Cabinet of Anders Fogh Rasmussen I 1525351 181431558 2008-01-01T19:47:35Z EconomicsGuy 5293493 Cleanup and [[WP:AWB/T|Typo fixing]] , typos fixed: the the → the using [[Project:AutoWikiBrowser|AWB]] After the [[2001 Danish parliamentary election]], [[Anders Fogh Rasmussen]] was able form a government coalition of his own Liberal Party [[Venstre (Denmark)|Venstre]] and the [[Conservative People's Party (Denmark)|Conservative People's Party]]. It was a minority government with the parliamentary support of the [[Danish People's Party]]. The resulting [[Cabinet of Denmark|cabinet]] is called the '''Cabinet of Anders Fogh Rasmussen I'''. Apart from the EU Presidency in 2002 during which the enlargement of the [[European Union]] was decided, the main issues for the cabinet were the so-called ''tax freeze'', which ended the upward drift in municipal income tax rates, tax cuts, law and order, limiting the number of refugees and immigrants coming to Denmark as well as the war in [[Afghanistan]] and [[Iraq]]. In the [[2005 Danish parliamentary election]], Anders Fogh Rasmussen retained his parliamentary support, and was able to reform his cabinet as the [[Cabinet of Anders Fogh Rasmussen II]], with a few changes from the Cabinet of Anders Fogh Rasmussen I. ==Cabinet changes== On [[18 June]] [[2002]] [[Flemming Hansen]] replaced [[Bendt Bendtsen]] as [[Minister of Nordic Cooperation]]. In April 2004 [[Svend Aage Jensby]] resigned and was replaced by [[Søren Gade]]. On [[2 August]] [[2004]] there was a cabinet change: *[[Henriette Kjær]] was appointed to the new post of [[minister of Family and Consumption (Denmark)|Minister of Family and Consumption]]. *[[Bertel Haarder]] was appointed to the new post of [[Minister for Development Cooperation of Denmark|Minister for Development Cooperation]]. *[[Kristian Jensen]] replaced [[Svend Erik Hovmand]] as [[Tax Minister of Denmark|Tax Minister]]. *[[Hans Christian Schmidt]] replaced [[Mariann Fischer Boel]] as [[Minister of Food (Denmark)|Minister of Food]]. Mariann Fischer Boel became a member of the [[European Commission]]. *[[Eva Kjer Hansen]] replaced [[Henriette Kjær]] as [[Social Minister (Denmark)|Social Minister]] and [[Minister for Women's Rights (Denmark)|Minister for Women's Rights]]. *[[Connie Hedegaard]] replaced [[Hans Christian Schmidt]] as [[Minister for the Environment (Denmark)|Minister for the Environment]]. ==List of ministers and portfolios== Some periods in the table below end after [[18 February]] [[2005]] because the minister also serves in [[Cabinet of Anders Fogh Rasmussen II|Anders Fogh Rasmussens second cabinet]]. {| class="wikitable" |- !Portfolio !Minister !Period !Party |- |[[Prime Minister of Denmark|Prime Minister]] |[[Anders Fogh Rasmussen]] |[[27 November]] [[2001]] – |[[Liberal Party (Denmark)|Venstre]] |- |[[Foreign Minister of Denmark|Foreign Minister]] |[[Per Stig Møller]] |[[27 November]] [[2001]] – |[[Conservative People's Party (Denmark)|Conservative People's Party]] |- |[[Finance Minister of Denmark|Finance Minister]] |[[Thor Pedersen]] |[[27 November]] [[2001]] – [[23 November]] [[2007]] |[[Liberal Party (Denmark)|Venstre]] |- |[[Interior and Health Minister of Denmark|Interior and Health Minister]] |[[Lars Løkke Rasmussen]] |[[27 November]] [[2001]] – [[23 November]] [[2007]] |[[Liberal Party (Denmark)|Venstre]] |- |[[Justice Minister of Denmark|Justice Minister]] |[[Lene Espersen]] |[[27 November]] [[2001]] – |[[Conservative People's Party (Denmark)|Conservative People's Party]] |- |rowspan="2"|[[Minister of Defense of Denmark|Minister of Defense]] |[[Svend Aage Jensby]] |[[27 November]] [[2001]] – [[24 April]] [[2004]] |[[Liberal Party (Denmark)|Venstre]] |- |[[Søren Gade]] |[[24 April]] [[2004]] – |[[Liberal Party (Denmark)|Venstre]] |- |[[Culture Minister of Denmark|Culture Minister]] |[[Brian Mikkelsen]] |[[27 November]] [[2001]] – |[[Conservative People's Party (Denmark)|Conservative People's Party]] |- |rowspan="2"|[[Tax Minister of Denmark|Tax Minister]] |[[Svend Erik Hovmand]] |[[27 November]] [[2001]] – [[2 August]] [[2004]] |[[Liberal Party (Denmark)|Venstre]] |- |[[Kristian Jensen]] |[[2 August]] [[2004]] – |[[Liberal Party (Denmark)|Venstre]] |- |[[Minister of Economic and Business Affairs (Denmark)|Minister of Economic and Business Affairs]], [[Deputy Prime Minister (Denmark)|Deputy Prime Minister]] |[[Bendt Bendtsen]] |[[27 November]] [[2001]] – |[[Conservative People's Party (Denmark)|Conservative People's Party]] |- |rowspan="2"|[[Minister of Nordic Coorporation (Denmark)|Minister of Nordic Coorporation]] |[[Bendt Bendtsen]] |[[27 November]] [[2001]] – [[18 June]] [[2002]] |[[Conservative People's Party (Denmark)|Conservative People's Party]] |- |[[Flemming Hansen]] |[[18 June]] [[2002]] – [[18 February]] [[2005]] |[[Conservative People's Party (Denmark)|Conservative People's Party]] |- |[[Minister of Traffic (Denmark)|Minister of Traffic]] and [[Minister of Energy (Denmark)|Minister of Energy]] |[[Flemming Hansen]] |[[27 November]] [[2001]] – [[12 September]] [[2007]] |[[Conservative People's Party (Denmark)|Conservative People's Party]] |- |[[Minister of Family and Consumption (Denmark)|Minister of Family and Consumption]] (Created [[2 August]] [[2004]]) |[[Henriette Kjær]] |[[2 August]] [[2004]] – [[18 February]] [[2005]] |[[Conservative People's Party (Denmark)|Conservative People's Party]] |- |rowspan="2"|[[Minister of Food (Denmark)|Minister of Food]] |[[Mariann Fischer Boel]] |[[27 November]] [[2001]] – [[2 August]] [[2004]] |[[Liberal Party (Denmark)|Venstre]] |- |[[Hans Christian Schmidt]] |[[2 August]] [[2004]] – [[12 September]] [[2007]] |[[Liberal Party (Denmark)|Venstre]] |- |[[Minister of Employment (Denmark)|Minister of Employment]] |[[Claus Hjort Frederiksen]] |[[27 November]] [[2001]] – |[[Liberal Party (Denmark)|Venstre]] |- |[[Minister of Science, Technology and Development (Denmark)|Minister of Science, Technology and Development]] |[[Helge Sander]] |[[27 November]] [[2001]] – |[[Liberal Party (Denmark)|Venstre]] |- |[[Education Minister (Denmark)|Education Minister]] |[[Ulla Tørnæs]] |[[27 November]] [[2001]] – [[18 February]] [[2005]] |[[Liberal Party (Denmark)|Venstre]] |- |[[Church Minister (Denmark)|Church Minister]] |[[Tove Fergo]] |[[27 November]] [[2001]] – [[18 February]] [[2005]] |[[Liberal Party (Denmark)|Venstre]] |- |rowspan="2"|[[Social Minister (Denmark)|Social Minister]] and [[Minister for Equal Rights (Denmark)|Minister for Equal Rights]] |[[Henriette Kjær]] |[[27 November]] [[2001]] – [[2 August]] [[2004]] |[[Conservative People's Party (Denmark)|Conservative People's Party]] |- |[[Eva Kjer Hansen]] |[[2 August]] [[2004]] – [[12 September]] [[2007]] |[[Liberal Party (Denmark)|Venstre]] |- |[[Minister for Development Cooperation of Denmark|Minister for Development Cooperation]] (Re-created [[2 August]] [[2004]]) |[[Bertel Haarder]] |[[2 August]] [[2004]] – [[18 February]] [[2005]] |[[Liberal Party (Denmark)|Venstre]] |- |[[Minister for Refugees, Immigrants and Integration (Denmark)|Minister for Refugees, Immigrants and Integration]] |[[Bertel Haarder]] |[[27 November]] [[2001]] – [[18 February]] [[2005]] |[[Liberal Party (Denmark)|Venstre]] |- |rowspan="2"|[[Minister for the Environment (Denmark)|Minister for the Environment]] |[[Hans Christian Schmidt]] |[[27 November]] [[2001]] – [[2 August]] [[2004]] |[[Liberal Party (Denmark)|Venstre]] |- |[[Connie Hedegaard]] |[[2 August]] [[2004]] – [[23 November]] [[2007]] |[[Conservative People's Party (Denmark)|Conservative People's Party]] |- |[[Minister without Portfolio]]/Europe minister |[[Bertel Haarder]] |[[27 November]] [[2001]] – [[1 January]] [[2004]] |[[Liberal Party (Denmark)|Venstre]] |} ==References== *[http://www.folketinget.dk/BAGGRUND/00000045/00232611.htm List of Danish governments] - From the official website of [[Folketinget]] {{start box}} {{succession box| title=[[Cabinet of Denmark]]| before=[[Cabinet of Poul Nyrup Rasmussen IV]]| years=[[27 November]] [[2001]] – [[18 February]] [[2005]]| after=[[Cabinet of Anders Fogh Rasmussen II]] }} {{end box}} [[Category:2001 establishments]] [[Category:2005 disestablishments]] [[Category:Danish cabinets|Rasmussen, Anders Fogh 1]] [[da:Regeringen Anders Fogh Rasmussen I]] [[de:Regierung Anders Fogh Rasmussen I]]