Thorning-Schmidt I Cabinet

Thorning-Schmidt I Cabinet

74th Cabinet of Denmark
Cabinet of Helle Thorning-Schmidt in front of Amalienborg
Date formed3 October 2011
Date dissolved3 February 2014
People and organisations
Head of stateMargrethe II of Denmark
Head of governmentHelle Thorning-Schmidt
Member partySocial Democrats
Social Liberal Party
Socialist People's Party
Status in legislatureCoalition minority government
Opposition partyVenstre
Opposition leaderLars Løkke Rasmussen
History
Election2011 general election
Incoming formation2011
Outgoing formation2014
PredecessorLøkke Rasmussen Cabinet I
SuccessorThorning-Schmidt Cabinet II

The cabinet of Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt was the cabinet government of Denmark from 3 October 2011[1] 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.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Copenhagen Post was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Weaver, Ray (May 18, 2012). "Government on track but off message". The Copenhagen Post. Retrieved September 20, 2012. 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.

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