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FORMATION


Shift of government


The king made his final decision on whether to make follow Princess Marie's recommendation on 22 May studying the confidential reports of a Højre board meeting and a meeting between the leaders of the party and the editors of the press supporting the party. The reports showed that the party's support of the government mildly put was failing, which was in direct contradiction with Sehested's relaxed description of his situation. That convinced him to ask Sehested to hand in his resignation on 15 July when the king returned from a stay at a health resort.



Distribution of portfolios


The new cabinet was officially announced after about a week on 24 July 1901 .


CABINET CHANGES



POLITICS


Tax reform



School reform

In an attempt to make the public school system appealing to the entire population a four year Middle School for students over 11 years, was established in 1903 to form a bridge between the Folkeskole and the Realskole (lower secondary school) and the Gymnasium . At the same time the Gymnasium became more up-to-date as Latin and Greek were replaced by English , German , and French as the main subjects of the languages line.


INTERNAL CONFLICTS


Alberti's legal reform

The legal reform Alberti presented to the Rigsdag in 1903 was a controversial attempt at controlling violence by reintroducing corporal punishment. Deuntzer was, as a professor of law, strongly opposed to this, and when the law was approved by the Folketing, he threatened to resign if it were approved by the Landsting as well. It was not, however Alberti did manage to reintroduce corporal punishment in 1905 as justice minister in the Cabinet of J.C. Christensen I.


Defence politics



LIST OF MINISTERS AND PORTFOLIOS

Some terms in the table below end after 14 January 1905 because the minister was in the Cabinet of J.C. Christensen I as well.


NOTES AND REFERENCES


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Generel references


  Title Cabinet Of Denmark
  Before Cabinet Of Sehested
  Years 1901 &ndash 1905