Anders Fogh Rasmussen III Cabinet
# Anders Fogh Rasmussen III Cabinet

The third Cabinet of Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen was announced on 23 November 2007.

## Changes from the Cabinet of Anders Fogh Rasmussen II

* Former Minister of Finances Thor Pedersen did instead of his old post take the seat as Speaker of Parliament, formerly held by Christian Mejdahl.
* Minister of Education and Ecclesiastical Affairs Bertel Haarder is retained as Minister of Education, but changes his second portfolio to being Minister of Nordic Cooperation.
* Social Minister and Minister of Equal Rights Karen Jespersen becomes minister of a new Welfare Ministry, merging the former Ministry of Interior Affairs, Ministry of Family and Consumer Affairs and Social Ministry into one.
* Former Interior and Health Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen is appointed Minister of Finances.
* Former Minister of Environmental Affairs and Nordic Cooperation Connie Hedegaard is appointed Minister of Climate and Energy, thus splitting the former Ministry of Environmental Affairs up into two parts, the "traditional" Ministry of Environmental Affairs being taken over by newcomer Troels Lund Poulsen.
* Former Minister of Family and Consumer Affairs Carina Christensen is appointed new Minister of Transportation.
* Former Minister of Transportation Jakob Axel Nielsen is appointed new Minister of Health and Preventional Measures.
* Seasoned veteran Birthe Rønn Hornbech is appointed new Minister of Refugees, Immigrants and Integration along with Minister of Ecclesiastical Affairs.

## List of ministers and portfolios

Some periods in the table below start before 18 February 2005 or end after 23 November 2007 because the minister was also in the Cabinet of Anders Fogh Rasmussen I or III.

| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Prime Minister's Office ||||||
| Prime Minister | Anders Fogh Rasmussen | 27 November 2001 | 5 April 2009 | Venstre |
| Minister of Economic and Business Affairs (de facto) Deputy Prime Minister | Bendt Bendtsen | 27 November 2001 | 9 September 2008 | Conservatives |
| Minister of Economic and Business Affairs (de facto) Deputy Prime Minister | Lene Espersen | 10 September 2008 | 23 February 2010 | Conservatives |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | Per Stig Møller | 27 November 2001 | 23 February 2010 | Conservatives |
| Minister for Finance | Lars Løkke Rasmussen | 23 November 2007 | 5 April 2009 | Venstre |
| Minister of Employment | Claus Hjort Frederiksen | 27 November 2001 | 7 April 2009 | Venstre |
| Minister for Justice | Lene Espersen | 27 November 2001 | 10 September 2008 | Conservatives |
| Minister for Justice | Brian Mikkelsen | 10 September 2008 | 23 February 2010 | Conservatives |
| Minister of Defence | Søren Gade | 24 April 2004 | 23 February 2010 | Venstre |
| Minister for Culture | Brian Mikkelsen | 27 November 2001 | 10 September 2008 | Conservatives |
| Minister for Culture | Carina Christensen | 10 September 2008 | 23 February 2010 | Conservatives |
| Minister for Taxation | Kristian Jensen | 2 August 2004 | 24 February 2010 | Venstre |
| Minister of Education & Minister for Nordic Cooperation | Bertel Haarder | 23 November 2007 | 3 October 2011 | Venstre |
| Minister for Climate and Energy | Connie Hedegaard | 23 November 2007 | 24 November 2009 | Conservatives |
| Minister of Traffic | Carina Christensen | 23 November 2007 | 10 September 2008 | Conservatives |
| Minister of Traffic | Lars Barfoed | 10 September 2008 | 23 February 2010 | Conservatives |
| Minister for Family and Consumer Affairs | Lars Barfoed | 18 February 2005 | 14 December 2006 | Conservatives |
| Minister for Family and Consumer Affairs | Carina Christensen | 15 December 2006 | 23 November 2007 | Conservatives |
| Minister for Food | Eva Kjer Hansen | 12 September 2007 | 23 February 2010 | Venstre |
| Minister for Science, Technology and Development | Helge Sander | 27 November 2001 | 23 February 2010 | Venstre |
| Minister for Ecclesiastical Affairs & Minister for Refugees, Immigrants and Integration | Birthe Rønn Hornbech | 23 November 2007 | 8 March 2011 | Venstre |
| Minister of Social Affairs & Minister for Gender Equality | Karen Jespersen | 12 September 2007 | 7 April 2009 | Venstre |
| Minister of Health and Prevention | Jakob Axel Nielsen | 23 November 2007 | 23 February 2010 | Conservatives |
| Minister for the Environment | Troels Lund Poulsen | 23 November 2007 | 23 February 2010 | Conservatives |
| Minister for Development Cooperation | Ulla Tørnæs | 18 February 2005 | 23 February 2010 | Venstre |
