Frederiksen Cabinet

The Cabinet of Mette Frederiksen took office on 27 June 2019, and succeeded the Third Cabinet of Lars Løkke Rasmussen, following the 2019 Danish general election. It is a minority government consisting of the Social Democrats. It relies on parliamentary support from the Red–Green Alliance, the Socialist People's Party, and the Social Liberal Party.[2]

Frederiksen

78th Cabinet of Denmark
2019–present
Frederiksen in 2019
Date formed27 June 2019 (2019-06-27)
People and organisations
Head of stateMargrethe II of Denmark
Head of governmentMette Frederiksen
No. of ministers20
Member partySocial Democrats
Status in legislatureMinority
Supported by:[1]
Social Liberals
SF
Red–Greens
Opposition partiesVenstre
Danish People's Party
Conservative People's Party
New Right
Liberal Alliance
Independent Greens
Alternative
Christian Democrats
Union Party
History
Legislature term(s)2019-2023[lower-alpha 1]
PredecessorLøkke Rasmussen III

List of ministers

The cabinet consists of:

PortfolioMinisterTook officeLeft officePartyRef
Prime Minister's Office
Prime MinisterMette Frederiksen27 June 2019Incumbent Social Democrats[3]
Minister for FinanceNicolai Wammen27 June 2019Incumbent Social Democrats[3]
Minister for Foreign AffairsJeppe Kofod27 June 2019Incumbent Social Democrats[3]
Minister for JusticeNick Hækkerup27 June 2019Incumbent Social Democrats[3]
Minister of Social Affairs and the ElderlyAstrid Krag27 June 2019Incumbent Social Democrats[3]
Minister for TaxationMorten Bødskov27 June 2019Incumbent Social Democrats[3]
Minister for Climate, Energy and UtilitiesDan Jørgensen27 June 2019Incumbent Social Democrats[3]
Minister for Food, Agriculture and FisheryMogens Jensen27 June 201918 November 2020 Social Democrats[3][4]
Rasmus Prehn19 November 2020Incumbent Social Democrats[4]
Minister for Nordic CooperationMogens Jensen27 June 201918 November 2020 Social Democrats[3][4]
Flemming Møller Mortensen19 November 2020Incumbent Social Democrats[4]
Minister for HealthMagnus Heunicke27 June 2019Incumbent Social Democrats[3]
Minister for TransportBenny Engelbrecht27 June 2019Incumbent Social Democrats[3]
Minister for Development CooperationRasmus Prehn27 June 201919 November 2020 Social Democrats[3]
Flemming Møller Mortensen19 November 2020Incumbent Social Democrats[3]
Minister for Children and EducationPernille Rosenkrantz-Theil27 June 2019Incumbent Social Democrats[3]
Minister for DefenceTrine Bramsen27 June 2019Incumbent Social Democrats[3]
Minister for Science, Technology,
Information and Higher Education		Ane Halsboe-Jørgensen27 June 201916 August 2021 Social Democrats[3][5]
Jesper Petersen16 August 2021Incumbent Social Democrats[5]
Minister for Industry, Business and Financial AffairsSimon Kollerup27 June 2019Incumbent Social Democrats[3]
Minister for Immigration and IntegrationMattias Tesfaye27 June 2019Incumbent Social Democrats[3]
Minister for Employment and EqualityPeter Hummelgaard Thomsen27 June 2019Incumbent Social Democrats[3]
Minister for the Interior and HousingKaare Dybvad27 June 2019Incumbent Social Democrats[3]
Minister for the EnvironmentLea Wermelin27 June 2019Incumbent Social Democrats[3]
Minister for Culture and ChurchJoy Mogensen27 June 201916 August 2021 Social Democrats[3][5]
Ane Halsboe-Jørgensen16 August 2021Incumbent Social Democrats[5]

Notes
  1. Elections to be held at the latest on 5 June 2023, but writs can be issued before that at the discretion of the Prime Minister, or if the government gets a majority against it in Folketinget

References
  1. "What you need to know about Denmark's new government agreement". The Local.dk. Ritzau/AFP/The Local. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  2. Frederiksen, Mette; Østergaard, Morten; Dyhr, Pia Olsen; Skipper, Pernille (25 June 2019). "Retfærdig retning for Danmark" (PDF) (in Danish). Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  3. Deleuran Müller, Thea (27 June 2019). "Danmarks nye regering er nu på plads: Se hele Mette Frederiksens ministerhold her" (in Danish). Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  4. Holst, Emma Qvirin (19 November 2020). "Mette Frederiksen klar med rokade: Flemming Møller Mortensen er ny på ministerholdet". altinget.dk (in Danish). Altinget. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  5. Westersø, Rikke Struck (16 August 2021). "Ane Halsboe-Jørgensen er ny kulturminister, og Jesper Petersen bliver uddannelsesminister". nyheder.tv2.dk (in Danish). TV2. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
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