Quick Facts
AriesBiography
The cabinet of Danish Prime Minister 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.
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 7 April 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 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
Some 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 | Lars Løkke Rasmussen | 5 April 2009 | 3 October 2011 | Venstre | |
| Foreign Minister | Per Stig Møller | 27 November 2001 | 23 February 2010 | Conservative People's | |
| Lene Espersen | 23 February 2010 | 3 October 2011 | Conservative People's | ||
| Finance Minister | Claus Hjort Frederiksen | 7 April 2009 | 3 October 2011 | Venstre | |
| Justice Minister | Brian Mikkelsen | 10 September 2008 | 23 February 2010 | Conservative People's | |
| Lars Barfoed | 23 February 2010 | 3 October 2011 | Conservative People's | ||
| Minister of Defense | Søren Gade | 24 April 2004 | 23 February 2010 | Venstre | |
| Gitte Lillelund Bech | 23 February 2010 | 3 October 2011 | Venstre | ||
| Culture Minister | Carina Christensen | 10 September 2008 | 23 February 2010 | Conservative People's | |
| Per Stig Møller | 23 February 2010 | 3 October 2011 | Conservative People's | ||
| Minister of the Interior | Karen Ellemann | 7 April 2009 | 23 February 2010 | Venstre | |
| Bertel Haarder | 23 February 2010 | 3 October 2011 | Venstre | ||
| Minister for Taxation | Kristian Jensen | 2 August 2004 | 23 February 2010 | Venstre | |
| Troels Lund Poulsen | 23 February 2010 | 8 March 2011 | Venstre | ||
| Peter Christensen | 8 March 2011 | 3 October 2011 | Venstre | ||
| Minister of Economic and Business Affairs | Lene Espersen | 10 September 2008 | 23 February 2010 | Conservative People's | |
| Brian Mikkelsen | 23 February 2010 | 3 October 2011 | Conservative People's | ||
| Minister of Nordic Cooperation | Bertel Haarder | 23 November 2007 | 3 October 2011 | Venstre | |
| Minister for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries | Eva Kjer Hansen | 12 September 2007 | 23 February 2010 | Venstre | |
| Henrik Høegh | 23 February 2010 | 3 October 2011 | Venstre | ||
| Minister of Employment | Inger Støjberg | 7 April 2009 | 3 October 2011 | Venstre | |
| Minister of Science, Technology and Development | Helge Sander | 27 November 2001 | 23 February 2010 | Venstre | |
| Charlotte Sahl-Madsen | 23 February 2010 | 3 October 2011 | Conservative People's | ||
| Minister of Education | Bertel Haarder | 18 February 2005 | 23 February 2010 | Venstre | |
| Tina Nedergaard | 23 February 2010 | 8 March 2011 | Venstre | ||
| Troels Lund Poulsen | 8 March 2011 | 3 October 2011 | Venstre | ||
| Minister for Ecclesiastical Affairs | Birthe Rønn Hornbech | 23 November 2007 | 8 March 2011 | Venstre | |
| Per Stig Møller | 8 March 2011 | 3 October 2011 | Conservative People's | ||
| Minister for Development Cooperation | Ulla Tørnæs | 18 February 2005 | 23 February 2010 | Venstre | |
| Søren Pind | 23 February 2010 | 3 October 2011 | Venstre | ||
| Minister of Social Affairs | Karen Ellemann | 7 April 2009 | 23 February 2010 | Venstre | |
| Benedikte Kiær | 23 February 2010 | 3 October 2011 | Conservative People's | ||
| Minister for Equal Rights | Inger Støjberg | 7 April 2009 | 23 February 2010 | Venstre | |
| Lykke Friis | 23 February 2010 | 3 October 2011 | Venstre | ||
| Minister for Climate and Energy | Connie Hedegaard | 23 November 2007 | 24 November 2009 | Conservative People's | |
| Lykke Friis | 24 November 2009 | 3 October 2011 | Venstre | ||
| Minister for Transport | Lars Barfoed | 10 September 2008 | 23 February 2010 | Conservative People's | |
| Hans Christian Schmidt | 23 February 2010 | 3 October 2011 | Venstre | ||
| Minister of Health and Prevention | Jakob Axel Nielsen | 23 November 2007 | 23 February 2010 | Conservative People's | |
| Bertel Haarder | 23 February 2010 | 3 October 2011 | Venstre | ||
| Minister of Refugees, Immigrants and Integration | Birthe Rønn Hornbech | 23 November 2007 | 8 March 2011 | Venstre | |
| Søren Pind | 8 March 2011 | 3 October 2011 | Venstre | ||
| Minister for the Environment | Troels Lund Poulsen | 23 November 2007 | 23 February 2010 | Venstre | |
| Karen Ellemann | 23 February 2010 | 3 October 2011 | Venstre | ||
| Preceded by Anders Fogh Rasmussen III | Cabinet of Denmark 5 April 2009 – 3 october 2011 | Succeeded by Helle Thorning-Schmidt I |