Thorning-Schmidt I Cabinet
{{Short description|Danish government cabinet 2011–2014}}
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|cabinet_name = Thorning-Schmidt I Cabinet
|incumbent =
|cabinet_number = 74th
|jurisdiction = Denmark
| flag = Flag of Denmark (state).svg
|flag_border = true
| image = Helle Thorning-Schmidt government.jpg
| caption = Cabinet of Helle Thorning-Schmidt in front of Amalienborg
| date_formed = 3 October 2011
| date_dissolved = 3 February 2014
| government_head = Helle Thorning-Schmidt
| government_head_history =
| state_head = Margrethe II of Denmark
| political_party = Social Democrats
Social Liberal Party
Socialist People's Party
|legislature_status = Minority (coalition) (2011–2014)
with confidence and supply from the Red–Green
77 / 179{{spaces|em}}(43%)
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| opposition_cabinet =
| opposition_party = Venstre
| opposition_leader = Lars Løkke Rasmussen
| election = 2011 general election
| last_election =
| legislature_term =
| budget =
| incoming_formation = 2011
| outgoing_formation = 2014
| previous = Løkke Rasmussen Cabinet I
| successor = Thorning-Schmidt Cabinet II
}}
{{Politics of Denmark}}
The cabinet of Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt was the cabinet government of Denmark from 3 October 2011 to 3 February 2014. It was a coalition between the Social Democrats, the Danish Social Liberal Party and the Socialist People's Party. On 9 August 2013, Helle Thorning-Schmidt made a cabinet reshuffle and on 12 December 2013, she made a second cabinet reshuffle. The cabinet resigned on 3 February 2014, following the Socialist People's Party left the government on 30 January 2014. It was succeeded by the Cabinet of Helle Thorning-Schmidt II
Because of the government's minority status and its dependency on the support of the opposition, Venstre, the government had to jettison many of the policies that it had given during the election campaign. Although critics have accused the government of breaking its promises, other studies argue that it has already accomplished half of its stated goals, blaming instead poor public relations strategies for its increasingly negative public image.{{cite news |title=Government on track but off message |quote=Governmental parties are taking a beating at the polls, but recent study shows they’ve accomplished half their goals [...] Many feel that the Socialdemokraterne-Radikale-Socialistisk Folkeparti (S-R-SF) government, which has been slipping further and further down in the polls, has not done an effective job letting the public know when it gets something right. |first=Ray |last=Weaver |url=http://www.cphpost.dk/news/politics/government-track-message |newspaper=The Copenhagen Post |date=May 18, 2012 |accessdate=September 20, 2012}}
Government formations
At the parliamentary election on 15 September 2011, the governing Liberal Party remained the single largest party with the addition of one seat while the Social Democrats lost a seat. However, a three-party coalition of opposition parties together with the supporting Red-Green Alliance won a larger share of seats than the incumbent Liberal-Conservative government and their supporting parties the Liberal Alliance and Danish People's Party.{{cite news|title=Denmark: Right-wing government defeated, Red-Green Alliance triples seats|author=Inger V. Johansen and Line Barfod|url=http://links.org.au/node/2501|newspaper=Links – International Journal of Socialist Renewal|date=20 September 2011|accessdate=4 October 2011}} Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen then tendered the cabinet's resignation to Queen Margrethe II on 16 September,{{cite news|last=Xuan|first=Min|title=Danish PM tenders resignation to Queen|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2011-09/16/c_131143125.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221213513/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2011-09/16/c_131143125.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 21, 2014|accessdate=4 October 2011|newspaper=Xinhua News Agency|date=16 September 2011}} following which she met with the leaders of all parties. She then tasked Social Democrat Helle Thorning-Schmidt with negotiating the formation of a new government. Rasmussen's cabinet remained in office as a caretaker government until 3 October, when Thorning-Schmidt's cabinet was sworn in making her the first female Prime Minister.{{cite news|title=Denmark to get 1st female PM after left wins vote|url=http://www.dawn.com/2011/09/16/denmark-to-get-1st-female-pm-after-left-wins-vote.html|newspaper=Dawn|date=16 September 2011|accessdate=4 October 2011}} The Social Liberal Party and the Socialist People's Party also became part of the three-party government.{{cite web|title=Danish PM-elect seen unveiling govt Sunday|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/denmark-government-idUSL5E7L10J120111001|publisher=Reuters|date=1 October 2011|accessdate=4 October 2011}} It was the first time the Socialist People's Party joined a government since its foundation in 1959.
On 30 January 2014 Annette Vilhelmsen, the leader of Socialist People's Party announced that the party would be leaving government, the result of extended turmoil over the proposed sale of DONG Energy shares to Goldman Sachs.{{cite web|title=SF leaves government, Vilhelmsen steps down|url=http://cphpost.dk/news/sf-leaves-government-vilhelmsen-steps-down.8476.html|publisher=The Copenhagen Post |date=30 January 2014|accessdate=30 January 2014}}
List of ministers and portfolios
The Social Democrats had ten ministers including the Prime Minister. The smaller Social Liberal Party and Socialist People's Party each had six ministers.{{cite news|title=Here are Denmark’s new ministers|url=http://www.cphpost.dk/news/politics/90-politics/52255-here-are-denmarks-new-ministers.html|accessdate=4 October 2011|newspaper=The Copenhagen Post|date=3 October 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111003184742/http://cphpost.dk/news/politics/90-politics/52255-here-are-denmarks-new-ministers.html|archivedate=3 October 2011}}
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{{Cabinet table ministry|Prime Minister's Office}} {{Cabinet table minister | title = Prime Minister | minister1 = Helle Thorning-Schmidt | minister1_termstart = 3 October 2011 | minister1_termend = 3 February 2014 | minister1_party = Social Democrats (Denmark) }} {{Cabinet table minister | title = Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Economy and Interior | minister1 = Margrethe Vestager | minister1_termstart = 3 October 2011 | minister1_termend = 3 February 2014 | minister1_party = Danish Social Liberal Party }} {{Cabinet table ministry|Ministry of Foreign Affairs}} {{Cabinet table minister | title = Minister for Foreign Affairs | minister1 = Villy Søvndal | minister1_termstart = 3 October 2011 | minister1_termend = 12 December 2013 | minister1_party = Socialist People's Party (Denmark) | minister2 = Holger K. Nielsen | minister2_termstart = 12 December 2013 | minister2_termend = 30 January 2014 | minister2_party = Socialist People's Party (Denmark) }} {{Cabinet table minister | title = Minister for Development Cooperation | minister1 = Christian Friis Bach | minister1_termstart = 3 October 2011 | minister1_termend = 21 November 2013 | minister1_party = Danish Social Liberal Party | minister2 = Rasmus Helveg Petersen | minister2_termstart = 21 November 2013 | minister2_termend = 3 February 2014 | minister2_party = Danish Social Liberal Party }} {{Cabinet table minister | title = Minister for European Affairs | minister1 = Nicolai Wammen | minister1_termstart = 3 October 2011 | minister1_termend = 9 August 2013 | minister1_party = Social Democrats (Denmark) | minister2 = Nick Hækkerup | minister2_termstart = 9 August 2013 | minister2_termend = 3 February 2014 (abolished) | minister2_party =Social Democrats (Denmark) }} {{Cabinet table minister | title = Minister for Trade and Investment | minister1 = Pia Olsen Dyhr | minister1_termstart = 3 October 2011 | minister1_termend = 9 August 2013 (abolished) | minister1_party = Socialist People's Party (Denmark) }} {{Cabinet table ministry|Ministry of Finance}} {{Cabinet table minister | title = Minister for Finance | minister1 = Bjarne Corydon | minister1_termstart = 3 October 2011 | minister1_party = Social Democrats (Denmark) |minister1_termend = 3 February 2014 }} {{Cabinet table ministry|Ministry of Justice}} {{Cabinet table minister | title = Minister for Justice | minister1 = Morten Bødskov | minister1_termstart = 3 October 2011 | minister1_termend = 12 December 2013 | minister1_party = Social Democrats (Denmark) | minister2 = Karen Hækkerup | minister2_termstart = 12 December 2013 | minister2_termend = 3 February 2014 | minister2_party = Social Democrats (Denmark) }} {{Cabinet table ministry|Ministry of Defence}} {{Cabinet table minister | title = Minister for Defence | minister1 = Nick Hækkerup | minister1_termstart = 3 October 2011 | minister1_termend = 9 August 2013 | minister1_party = Social Democrats (Denmark) | minister2 = Nicolai Wammen | minister2_termstart = 9 August 2013 | minister2_termend = 3 February 2014 | minister2_party = Social Democrats (Denmark) }} {{Cabinet table ministry|Ministry of Culture}} {{Cabinet table minister | title = Minister for Culture | minister1 = Uffe Elbæk | minister1_termstart = 3 October 2011 | minister1_termend = 5 December 2012 | minister1_party = Danish Social Liberal Party | minister2 = Marianne Jelved | minister2_termstart = 6 December 2012 | minister2_termend = 3 February 2014 | minister2_party = Danish Social Liberal Party }} {{Cabinet table ministry|Ministry of Taxation}} {{Cabinet table minister | title = Minister for Taxation | minister1 = Thor Möger Pedersen | minister1_termstart = 3 October 2011 | minister1_termend = 16 October 2012 | minister1_party = Socialist People's Party (Denmark) | minister2 = Holger K. Nielsen | minister2_termstart = 16 October 2012 | minister2_termend = 12 December 2013 | minister2_party = Socialist People's Party (Denmark) | minister3 = Jonas Dahl | minister3_termstart = 12 December 2013 | minister3_termend = 30 January 2014 | minister3_party = Socialist People's Party (Denmark) }} {{Cabinet table ministry|Ministry of Science, Innovation and Higher Education}} {{Cabinet table minister | title = Minister for Research, Innovation and Higher Education | minister1 = Morten Østergaard | minister1_termstart = 3 October 2011 | minister1_termend = 3 February 2014 | minister1_party = Danish Social Liberal Party }} {{Cabinet table ministry|Ministry of Economic and Business Affairs}} {{Cabinet table minister | title = Minister for Business and Growth | minister1 = Ole Sohn | minister1_termstart = 3 October 2011 | minister1_termend = 16 October 2012 | minister1_party = Socialist People's Party (Denmark) | minister2 = Annette Vilhelmsen | minister2_termstart = 16 October 2012 | minister2_termend = 9 August 2013 | minister2_party = Socialist People's Party (Denmark) | minister3 = Henrik Sass Larsen | minister3_termstart = 9 August 2013 | minister3_termend = 3 February 2014 | minister3_party = Social Democrats (Denmark) }} {{Cabinet table ministry|Ministry of Housing, Urban and Rural Affairs}} {{Cabinet table minister | title = Minister for the City, Housing and Rural Affairs | minister1 = Carsten Hansen | minister1_termstart = 3 October 2011 | minister1_termend = 3 February 2014 | minister1_party = Social Democrats (Denmark) }} {{Cabinet table ministry|Ministry of Employment}} {{Cabinet table minister | title = Minister for Employment | minister1 = Mette Frederiksen | minister1_termstart = 3 October 2011 |minister1_termend = 3 February 2014 | minister1_party = Social Democrats (Denmark) }} {{Cabinet table ministry|Ministry of Education}} {{Cabinet table minister | title = Minister for Education | minister1 = Christine Antorini | minister1_termstart = 3 October 2011 | minister1_termend = 3 February 2014 | minister1_party = Social Democrats (Denmark) }} {{Cabinet table ministry|Ministry of Social Affairs}} {{Cabinet table minister | title = Minister for Integration and Social Affairs | minister1 = Karen Hækkerup | minister1_termstart = 3 October 2011 | minister1_termend = 9 August 2013 | minister1_party = Social Democrats (Denmark) | minister2 = Annette Vilhelmsen | minister2_termstart = 9 August 2013 | minister2_termend = 30 January 2014 | minister2_party = Socialist People's Party (Denmark) }} {{Cabinet table ministry|Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries}} {{Cabinet table minister | title = Minister for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries | minister1 = Mette Gjerskov | minister1_termstart = 3 October 2011 | minister1_termend = 9 August 2013 | minister1_party = Social Democrats (Denmark) | minister2 = Karen Hækkerup | minister2_termstart = 9 August 2013 | minister2_termend = 12 December 2013 | minister2_party = Social Democrats (Denmark) | minister3 = Dan Jørgensen | minister3_termstart = 12 December 2013 | minister3_termend = 3 February 2014 | minister3_party = Social Democrats (Denmark) }} {{Cabinet table ministry|Ministry of Climate and Energy}} {{Cabinet table minister | title = Minister for Climate and Energy | minister1 = Martin Lidegaard | minister1_termstart = 3 October 2011 | minister1_termend = 3 February 2014 | minister1_party = Danish Social Liberal Party }} {{Cabinet table ministry|Ministry of Transport}} {{Cabinet table minister | title = Minister for Transport | minister1 = Henrik Dam Kristensen | minister1_termstart = 3 October 2011 | minister1_termend = 9 August 2013 | minister1_party = Social Democrats (Denmark) | minister2 = Pia Olsen Dyhr | minister2_termstart = 9 August 2013 | minister2_termend = 30 January 2014 | minister2_party = Socialist People's Party (Denmark) }} {{Cabinet table ministry|Ministry of Health}} {{Cabinet table minister | title = Minister for Health and Prevention | minister1 = Astrid Krag | minister1_termstart = 3 October 2011 | minister1_termend = 30 January 2014 | minister1_party = Socialist People's Party (Denmark) }} {{Cabinet table ministry|Ministry of the Environment}} {{Cabinet table minister | title = Minister for the Environment | minister1 = Ida Auken | minister1_termstart = 3 October 2011 | minister1_termend = 30 January 2014 | minister1_party = Socialist People's Party (Denmark) }} {{Cabinet table ministry|Minister for Ecclesiastical Affairs}} {{Cabinet table minister | title = Minister for Equality, Church and Nordic Cooperation | minister1 = Manu Sareen | minister1_termstart = 3 October 2011 | minister1_termend = 3 February 2014 | minister1_party = Danish Social Liberal Party }} |
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