Poul Nyrup Rasmussen III Cabinet

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3rd Poul Nyrup Rasmussen
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68th Cabinet of Denmark
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Prime Minister Rasmussen
Date formed30 December 1996 (1996-12-30)
Date dissolved23 March 1998 (1998-03-23)
People and organisations
Head of state Margrethe II
Head of government Poul Nyrup Rasmussen
No. of ministers20
Ministers removed1
Total no. of members21
Member parties Social Democrats
Social Liberal Party
Status in legislature Minority (coalition)
with confidence and supply from the Green Left
History
ElectionNone
Legislature term 1994–1998
Predecessor P. N. Rasmussen II
Successor P. N. Rasmussen IV

After the Centre Democrats left the government coalition in 1996, the sitting Danish Prime Minister Poul Nyrup Rasmussen was able to form a government coalition of his own Social Democrats and the Danish Social Liberal Party. The resulting cabinet, which replaced the Cabinet of Poul Nyrup Rasmussen II, was formed on 30 December 1996 and was called the Cabinet of Poul Nyrup Rasmussen III.

The cabinet was replaced by the Cabinet of Poul Nyrup Rasmussen IV on 23 March 1998 after the 1998 Danish parliamentary election.

Cabinet changes

The cabinet was changed on 20 October 1997.

Some periods in the table below start before 30 December 1996 or end after 23 March 1998 because the minister was in the Cabinet of Poul Nyrup Rasmussen II or the Cabinet of Poul Nyrup Rasmussen IV as well.

PortfolioMinisterTookofficeLeftofficeParty
Prime Minister's Office
Prime Minister 25 January 199327 November 2001  Social Democrats
Minister of Economic Affairs &
Minister for Nordic Cooperation
27 September 199427 November 2001  Social Liberals
Minister for Foreign Affairs 25 January 199321 December 2000  Social Liberals
Minister for Finance 25 January 199321 December 2000  Social Democrats
Minister for the Environment and Energy 27 September 199427 November 2001  Social Democrats
Minister for Science 30 December 199623 March 1998  Social Democrats
Minister of Education &
Minister for Ecclesiastical Affairs
30 December 199623 March 1998  Social Liberals
Minister of Defence 25 January 199321 December 2000  Social Democrats
Minister of the Interior 25 January 199320 October 1997  Social Democrats
20 October 199723 February 2000  Social Democrats
Minister for Food 30 December 199623 February 2000  Social Democrats
Minister for Justice 30 December 199627 November 2001  Social Democrats
Minister of Social Affairs 27 September 199423 February 2000  Social Democrats
Minister for Business Affairs 30 December 199623 March 1998  Social Democrats
Minister for Culture 30 December 199623 March 1998  Social Liberals
Minister of Labor 25 January 199323 March 1998  Social Democrats
Minister of Traffic 30 December 199623 March 1998  Social Democrats
Minister for Housing 27 September 199423 March 1998  Social Democrats
Minister for Taxation 1 November 199423 March 1998  Social Democrats
Minister for Health 30 December 199623 March 1998  Social Democrats
Minister for Development Cooperation 27 September 199410 July 1999  Social Democrats

References

Preceded by Cabinet of Denmark
1996 – 1998
Succeeded by