906 | Carl Theodor Zahle & others from Venstre’s left wing | Martin Lidegaard | Carl Theodor Zahle (1909–10, 1913–20), Erik Scavenius (1942–45) | 6 | Active |
| Det Konservative Folkeparti | Conservative People’s Party | 1915 | 1915 | Emil Piper & others from Højre | Mona Juul | Poul Schlüter (1982–93) | 10 | Active |
| Danmarks Kommunistiske Parti | Communist Party of Denmark | 9 Nov 1919 | 1920 | Marie Nielsen & others | Defunct (merged into Enhedslisten in 1991) | None | N/A | Merged |
| Socialistisk Folkeparti | Socialist People’s Party | 15 Feb 1959 | 1960 | Aksel Larsen | Pia Olsen Dyhr | None | 15 | Active |
| Dansk Folkeparti | Danish People’s Party | 6 Oct 1995 | 1998 | Pia Kjærsgaard, Kristian Thulesen Dahl, Poul Nødgaard | Morten Messerschmidt | None | 7 | Active |
| Enhedslisten – De Rød-Grønne | Red–Green Alliance | 1 Apr 1989 | 1994 | Collective of DKP, VS, SAP | Collective leadership | None | 9 | Active |
| Liberal Alliance | Liberal Alliance | 7 May 2007 (as Ny Alliance) | 2007 | Naser Khader, Anders Samuelsen, Gitte Seeberg | Alex Vanopslagh | None | 15 | Active |
| Alternativet | The Alternative | 27 Nov 2013 | 2015 | Uffe Elbæk | Franciska Rosenkilde | None | 5 | Active |
| Moderaterne | The Moderates | 5 Jun 2021 | 2022 | Lars Løkke Rasmussen | Lars Løkke Rasmussen | Lars Løkke Rasmussen (2022– ) | 13 | Active |
| Danmarksdemokraterne | Denmark Democrats | 23 Jun 2022 | 2022 | Inger Støjberg | Inger Støjberg | None | 16 | Active |
Version 2:
| Danish Name | English Name | Founded | Founder(s) | First Elected to Folketing | Prime Ministers from Party | Current Leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| De Nationalliberale | National Liberal Party | 1842 | Orla Lehmann, D.G. Monrad | 1849 | D.G. Monrad (1863–64) | Defunct (1882) |
| Højre | Right Party | 1848 | Conservative landowners | 1849 | Carl Christian Hall (1857–59, 1860–63), J.B.S. Estrup (1875–94) | Defunct (1915) |
| Venstre, Danmarks Liberale Parti | Liberal Party | 1870 | Farmers’ movement | 1870s | Jens Christian Christensen (1905–08), Niels Neergaard (1908–09, 1920–24), Anders Fogh Rasmussen (2001–09), Lars Løkke Rasmussen (2009–11, 2015–19) | Troels Lund Poulsen |
| Socialdemokratiet | Social Democrats | 1871 | Louis Pio, Harald Brix, Paul Geleff | 1884 | Thorvald Stauning (1924–26, 1929–42), H.C. Hansen (1955–60), Jens Otto Krag (1962–68, 1971–72), Anker Jørgensen (1972–73, 1975–82), Poul Nyrup Rasmussen (1993–2001), Helle Thorning-Schmidt (2011–15), Mette Frederiksen (2019–present) | Mette Frederiksen |
| Det Radikale Venstre | Danish Social Liberal Party | 1905 | Carl Theodor Zahle, others | 1906 | Carl Theodor Zahle (1909–10, 1913–20) | Martin Lidegaard |
| Det Konservative Folkeparti | Conservative People’s Party | 1915 | Successors of Højre | 1918 | Poul Schlüter (1982–93) | Mona Juul |
| Retsforbundet | Justice Party | 1919 | Georgist movement | 1920 | None | Defunct |
| Socialistisk Folkeparti (SF) | Socialist People’s Party | 1959 | Aksel Larsen | 1960 | None (coalition partner only) | Pia Olsen Dyhr |
| Fremskridtspartiet | Progress Party | 1972 | Mogens Glistrup | 1973 | None | Defunct |
| Dansk Folkeparti | Danish People’s Party | 1995 | Pia Kjærsgaard | 1998 | None (support party only) | Morten Messerschmidt |
| Enhedslisten – De Rød-Grønne | Red–Green Alliance | 1989 | Left-wing groups | 1994 | None | Collective leadership |
| Liberal Alliance | Liberal Alliance | 2007 (as Ny Alliance) | Naser Khader, Anders Samuelsen | 2007 | None (coalition partner only) | Alex Vanopslagh |
| Alternativet | The Alternative | 2013 | Uffe Elbæk | 2015 | None | Franciska Rosenkilde |
| Moderaterne | Moderates | 2021 | Lars Løkke Rasmussen | 2022 | Lars Løkke Rasmussen (PM previously under Venstre, now party leader) | Lars Løkke Rasmussen |
| Danmarksdemokraterne | Denmark Democrats | 2022 | Inger Støjberg | 2022 | None | Inger Støjberg |
Timeline:
| Year | Party (Danish Name) | Notes / Changes | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1842 | De Nationalliberale | Founded by Orla Lehmann & D.G. Monrad. National Liberal movement. | Dissolved 1882, merged into Venstre/Højre factions |
| 1846 | Bondevennernes Selskab | Agrarian liberal movement, precursor to Venstre. | Dissolved 1872 |
| 1848 | Højre | Conservative landowners’ party. | Dissolved 1915, replaced by Det Konservative Folkeparti |
| 1870 | Venstre, Danmarks Liberale Parti | Liberal farmers’ party. | Active, major party |
| 1871 | Socialdemokratiet | Founded by Louis Pio, Harald Brix, Paul Geleff. | Active, major party |
| 1895 | Venstrereformpartiet | Split from Venstre. | Merged back into Venstre by 1910 |
| 1905 | Det Radikale Venstre | Social Liberal Party founded by Carl Theodor Zahle. | Active |
| 1915 | Det Konservative Folkeparti | Successor to Højre. | Active |
| 1919 | Retsforbundet | Georgist Justice Party. | Declined after 1960s, defunct |
| 1959 | Socialistisk Folkeparti (SF) | Founded by Aksel Larsen (ex-Communist). | Active |
| 1972 | Fremskridtspartiet | Populist anti-tax party by Mogens Glistrup. | Declined in 1990s, defunct |
| 1989 | Enhedslisten – De Rød-Grønne | Left-wing alliance. | Active |
| 1995 | Dansk Folkeparti | Founded by Pia Kjærsgaard. | Active |
| 2007 | Liberal Alliance (Ny Alliance) | Founded by Naser Khader, Anders Samuelsen. | Active |
| 2013 | Alternativet | Founded by Uffe Elbæk. | Active |
| 2021 | Moderaterne | Founded by Lars Løkke Rasmussen. | Active |
| 2022 | Danmarksdemokraterne | Founded by Inger Støjberg. | Active |