Cabinet of Anders Fogh Rasmussen II
Prime Minister
Anders Fogh Rasmussen retained his parliamentary support in the
2005 Danish parliamentary election, and was able to continue as head of his government. On
18 February 2005, he presented his updated cabinet, the
Cabinet of Anders Fogh Rasmussen II.
==Notable events==
*On
8 June 2005 somebody made an arson attack on
Minister for Refugees, Immigrants and Integration (Denmark) Rikke Hvilshøj's home. Rikke Hvilshøj, her husband, and her two small children escaped unharmed. It is not clear who was behind the attack (Though one unknown group has claimed responsibility), or what the motive were. Following the attack security was stepped up for severel ministers [http://politiken.dk/VisArtikel.iasp?PageID=382049].
==Changes from the
Cabinet of Anders Fogh Rasmussen I==
*
Bertel Haarder changed from being
Minister of Foreign Aid (Denmark) and
Minister for Refugees, Immigrants and Integration (Denmark) to being
Church Minister (Denmark) and
Minister of Education (Denmark).
*The much-criticised
Tove Fergo, who failed to get reelected to parliament (though that is not a requirement for a minister), stopped as
Church Minister (Denmark).
*
Ulla Tørnæs switched from being
Minister of Education (Denmark) to being
Minister of Foreign Aid (Denmark).
*
Rikke Hvilshøj was appointed
Minister for Refugees, Immigrants and Integration (Denmark).
*
Lars Barfoed replaced
Henriette Kjær as
Minister of Family and Consumption (Denmark), after there had been some criticism Henriette Kjær because her personal finances were in disorder.
Some periods in the table below start before
18 February 2005 because the minister was also in the
Cabinet of Anders Fogh Rasmussen I.
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!colspan=1 bgcolor="#CCCCCC"|Portfolio
!colspan=1 bgcolor="#CCCCCC"|Minister
!colspan=1 bgcolor="#CCCCCC"|Period
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Prime Minister (Denmark)
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Anders Fogh Rasmussen
|(
27 November 2001-)
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Liberal Party (Denmark)
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Foreign Minister (Denmark)
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Per Stig Møller
|(
27 November 2001-)
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Conservative People's Party (Denmark)
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Minister of Finance (Denmark)
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Thor Pedersen
|(
27 November 2001-)
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Liberal Party (Denmark)
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Minister of the Interior (Denmark) and
Minister of Health (Denmark)
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Lars Løkke Rasmussen
|(
27 November 2001-)
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Liberal Party (Denmark)
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Minister of Justice (Denmark)
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Lene Espersen
|(
27 November 2001-)
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Conservative People's Party (Denmark)
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Minister of Defense (Denmark)
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Søren Gade
|(
24 April 2004-)
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Liberal Party (Denmark)
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Culture Minister (Denmark)
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Brian Mikkelsen
|(
27 November 2001-)
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Conservative People's Party (Denmark)
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Tax Minister (Denmark)
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Kristian Jensen
|(
2 August 2004-)
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Liberal Party (Denmark)
|-
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Minister of Trade and Industry (Denmark)
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Bendt Bendtsen
|(
27 November 2001-)
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Conservative People's Party (Denmark)
|-
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Minister of Nordic Coorporation (Denmark)
|
Flemming Hansen
|(
18 june 2002-)
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Conservative People's Party (Denmark)
|-
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Minister of Traffic (Denmark) and
Minister of Energy (Denmark)
|
Flemming Hansen
|(
27 November 2001-)
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Conservative People's Party (Denmark)
|-
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Minister of Family and Consumption (Denmark)
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Lars Barfoed
|(
18 February 2005-)
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Conservative People's Party (Denmark)
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Minister of Food (Denmark)
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Hans Christian Schmidt
|(
2 August 2004-)
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Liberal Party (Denmark)
|-
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Minister of Jobs (Denmark)
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Claus Hjort Frederiksen
|(
27 November 2001-)
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Liberal Party (Denmark)
|-
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Minister of Science, Technology and Development (Denmark)
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Helge Sander
|(
27 November 2001-)
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Liberal Party (Denmark)
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Minister of Education (Denmark)
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Bertel Haarder
|(
18 February 2005-)
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Liberal Party (Denmark)
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Church Minister (Denmark)
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Bertel Haarder
|(
18 February 2005-)
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Liberal Party (Denmark)
|-
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Social Minister (Denmark) and
Minister for Womens Rights (Denmark)
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Eva Kjer Hansen
|(
2 August 2004-)
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Liberal Party (Denmark)
|-
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Minister of Foreign Aid (Denmark)
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Ulla Tørnæs
|(
18 February 2005-)
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Liberal Party (Denmark)
|-
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Minister for Refugees, Immigrants and Integration (Denmark)
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Rikke Hvilshøj
|(
18 February 2005-)
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Liberal Party (Denmark)
|-
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Minister of the Environment (Denmark)
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Connie Hedegaard
|(
2 August 2004-)
|
Conservative People's Party (Denmark)
|}
==References==
*[http://www.folketinget.dk/BAGGRUND/00000045/00232611.htm List of Danish governments] - From the official website of
Folketinget.
*[http://www.stm.dk/Index/mainstart.asp?o=12&n=1&h=4&s=1 List of ministers] - From the Prime Ministers office.
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