Frederiksen II Cabinet
Second Frederiksen Cabinet | |
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79th Cabinet of Denmark | |
2022–present | |
Date formed | 15 December 2022 |
People and organisations | |
Head of state | Margrethe II of Denmark Frederik X of Denmark |
Head of government | Mette Frederiksen |
Deputy head of government | Troels Lund Poulsen |
No. of ministers | 23 |
Member parties | Social Democrats Venstre Moderates |
Status in legislature | Majority government 88 / 179 Supported by:Union Party Social Democratic Party Siumut Inuit Ataqatigiit |
Opposition parties | Green Left Denmark Democrats Liberal Alliance The Conservatives Red–Green Alliance Alternative New Right Danish People's Party |
History | |
Legislature term(s) | 2022–2026 |
Predecessor | Frederiksen I |
The Frederiksen II Cabinet (colloquially, the SVM government; Danish: SVM-regeringen) is the current Government of Denmark, which took office on 15 December 2022. It succeeded the Frederiksen I Cabinet following the 2022 general election.
Headed by Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, it is a centrist grand coalition consisting of the Social Democrats (S), Venstre (V) and the Moderates (M). It was announced on 13 December following a record 42 days of negotiations. The government is supported by the Union Party and the Social Democratic Party from the Faroe Islands, as well as Siumut and Inuit Ataqatigiit from Greenland. As the government has 93 of the 179 seats in the Folketing with its support parties, it effectively operates as a majority government.
It is the first time in more than 40 years the Social Democrats and the Liberals (Venstre), who are usually rivals, are in a government together.
List of ministers
Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | Ref | |
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Prime Minister | 27 June 2019 | Incumbent | Social Democrats | |||
Deputy Prime Minister | 15 December 2022 | 23 October 2023 | Venstre | |||
23 October 2023 | Incumbent | Venstre | ||||
Minister for Foreign Affairs | 15 December 2022 | Incumbent | Moderates | |||
Minister for Defence | 15 December 2022 | 22 August 2023 | Venstre | |||
22 August 2023 | Incumbent | Venstre | ||||
Minister for Finance | 27 June 2019 | Incumbent | Social Democrats | |||
Minister for Economy | 15 December 2022 | 22 August 2023 | Venstre | |||
22 August 2023 | 23 October 2023 | Venstre | ||||
23 October 2023 | 23 November 2023 | Venstre | ||||
Stephanie Lose | 23 November 2023 | Incumbent | Venstre | |||
Minister for the Interior and Health | 15 December 2022 | Incumbent | Venstre | |||
Minister for Justice | 15 December 2022 | Incumbent | Social Democrats | |||
Minister for Culture | 15 December 2022 | Incumbent | Moderates | |||
Minister without portfolio | Stephanie Lose | 9 March 2023 | 1 August 2023 | Venstre | ||
Minister for Business | 15 December 2022 | Incumbent | Social Democrats | |||
Minister for Development Cooperation and Global Climate Policy | 15 December 2022 | Incumbent | Social Democrats | |||
Minister for the Environment | 15 December 2022 | Incumbent | Social Democrats | |||
Minister for Social Affairs and Housing | 15 December 2022 | Incumbent | Social Democrats | |||
Minister for Employment | 15 December 2022 | Incumbent | Social Democrats | |||
Minister for Children and Education | 15 December 2022 | Incumbent | Social Democrats | |||
Minister for Immigration and Integration | 2 May 2022 | Incumbent | Social Democrats | |||
Minister for Taxation | 4 February 2022 | Incumbent | Social Democrats | |||
Minister for Food, Agriculture and Fishery | 15 December 2022 | Incumbent | Venstre | |||
Minister for Cities and Rural Areas, Minister for Church, and Minister for Nordic Cooperation | 15 December 2022 | 23 November 2023 | Venstre | |||
23 November 2023 | Incumbent | Venstre | ||||
Minister for Transport | 15 December 2022 | Incumbent | Venstre | |||
Minister for Higher Education and Science | 15 December 2022 | Incumbent | Moderates | |||
Minister for Digitalization and Equality | 15 December 2022 | 23 November 2023 | Venstre | |||
23 November 2023 | 7 December 2023 | Venstre | ||||
7 December 2023 | Incumbent | Venstre | ||||
Minister for the Elderly | 15 December 2022 | Incumbent | Moderates | |||
Minister for Climate, Energy and Utilities | 15 December 2022 | Incumbent | Moderates |