Anders Fogh Rasmussen III Cabinet
Danish government from 2007 to 2009
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The third Cabinet of Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen was announced on 23 November 2007.[1]
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Dateformed23 November 2007
Datedissolved5 April 2009
Head of state
Margrethe II of DenmarkHead of government
Anders Fogh RasmussenThird Fogh Rasmussen Cabinet | |
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72nd Cabinet of Denmark | |
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| Date formed | 23 November 2007 |
| Date dissolved | 5 April 2009 |
| People and organisations | |
Head of state | Margrethe II of Denmark |
Head of government | Anders Fogh Rasmussen |
No. of ministers | 20 |
Total no. of members | 21 |
Member parties | Venstre Conservatives Supported by: Danish People's Party |
Status in legislature | Minority coalition government |
Opposition parties | Social Democrats Green Left Social Liberals Liberal Alliance Red-Green Alliance |
| History | |
| Election | 2007 |
| Legislature term | 2007–2011 |
| Predecessor | A. F. Rasmussen II |
| Successor | L. L. Rasmussen I |
Changes from the Cabinet of Anders Fogh Rasmussen II
- Former Minister of Finances Thor Pedersen did instead of his old post take the seat as Speaker of Parliament, formerly held by Christian Mejdahl.[2]
- Minister of Education and Ecclesiastical Affairs Bertel Haarder is retained as Minister of Education, but changes his second portfolio to being Minister of Nordic Cooperation.
- Social Minister and Minister of Equal Rights Karen Jespersen becomes minister of a new Welfare Ministry, merging the former Ministry of Interior Affairs, Ministry of Family and Consumer Affairs and Social Ministry into one.
- Former Interior and Health Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen is appointed Minister of Finances.
- Former Minister of Environmental Affairs and Nordic Cooperation Connie Hedegaard is appointed Minister of Climate and Energy, thus splitting the former Ministry of Environmental Affairs up into two parts, the "traditional" Ministry of Environmental Affairs being taken over by newcomer Troels Lund Poulsen.
- Former Minister of Family and Consumer Affairs Carina Christensen is appointed new Minister of Transportation.
- Former Minister of Transportation Jakob Axel Nielsen is appointed new Minister of Health and Preventional Measures.
- Seasoned veteran Birthe Rønn Hornbech is appointed new Minister of Refugees, Immigrants and Integration along with Minister of Ecclesiastical Affairs.[3]
List of ministers and portfolios
Some periods in the table below start before 18 February 2005 or end after 23 November 2007 because the minister was also in the Cabinet of Anders Fogh Rasmussen I or III.