- Government of Denmark
Denmark is aconstitutional monarchy with arepresentative democracy based on a unicameral parliamentary system. The affairs of Government are decided by a Cabinet of Ministers, which is led by a Prime Minister. The Cabinet and the Prime Minister are responsible for their actions to the Parliament of Denmark.Members of the cabinet are given the formal title of minister and each hold a different portfolio of government duties. The day-to-day role of the cabinet members is to serve as head of one or more segments of the national
bureaucracy , as head of thecivil servant s to which all employees in that department report.Head of Government
Enjoying the status of primus inter pares, the Prime Minister is head of the Danish government. The Minister and members of the cabinet are appointed by the Crown on basis of the party composition in Parliament, and confirmed by a vote of confidence.
Since
November 27 ,2001 , the Prime Minister isAnders Fogh Rasmussen , leading a minority governmentcoalition of the Liberal Party and Conservative Peoples Party.Cabinet Government
As of the
February 18 ,2006 in the wake of the parliamentary elections, the cabinet has 19 members including the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister leads the work of the Cabinet as well as being minister for constitutional affairs, oversees territories and for the affairs of the press.The 19 cabinet members hold different portfolios of duties, including but not limited to the day-to-day role as head of one or more segments of the 18 government departments.
Since it is not a requirement that cabinet members be elected members of parliament, it is likewise not required for them to resign a seat in parliament while holding a position in the cabinet!
Departments
=Prime Minister’s Office and Ministry of State=*
Anders Fogh Rasmussen , Prime Minister
*Bendt Bendtsen , Deputy Prime MinisterForeign Office
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Per Stig Møller , Minister for Foreign Affairs
*Ulla Tørnes , Minister for Development Corporations*
Lene Espersen , Minister for JusticeMinistry of Employment
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Claus Hjort Frederiksen , Minister for EmploymentMinistry of Finance
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Lars Løkke Rasmussen , Minister for Finance*
Søren Gade Jensen , Minister of DefenceMinistry of Health and Preventional Measures
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Jakob Axel Nielsen , Minister of Health and Preventional MeasuresMinistry of Ecclesiastical Affairs
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Birthe Rønn Hornbech , Minister for Ecclesiastical AffairsMinistry of Culture
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Brian Mikkelsen , Minister for CultureMinistry of Climate and Energy
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Connie Hedegaard , Minister of Climate and Energy*
Troels Lund Poulsen , Minister for the EnvironmentMinistry for Refugee, Immigration and Integration Affairs
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Birthe Rønn Hornbech , Minister for Refugee, Immigration and Integration AffairsMinistry for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries
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Eva Kjer Hansen , Minister for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries
=Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation=*
Helge Sander , Minister for Science, Technology and InnovationMinistry of Taxation
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Kristian Jensen , Minister for TaxationMinistry of Welfare and Ministry of Gender equality
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Karen Jespersen , Minister for Welfare and Gender Equality*
Carina Christensen , Minister for TransportMinistry of Education
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Bertel Haarder , Minister for EducationMinistry of Economic and Business Affairs
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Bendt Bendtsen , Minister for Economic and Business Affairsee also
* Current Cabinet
* Former Cabinets
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