Poul Nyrup Rasmussen III Cabinet

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.

3rd Poul Nyrup Rasmussen
68th Cabinet of Denmark
Prime Minister Rasmussen
Date formed	30 December 1996 (1996-12-30)
Date dissolved	23 March 1998 (1998-03-23)
People and organisations
Head of state	Margrethe II
Head of government	Poul Nyrup Rasmussen
No. of ministers	20
Ministers removed	1
Total no. of members	21
Member parties	Social Democrats Social Liberal Party
Status in legislature	Minority (coalition) (1996–1998) with confidence and supply from the Green Left 70 / 179 (39%)
History
Election	None
Legislature term	1994–1998
Predecessor	P. N. Rasmussen II
Successor	P. N. Rasmussen IV

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.

Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office	Party
Prime Minister's Office
Prime Minister	Poul Nyrup Rasmussen	25 January 1993	27 November 2001		Social Democrats
Minister of Economic Affairs & Minister for Nordic Cooperation	Marianne Jelved	27 September 1994	27 November 2001		Social Liberals
Minister for Foreign Affairs	Niels Helveg Petersen	25 January 1993	21 December 2000		Social Liberals
Minister for Finance	Mogens Lykketoft	25 January 1993	21 December 2000		Social Democrats
Minister for the Environment and Energy	Svend Auken	27 September 1994	27 November 2001		Social Democrats
Minister for Science	Jytte Hilden	30 December 1996	23 March 1998		Social Democrats
Minister of Education & Minister for Ecclesiastical Affairs	Ole Vig Jensen	30 December 1996	23 March 1998		Social Liberals
Minister of Defence	Hans Hækkerup	25 January 1993	21 December 2000		Social Democrats
Minister of the Interior	Birte Weiss	25 January 1993	20 October 1997		Social Democrats
	Thorkild Simonsen	20 October 1997	23 February 2000		Social Democrats
Minister for Food	Henrik Dam Kristensen	30 December 1996	23 February 2000		Social Democrats
Minister for Justice	Frank Jensen	30 December 1996	27 November 2001		Social Democrats
Minister of Social Affairs	Karen Jespersen	27 September 1994	23 February 2000		Social Democrats
Minister for Business Affairs	Jan Trøjborg	30 December 1996	23 March 1998		Social Democrats
Minister for Culture	Ebbe Lundgaard	30 December 1996	23 March 1998		Social Liberals
Minister of Labor	Jytte Andersen	25 January 1993	23 March 1998		Social Democrats
Minister of Traffic	Bjørn Westh	30 December 1996	23 March 1998		Social Democrats
Minister for Housing	Ole Løvig Simonsen	27 September 1994	23 March 1998		Social Democrats
Minister for Taxation	Carsten Koch	1 November 1994	23 March 1998		Social Democrats
Minister for Health	Birte Weiss	30 December 1996	23 March 1998		Social Democrats
Minister for Development Cooperation	Poul Nielson	27 September 1994	10 July 1999		Social Democrats

References

• (in Danish) Regeringen Poul Nyrup Rasmussen III – from the official website of the Folketing

Preceded by Poul Nyrup Rasmussen II

Cabinet of Denmark 1996 – 1998

Succeeded by Poul Nyrup Rasmussen IV