Poul Nyrup Rasmussen III Cabinet

After the Centre Democrats left the government coalition in 1996, the sitting Danish Prime Minister Poul Nyrup Rasmussen was able to form a government coalition of his own Social Democrats and the Danish Social Liberal Party. The resulting cabinet, which replaced the Cabinet of Poul Nyrup Rasmussen II, was formed on 30 December 1996 and was called the Cabinet of Poul Nyrup Rasmussen III.

Date established30 December 1996 (1996-12-30)

Date dissolved23 March 1998 (1998-03-23)

Head of state

Margrethe II

Head of government

Poul Nyrup Rasmussen

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3rd Poul Nyrup Rasmussen
68th Cabinet of Denmark
Prime Minister Rasmussen
Date established	30 December 1996 (1996-12-30)
Date dissolved	23 March 1998 (1998-03-23)
Leadership and composition
Head of state	Margrethe II
Head of government	Poul Nyrup Rasmussen
No. of ministers	20
Ministers removed	1
Total no. of members	21
Member parties	Social Democrats   Social Liberals Supported by:   Green Left   Red-Green Alliance   Centre Democrats
Status in legislature	Minority coalition government
Opposition parties	Venstre   Conservatives   Progress   Independent (1)
Formation and history
Election	None
Legislature term	1994–1998
Predecessor	P. N. Rasmussen II
Successor	P. N. Rasmussen IV

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The cabinet was replaced by the Cabinet of Poul Nyrup Rasmussen IV on 23 March 1998 after the 1998 Danish parliamentary election.