The Frederiksen II Cabinet (colloquially, the SVM government; Danish: SVM-regeringen) is the current Government of Denmark, which took office on 15 December 2022. It succeeded the Frederiksen I Cabinet following the 2022 general election.
Second cabinet of Mette Frederiksen | |
|---|---|
79th Cabinet of Denmark | |
| 2022–present | |
Presentation of the cabinet, 2022 | |
| Date formed | 15 December 2022 |
| People and organisations | |
| Monarch | Margrethe II (2022–2024) Frederik X (2024–present) |
| Prime Minister | Mette Frederiksen |
| Vice-Prime Minister | Troels Lund Poulsen |
| No. of ministers | 25 23 (until 2024) |
| Member parties | Social Democrats Venstre Moderates Supported by: Union Party Social Democratic Party (Faroese) Siumut (2022–2025) Inuit Ataqatigiit Independent (1) Naleraq (1) (from 2025) |
| Status in legislature | Minority coalition government |
| Opposition parties | Green Left Denmark Democrats Liberal Alliance The Conservatives Red–Green Alliance Alternative Social Liberals Danish People's Party |
| History | |
| Legislature term | 2022–2026 |
| Predecessor | Frederiksen I |
Headed by Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, it is a centrist grand coalition consisting of the Social Democrats (S), Venstre (V) and the Moderates (M). It was announced on 13 December following a record 42 days of negotiations. The government is supported by the Union Party and the Social Democratic Party from the Faroe Islands, as well as Naleraq and Inuit Ataqatigiit from Greenland. As the government has 90 of the 179 seats in the Folketing with its support parties, it effectively operates as a majority government.
It is the first time in more than 40 years the Social Democrats and the Liberals (Venstre), who are usually rivals, are in a government together.
List of ministers
| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Mette Frederiksen | 27 June 2019 | Incumbent | Social Democrats | ||
| Deputy Prime Minister | Jakob Ellemann-Jensen | 15 December 2022 | 23 October 2023 | Venstre | ||
Troels Lund Poulsen | 23 October 2023 | Incumbent | Venstre | |||
| Minister for Defence | Jakob Ellemann-Jensen | 15 December 2022 | 22 August 2023 | Venstre | ||
Troels Lund Poulsen | 22 August 2023 | Incumbent | Venstre | |||
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | Lars Løkke Rasmussen | 15 December 2022 | Incumbent | Moderates | ||
| Minister for Finance | Nicolai Wammen | 27 June 2019 | Incumbent | Social Democrats | ||
| Minister for the Interior and Health | Sophie Løhde | 15 December 2022 | Incumbent | Venstre | ||
| Minister for Justice | Peter Hummelgaard Thomsen | 15 December 2022 | Incumbent | Social Democrats | ||
| Minister for Culture | Jakob Engel-Schmidt | 15 December 2022 | Incumbent | Moderates | ||
| Minister for Economy | Troels Lund Poulsen | 15 December 2022 | 22 August 2023 | Venstre | ||
Jakob Ellemann-Jensen | 22 August 2023 | 23 October 2023 | Venstre | |||
Troels Lund Poulsen | 23 October 2023 | 23 November 2023 | Venstre | |||
Stephanie Lose | 23 November 2023 | Incumbent | Venstre | |||
| Minister without portfolio | Stephanie Lose | 9 March 2023 | 1 August 2023 | Venstre | ||
| Minister for Business | Morten Bødskov | 15 December 2022 | Incumbent | Social Democrats | ||
| Minister for Development Cooperation and Global Climate Policy | Dan Jørgensen | 15 December 2022 | 29 August 2024 | Social Democrats | ||
| Minister for the Environment and Equality | Magnus Heunicke | 15 December 2022 | Incumbent | Social Democrats | ||
| Minister for Employment | Ane Halsboe-Jørgensen | 15 December 2022 | 23 September 2025 | Social Democrats | ||
Kaare Dybvad | 23 September 2025 | Incumbent | Social Democrats | |||
| Minister for Children and Education | 15 December 2022 | Incumbent | Social Democrats | |||
| Minister for Immigration and Integration | Kaare Dybvad | 2 May 2022 | 23 September 2025 | Social Democrats | ||
Rasmus Stoklund | 23 September 2025 | Incumbent | Social Democrats | |||
| Minister for Green Transition | Jeppe Bruus Christensen | 29 August 2024 | Incumbent | Social Democrats | ||
| Minister for Food, Agriculture, Fisheries | Jacob Jensen | 15 December 2022 | Incumbent | Venstre | ||
| Minister for Transport | Thomas Danielsen | 15 December 2022 | Incumbent | Venstre | ||
| Minister for Higher Education and Science | Christina Egelund | 15 December 2022 | Incumbent | Moderates | ||
| Minister for the Elderly | Mette Kierkgaard | 15 December 2022 | Incumbent | Moderates | ||
| Minister for Climate, Energy and Utilities | Lars Aagaard | 15 December 2022 | Incumbent | Moderates | ||
| Minister of European Affairs | Marie Bjerre | 29 August 2024 | Incumbent | Venstre | ||
| Minister for Cities and Rural Areas, Minister for Church, and Minister for Nordic Cooperation | Louise Schack Elholm | 15 December 2022 | 23 November 2023 | Venstre | ||
Morten Dahlin | 23 November 2023 | Incumbent | Venstre | |||
| Minister of National Safety and Emergency Management | Torsten Schack Pedersen | 29 August 2024 | Incumbent | Venstre | ||
| Minister for Social Affairs and Housing | Pernille Rosenkrantz-Theil | 15 December 2022 | 29 August 2024 | Social Democrats | ||
Sophie Hæstorp Andersen | 29 August 2024 | Incumbent | Social Democrats | |||
| Minister for Taxation | Jeppe Bruus Christensen | 4 February 2022 | 29 August 2024 | Social Democrats | ||
Rasmus Stoklund | 29 August 2024 | 25 September 2025 | Social Democrats | |||
Ane Halsboe-Jørgensen | 23 September 2025 | Incumbent | Social Democrats | |||
| Minister for Digitalization | Marie Bjerre | 15 December 2022 | 23 November 2023 | Venstre | ||
Mia Wagner | 23 November 2023 | 7 December 2023 | Venstre | |||
Marie Bjerre | 7 December 2023 | 29 August 2024 | Venstre | |||
Caroline Stage Olsen | 29 August 2024 | Incumbent | Moderates | |||
Notes
- The next election has to be held by 31 October 2026, but the government can call it prior to that date.
- Acting Minister for Defence from 6 February 2023 to 1 August 2023.
- Acting Minister for Economy during her term in office.
- Title was Minister for the Environment prior to 29 August 2024
- Not an MP when appointed.
- Title was Minister for Church, Minister for Rural Areas, and Minister for Nordic Cooperation prior to 23 November 2023
- Not an MP when appointed.
- Title was Minister for Digitalization and Equality prior to 29 August 2024
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