Cabinet of Lars Løkke Rasmussen
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The cabinet of Danish Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen
, was announced on April 5, 2009 as Lars Løkke became prime minister after Anders Fogh Rasmussen
was offered the post of Secretary General of NATO
on April 4, 2009.
Following the 2011 parliamentary election, Lars Løkke Rasmussen was replaced as Prime Minister of Denmark
by the Social Democrat Helle Thorning-Schmidt
.
Changes from the cabinet of Anders Fogh Rasmussen III
On April 7, 2009, Lars Løkke Rasmussen announced the following changes from the cabinet of Anders Fogh Rasmussen III
: Claus Hjort Frederiksen
became Minister of Finance
after Lars Løkke Rasmussen, and Frederiksen's previous post of Minister of Employment is filled by Inger Støjberg
, previously not a minister, who also becomes Minister for Equal Rights. Following Karen Jespersen
's announcement that she wished to withdraw as Minister for Social Welfare
, that ministry is abolished and a new combined ministry of the interior and of social affairs is taken over by Karen Ellemann
.
On February 23, 2010, Løkke Rasmussen announced a major reshuffle, which affected all ministers except for Claus Hjort Frederiksen
, Birthe Rønn Hornbech
and the prime minister himself.
On March 8, 2011, some minor changes were announced in connection with the firing of Birthe Rønn Hornbech from her position as Minister for Integration
as a result of a scandal involving the right of citizenship for stateless residents.
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Lars Løkke Rasmussen
Lars Løkke Rasmussen is a Danish politician who served as Prime Minister of Denmark from April 2009 to October 2011. He is the leader of the centre-right liberal party, Venstre....
, was announced on April 5, 2009 as Lars Løkke became prime minister after Anders Fogh Rasmussen
Anders Fogh Rasmussen
Anders Fogh Rasmussen is a Danish politician, and the 12th and current Secretary General of NATO. Rasmussen served as Prime Minister of Denmark from 27 November 2001 to 5 April 2009....
was offered the post of Secretary General of NATO
Secretary General of NATO
The Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation is the chairman of the North Atlantic Council, the supreme decision-making organisation of the defence alliance. The Secretary-General also serves as the leader of the organisation's staff and as its chief spokesman...
on April 4, 2009.
Following the 2011 parliamentary election, Lars Løkke Rasmussen was replaced as Prime Minister of Denmark
Prime Minister of Denmark
The Prime Minister of Denmark is the head of government in Danish politics. The Prime Minister is traditionally the leader of a political coalition in the Folketing and presides over the cabinet....
by the Social Democrat Helle Thorning-Schmidt
Helle Thorning-Schmidt
Helle Thorning-Schmidt is a Danish politician and the current Prime Minister of Denmark. She has been leader of the Danish Social Democrats since April 2005 and prime minister since October 2011....
.
Changes from the cabinet of Anders Fogh Rasmussen IIICabinet of Anders Fogh Rasmussen IIIThe third Cabinet of Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen was announced on November 23, 2007.-Changes from the Cabinet of Anders Fogh Rasmussen II:...
On April 7, 2009, Lars Løkke Rasmussen announced the following changes from the cabinet of Anders Fogh Rasmussen IIICabinet of Anders Fogh Rasmussen III
The third Cabinet of Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen was announced on November 23, 2007.-Changes from the Cabinet of Anders Fogh Rasmussen II:...
: Claus Hjort Frederiksen
Claus Hjort Frederiksen
Claus Hjort Frederiksen was the Danish Minister of Finance 7 April 2009 to 3 October 2011, as member of the Cabinet of Lars Løkke Rasmussen. From 2001 to 2009, he was Minister of Employment of Denmark in cabinets I II, and III of Anders Fogh Rasmussen. He is a member of the liberal party Venstre...
became Minister of Finance
Finance Minister of Denmark
The Finance Minister of Denmark is the head of the Ministry of Finance of Denmark, and a member of the Cabinet. As head of the ministry, the minister has responsibility for the ministry's tasks of administrering the state finances via the fiscal policy, and making economic predictions and...
after Lars Løkke Rasmussen, and Frederiksen's previous post of Minister of Employment is filled by Inger Støjberg
Inger Støjberg
Inger Støjberg is a Danish member of parliament since the 2001 elections for the party Venstre. She has been Minister of Employment.-Personal life:...
, previously not a minister, who also becomes Minister for Equal Rights. Following Karen Jespersen
Karen Jespersen
Karen Moustgaard Jespersen is a Danish politician representing the party Venstre. Previously she was a member of the Left Socialists, represented the Social Democrats and was Social Minister from 25 January 1993 to 28 January 1994 in the Cabinet of Poul Nyrup Rasmussen I, and 27 September 1994 to...
's announcement that she wished to withdraw as Minister for Social Welfare
Ministry of Social Welfare (Denmark)
The Danish Ministry of Social Affairs was re-created in 2010 as a split of the Social Welfare ministry created after the 2007 Folketing elections. The split moved the section that had to do with the Ministry of the Interior off into the Ministry of the Interior and Health. The current minister is...
, that ministry is abolished and a new combined ministry of the interior and of social affairs is taken over by Karen Ellemann
Karen Ellemann
Karen Ellemann is a Danish member of parliament for the party Venstre and the current Minister for the Environment of Denmark and Minister for Nordic Cooperation.-Personal life:...
.
On February 23, 2010, Løkke Rasmussen announced a major reshuffle, which affected all ministers except for Claus Hjort Frederiksen
Claus Hjort Frederiksen
Claus Hjort Frederiksen was the Danish Minister of Finance 7 April 2009 to 3 October 2011, as member of the Cabinet of Lars Løkke Rasmussen. From 2001 to 2009, he was Minister of Employment of Denmark in cabinets I II, and III of Anders Fogh Rasmussen. He is a member of the liberal party Venstre...
, Birthe Rønn Hornbech
Birthe Rønn Hornbech
Birthe Johanne Sparrevohn Rønn Hornbech is a Danish politician, member of the Folketing for Venstre, the liberal party, elected in the constituency of Køge, and former Minister for Refugees, Immigrants and Integration and for Ecclesiastical Affairs.Hornbech graduated as cand.jur. from the...
and the prime minister himself.
On March 8, 2011, some minor changes were announced in connection with the firing of Birthe Rønn Hornbech from her position as Minister for Integration
Minister for Refugees, Immigrants and Integration (Denmark)
Minister for Refugees, Immigrants and Integration of Denmark is a Danish ministerial office, often abbreviated as "Minister for Integration" . The office was created by Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen on 27 November 2001 when he formed the Cabinet of Anders Fogh Rasmussen I after the 2001...
as a result of a scandal involving the right of citizenship for stateless residents.
List of ministers and portfolios
Some periods in the table below start before April 2009 because the ministers were also in the Cabinet of Anders Fogh Rasmussen ICabinet of Anders Fogh Rasmussen I
After the 2001 Danish parliamentary election, Anders Fogh Rasmussen was able form a government coalition of his own Liberal Party Venstreand the Conservative People's Party. It was a minority government with the parliamentary support of the Danish People's Party. The resulting cabinet is called the...
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Cabinet of Anders Fogh Rasmussen II
Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen retained his parliamentary support in the 2005 Danish parliamentary election, and was able to continue as head of his government. On 18 February 2005, he presented his updated cabinet, the Cabinet of Anders Fogh Rasmussen II...
and III
Cabinet of Anders Fogh Rasmussen III
The third Cabinet of Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen was announced on November 23, 2007.-Changes from the Cabinet of Anders Fogh Rasmussen II:...
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