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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.

There were few changes from the Cabinet of Anders Fogh Rasmussen I it replaced:

  • Bertel Haarder changed from being Minister of Foreign Aid and Minister of Refugees, Immigration and Integration to being Church Minister and Minister of Education .
  • 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 .
  • Ulla Tørnæs switched from being Minister of Education to being Minister of Foreign Aid .
  • Rikke Hvilshøj was appointed Minister of Refugees, Immigration and Integration .
  • Lars Barfoed replaced Henriette Kjær as Minister of Family and Consumption , 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.

Portfolio Minister Period Party
Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen (27 November 2001-) Liberal Party
Foreign Minister Per Stig Møller (27 November 2001-) Conservative People's Party
Minister of Finance Thor Pedersen (27 November 2001-) Liberal Party
Minister of the Interior and Minister of Health Lars Løkke Rasmussen (27 November 2001-) Liberal Party
Minister of Justice Lene Espersen (27 November 2001-) Conservative People's Party
Minister of Defense Søren Gade (24 April 2004-) Liberal Party
Minister of Cultural Affairs Brian Mikkelsen (27 November 2001-) Conservative People's Party
Tax Minister Kristian Jensen (2 August 2004-) Liberal Party
Minister of Trade and Industry Bendt Bendtsen (27 November 2001-) Conservative People's Party
Minister of Nordic Coorporation Flemming Hansen (18 june 2002-) Conservative People's Party
Minister of Traffic and Minister of Energy Flemming Hansen (27 November 2001-) Conservative People's Party
Minister of Family and Consumption Lars Barfoed (18 February 2005-) Conservative People's Party
Minister of Food Hans Christian Schmidt (2 August 2004-) Liberal Party
Minister of Jobs Claus Hjort Frederiksen (27 November 2001-) Liberal Party
Minister of Science, Technology and Development Helge Sander (27 November 2001-) Liberal Party
Minister of Education Bertel Haarder (18 February 2005-) Liberal Party
Church Minister Bertel Haarder (18 February 2005-) Liberal Party
Social Minister and Minister for Womens Rights Eva Kjer Hansen (2 August 2004-) Liberal Party
Minister of Foreign Aid Ulla Tørnæs (18 February 2005-) Liberal Party
Minister of Refugees, Immigration and Integration Rikke Hvilshøj (18 February 2005-) Liberal Party
Minister of the Environment Connie Hedegaard (2 August 2004-) Conservative People's Party

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Last updated: 06-05-2005 10:09:53
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