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Thorning-Schmidt I Cabinet

Danish government from 2011 to 2014

Field	Value
cabinet_name	Thorning-Schmidt I Cabinet
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
state_head	Margrethe II of Denmark
political_party	Social Democrats
Social Liberal Party
Socialist People's Party
legislature_status	Minority (coalition)
with confidence and supply from the Red–Green
opposition_party	Venstre
opposition_leader	Lars Løkke Rasmussen
election	2011 general election
incoming_formation	2011
outgoing_formation	2014
previous	Løkke Rasmussen Cabinet I
successor	Thorning-Schmidt Cabinet II

Social Liberal Party Socialist People's Party with confidence and supply from the Red–Green 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.

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. Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen then tendered the cabinet's resignation to Queen Margrethe II on 16 September, 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. The Social Liberal Party and the Socialist People's Party also became part of the three-party government. 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.

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.

	Prime Minister]]	minister1 = Helle Thorning-Schmidt	minister1_termstart = 3 October 2011	minister1_termend = 3 February 2014	minister1_party = Social Democrats (Denmark)	Economic Affairs]] and the Interior	minister1 = Margrethe Vestager	minister1_termstart = 3 October 2011	minister1_termend = 3 February 2014	minister1_party = Danish Social Liberal Party	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)	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	Minister of 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)	Minister of 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)	Minister for Finance]]	minister1 = Bjarne Corydon	minister1_termstart = 3 October 2011	minister1_party = Social Democrats (Denmark)	minister1_termend = 3 February 2014	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)	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)	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	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)	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	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)	Minister for the City, Housing and Rural Affairs]]	Carsten Hansen]]	minister1_termstart = 3 October 2011	minister1_termend = 3 February 2014	minister1_party = Social Democrats (Denmark)	Minister for Employment]]	minister1 = Mette Frederiksen	minister1_termstart = 3 October 2011	minister1_termend = 3 February 2014	minister1_party = Social Democrats (Denmark)	Minister for Education]]	minister1 = Christine Antorini	minister1_termstart = 3 October 2011	minister1_termend = 3 February 2014	minister1_party = Social Democrats (Denmark)	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)	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)	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	Minister of 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)	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)	Minister for the Environment]]	minister1 = Ida Auken	minister1_termstart = 3 October 2011	minister1_termend = 30 January 2014	minister1_party = Socialist People's Party (Denmark)	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

|} title=Cabinet of Denmark| before=Lars Løkke Rasmussen| years= 2011-2014| after=Helle Thorning-Schmidt II|

References

Weaver, Ray. (May 18, 2012). "Government on track but off message". [[The Copenhagen Post]].
Inger V. Johansen and Line Barfod. (20 September 2011). "Denmark: Right-wing government defeated, Red-Green Alliance triples seats". Links – International Journal of Socialist Renewal.
Xuan, Min. (16 September 2011). "Danish PM tenders resignation to Queen". [[Xinhua News Agency]].
(16 September 2011). "Denmark to get 1st female PM after left wins vote". [[Dawn (newspaper).
(1 October 2011). "Danish PM-elect seen unveiling govt Sunday". [[Reuters]].
(30 January 2014). "SF leaves government, Vilhelmsen steps down". [[The Copenhagen Post ]].
(3 October 2011). "Here are Denmark’s new ministers". [[The Copenhagen Post]].

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