Michael Pedersen Friis (Oktober 22 1857 April 24 1944) was Prime Minister of Denmark April 5 1920 to May 5 1920. His cabinet was called the Cabinet of M.P. Friis .
On 29 March King Christian X had dismissed Prime Minister Carl Theodor Zahle and replaced him with Otto Liebe, but this use of power by the king triggered the Easter Crisis of 1920 , and Otto Liebe resigned 5 days later. Michael Pedersen Friis was then appointed head of a forretningsministerium to lead Denmark until elections could be held and a new government appointed.
Under Michael Pedersen Friis the neccesary changes were made to integrate the land acquired in the Schleswig Plebiscite into the election rules, and new elections were held. On 5 May 1920 Niels Neergaard became the new Prime Minister in a government consisting only of the Liberal Party.
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| width="30%" |Preceded by:
Henri Konow
| width="40%" style="text-align: center;" |Defence minister of Denmark
5 April – 5 May 1920
| width="30%" |Succeeded by:
Klaus Berntsen
