Denmark has received a new Government

Mette Frederiksen from the Social Democratic Party (Socialdemokratiet, S) will lead a new coalition government consisting of parties across the political centre. The new government consists of the Social Democrats, the Liberals, and the Moderates.

The three parties together constitute a majority government. Majority governments are a rarity in Danish politics, where minority governments have been more common. There has not been a majority government in Denmark since 1993/94.

The formation of the government is historic in several ways. The negotiations on the formation of the new government have been the longest in modern times and a coalition government represented by parties from both sides of the parliament has not occurred since the late 1970s.

The “second” Government of Prime Minister Frederiksen has 23 ministers. Eleven ministers are from the Social Democratic Party, seven from the Liberal Party (Venstre, V), and five from the Moderates (Moderaterne, M). 

The “second” Government of Mette Frederiksen:

Prime Minister – Mette Frederiksen

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence – Jakob Ellemann-Jensen

Minister for Foreign Affairs – Lars Løkke Rasmussen

Minister for Finance – Nicolai Wammen

Minister for Economic Affairs – Troels Lund Poulsen

Minister for the Interior and Health – Sophie Løhde

Minister for Justice – Peter Hummelgaard

Minister for Culture – Jakob Engel-Schmidt

Minister for Industry, Business and Financial Affairs – Morten Bødskov

Minister for Development Cooperation and Global Climate Policy – Dan Jørgensen

Minister for Environment – Magnus Heunicke

Minister for Social Affairs and Housing – Pernille Rosenkrantz-Theil

Minister for Employment – Ane Halsboe-Jørgensen

Minister for Children and Education – Mattias Tesfaye

Minister for Immigration and Integration – Kaare Dybvad Bek

Minister for Taxation – Jeppe Bruus

Minister for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries – Jacob Jensen

Minister for Ecclesiastical Affairs, Minister for Rural Districts and Minister for Nordic Cooperation – Louise Schack Elholm

Minister for Transport – Thomas Danielsen

Minister for Higher Education and Science – Christina Egelund

Minister for Digital Government and Minister for Gender Equality – Marie Bjerre

Minister for Senior Citizens – Mette Kierkgaard

Minister for Climate, Energy and Utilities – Lars Aagaard

Press release about the new Government: https://www.stm.dk/presse/pressemeddelelser/regeringen-mette-frederiksen-ii/ 

The Danish Government’s website: https://english.stm.dk/ 

The Danish Parliament’s website: https://www.thedanishparliament.dk/