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Wammen Re-Appointed Finance Minister, Former PM Rasmussen Foreign Min

DENMARK

Incumbent Social Democrat Finance Minister Nicolai Wammen has been re-appointed as Danish finance minister in the new 'grand coalition' or 'SVM' (reflecting the abbreviations of each involved party) gov't of PM Mette Frederiksen.

  • There had been speculation that the centre-right Venstre (Liberals) could seek the finance ministry as part of the coalition agreement with Frederiksen's centre-left Social Democrats and the centrist Moderates.
  • Moderate part leader and former Venstre PM Lars Lokke Rasmussen takes up the position of foreign minister.
  • Venstre leader Jakob Ellemann-Jensen becomes deputy PM and defence minister.

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