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The First cabinet of Lars Løkke Rasmussen, was announced on 5 April 2009 as Lars Løkke became prime minister after Anders Fogh Rasmussen was offered the post of Secretary General of NATO on 4 April 2009.
First cabinet of Lars Løkke Rasmussen | |
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 73rd Cabinet of Denmark | |
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| Date formed | 5 April 2009 |
| Date dissolved | 3 October 2011 |
| People and organisations | |
| Monarch | Margrethe II of Denmark |
| Prime Minister | Lars Løkke Rasmussen |
| No. of ministers | 23 |
| Total no. of members | 36 |
| Member parties | Venstre Conservative People's Party |
| Status in legislature | Minority coalition government |
| History | |
| Predecessor | Anders Fogh Rasmussen III |
| Successor | Helle Thorning-Schmidt I |
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
editOn 7 April 2009 Lars Løkke Rasmussen announced the following changes from the cabinet of Anders Fogh Rasmussen III:[1] 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 23 February 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 8 March 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.
List of ministers and portfolios
editSome periods in the table below start before April 2009 because the ministers were also in the Cabinet of Anders Fogh Rasmussen I, II and III.
| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | 5 April 2009 | 3 October 2011 | Venstre | ||
| Foreign Minister | 27 November 2001 | 23 February 2010 | Conservatives | ||
| 23 February 2010 | 3 October 2011 | Conservatives | |||
| Finance Minister | 7 April 2009 | 3 October 2011 | Venstre | ||
| Justice Minister | 10 September 2008 | 23 February 2010 | Conservatives | ||
| 23 February 2010 | 3 October 2011 | Conservatives | |||
| Minister of Defense | 24 April 2004 | 23 February 2010 | Venstre | ||
| 23 February 2010 | 3 October 2011 | Venstre | |||
| Culture Minister | 10 September 2008 | 23 February 2010 | Conservatives | ||
| 23 February 2010 | 3 October 2011 | Conservatives | |||
| Minister of the Interior | 7 April 2009 | 23 February 2010 | Venstre | ||
| 23 February 2010 | 3 October 2011 | Venstre | |||
| Minister for Taxation | 2 August 2004 | 23 February 2010 | Venstre | ||
| 23 February 2010 | 8 March 2011 | Venstre | |||
| 8 March 2011 | 3 October 2011 | Venstre | |||
| Minister of Economic and Business Affairs | 10 September 2008 | 23 February 2010 | Conservatives | ||
| 23 February 2010 | 3 October 2011 | Conservatives | |||
| Minister of Nordic Cooperation | 23 November 2007 | 3 October 2011 | Venstre | ||
| Minister for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries | 12 September 2007 | 23 February 2010 | Venstre | ||
| 23 February 2010 | 3 October 2011 | Venstre | |||
| Minister of Employment | 7 April 2009 | 3 October 2011 | Venstre | ||
| Minister of Science, Technology and Development | 27 November 2001 | 23 February 2010 | Venstre | ||
| 23 February 2010 | 3 October 2011 | Conservatives | |||
| Minister of Education | 18 February 2005 | 23 February 2010 | Venstre | ||
| 23 February 2010 | 8 March 2011 | Venstre | |||
| 8 March 2011 | 3 October 2011 | Venstre | |||
| Minister for Ecclesiastical Affairs | 23 November 2007 | 8 March 2011 | Venstre | ||
| 8 March 2011 | 3 October 2011 | Conservatives | |||
| Minister for Development Cooperation | 18 February 2005 | 23 February 2010 | Venstre | ||
| 23 February 2010 | 3 October 2011 | Venstre | |||
| Minister of Social Affairs | 7 April 2009 | 23 February 2010 | Venstre | ||
| 23 February 2010 | 3 October 2011 | Conservatives | |||
| Minister for Equal Rights | 7 April 2009 | 23 February 2010 | Venstre | ||
| 23 February 2010 | 3 October 2011 | Venstre | |||
| Minister for Climate and Energy | 23 November 2007 | 24 November 2009 | Conservatives | ||
| 24 November 2009 | 3 October 2011 | Venstre | |||
| Minister for Transport | 10 September 2008 | 23 February 2010 | Conservatives | ||
| 23 February 2010 | 3 October 2011 | Venstre | |||
| Minister of Health and Prevention | 23 November 2007 | 23 February 2010 | Conservatives | ||
| 23 February 2010 | 3 October 2011 | Venstre | |||
| Minister of Refugees, Immigrants and Integration | 23 November 2007 | 8 March 2011 | Venstre | ||
| 8 March 2011 | 3 October 2011 | Venstre | |||
| Minister for the Environment | 23 November 2007 | 23 February 2010 | Venstre | ||
| 23 February 2010 | 3 October 2011 | Venstre | |||
Notes
edit- ^ "Løkke sætter sit første ministerhold" (in Danish). Politiken. 2009-04-07. Archived from the original on 2009-04-08. Retrieved 2009-04-07.