Lars Løkke Rasmussen II Cabinet

The Second Cabinet of Lars Løkke Rasmussen was the Government of Denmark, in office between 28 June 2015 and 28 November 2016, where Lars Løkke Rasmussen third cabinet took over.

Lars Løkke Rasmussen II
76th Cabinet of Denmark
Date formed	28 June 2015
Date dissolved	28 November 2016
People and organisations
Head of state	Margrethe II of Denmark
Head of government	Lars Løkke Rasmussen
Member party	Venstre
Status in legislature	Single-party minority government
History
Election(s)	2015 general election
Legislature term(s)	2015–2019
Predecessor	Thorning-Schmidt Cabinet II
Successor	Løkke Rasmussen III

It was a single-party minority government consisting of Venstre, the first of this kind since Anker Jørgensen V Cabinet in 1981–82.^[1] It was supported by the Danish People's Party, the Liberal Alliance, and the Conservative People's Party.

List of ministers

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party Prime Minister's Office Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen 28 June 2015 28 November 2016   Venstre Minister for Foreign Affairs Kristian Jensen 28 June 2015 28 November 2016   Venstre Minister for Finance Claus Hjort Frederiksen 28 June 2015 28 November 2016   Venstre Minister for Culture and Church Bertel Haarder 28 June 2015 28 November 2016   Venstre Minister for Commerce, Business and Growth Troels Lund Poulsen 28 June 2015 28 November 2016   Venstre Minister for the Environment and Food Eva Kjer Hansen 28 June 2015 27 February 2016^[2]   Venstre Esben Lunde Larsen 29 February 2016^[2] 28 November 2016   Venstre Minister for Transport and Building Hans Christian Schmidt 28 June 2015 28 November 2016   Venstre Minister for Integration and Housing Inger Støjberg 28 June 2015 28 November 2016   Venstre Minister for Social and Home Affairs Karen Ellemann 28 June 2015 28 November 2016   Venstre Minister for Justice Søren Pind 28 June 2015 28 November 2016   Venstre Minister for Energy Supply and Climate Affairs Lars Christian Lilleholt 28 June 2015 28 November 2016   Venstre Minister for Children, Education and Gender Equality Ellen Trane Nørby 28 June 2015 28 November 2016   Venstre Minister for Health and Elderly Affairs Sophie Løhde 28 June 2015 28 November 2016   Venstre Minister for Taxation Karsten Lauritzen 28 June 2015 28 November 2016   Venstre Minister for Science, Technology, Information and Higher Education Esben Lunde Larsen 28 June 2015 29 February 2016^[2]   Venstre Ulla Tørnæs 29 February 2016^[2] 28 November 2016   Venstre Minister for Defence Carl Holst 28 June 2015 30 September 2015   Venstre Peter Christensen 30 September 2015^[3] 28 November 2016   Venstre Minister for Employment Jørn Neergaard Larsen 28 June 2015 28 November 2016   Venstre

References

1. Binderup, Jakob. "Må V gå solo? Sådan er det gået danske et-parti-regeringer". TV2.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 4 November 2015.
2. "Danish PM makes minor cabinet reshuffle". Shanghai Daily. 29 February 2016. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
3. "New Danish defence minister appointed". IHS Jane's 360. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2015.

• "Here is Denmark's new government". The Local. 28 June 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2015.

Preceded by Thorning-Schmidt II

Cabinet of Denmark 2015–2016

Succeeded by Løkke Rasmussen III