Bang cabinet

Cabinet of Peter Georg Bang
7th Cabinet of Denmark
Peter Georg Bang
Date formed	12 December 1854 (1854-12-12)
Date dissolved	18 October 1856 (1856-10-18)
People and organisations
Monarch	Frederick VII
Prime Minister	Peter Georg Bang
No. of ministers	10
Total no. of members	13
History
Elections	1854 1855
Predecessor	Ørsted
Successor	Andræ

The Cabinet of Peter Georg Bang was the government of Denmark from 12 December 1854 to 18 October 1856.

In 1855, Denmark adopted the "Constitution for The Unitary State", which changed the title of Prime Minister to Council President.^[1][2]

List of ministers and portfolios

The cabinet consisted of the following ministers:

Cabinet members

Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office	Ref
Prime Minister & Minister for the Monarchy's Joint Internal Affairs[a]	Peter Georg Bang	12 December 1854	18 October 1856	[1]
Minister for Schleswig	Harald Raasløff [da]	12 December 1854	18 February 1856	[1]
	Carl Christian Hall	18 February 1856	18 June 1856	[1]
	Friedrich Hermann Wolfhagen [da]	18 June 1856	18 October 1856	[1]
Kultus Minister	Carl Christian Hall	12 December 1854	18 October 1856	[1]
Minister of War	Mathias Lüttichau	12 December 1854	25 May 1856	[1]
	Carl Lundbye [da]	25 May 1856	18 October 1856	[1]
Minister of the Interior	Peter Georg Bang	12 December 1854	18 February 1856	[1]
	Carl Simony [da]	18 February 1856	4 June 1856	[1]
	Iver Johan Unsgaard [da]	4 June 1856	18 October 1856	[1]
Minister of the Navy	Ove Wilhelm Michelsen [da]	12 December 1854	18 October 1856	[1]
Minister of Finance	Carl Christoffer Georg Andræ	12 December 1854	18 October 1856	[1]
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Wulff Scheel-Plessen [da]	12 December 1854	15 January 1855	[1]
	Ludvig Nicolaus von Scheele	15 January 1855	18 October 1856	[1]
Minister for Holstein and Lauenburg	Ludvig Nicolaus von Scheele	12 December 1854	18 October 1856	[1]
Minister of Justice	Anton Wilhelm Scheel [da]	12 December 1854	15 January 1855	[1]
	Carl Simony [da]	15 January 1855	18 October 1856

Notes

1. Position established 16 October 1855.

References

1. "Regeringen Bang". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 20 September 2025.
2. Bjørn, Claus (31 October 2024). "Helstatsforfatningen". Lex – Danmarks Nationalleksikon (in Danish). Retrieved 20 September 2025.