Denmark PM presents new government, with majority of women
Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has unveiled a new Cabinet featuring a historic majority of women. The minority government consists of four parties and includes 21 Ministers, with 11 being women. Frederiksen's political platform focuses on supporting families amid rising prices and maintaining a strict immigration policy.
- ▪Mette Frederiksen presented her new Cabinet on June 3, 2026, marking a historic moment with more women than men in government.
- ▪The minority government includes the Social Democrats, the Socialist People's Party, Radikale Venstre, and the Moderates, holding 82 out of 179 seats in Parliament.
- ▪Frederiksen's political platform emphasizes support for families facing economic challenges and a commitment to a restrictive immigration policy.
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Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Wednesday (June 3, 2026) presented her new Cabinet, which for the first time in Danish history included more women than men.Following months of talks after inconclusive elections in March, incumbent Ms. Frederiksen said on Monday (June 1, 2026) she had managed to form a minority government between her Social Democrats, the Socialist People's Party, the centre-left Radikale Venstre and the centrist Moderates.On Wednesday, Ms. Frederiksen announced the names of the new Ministers."It is a government with 21 Ministers, and for the first time in Denmark's history there are now more female ministers than male ones," Ms.
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