Lars Løkke Rasmussen

Prime Minister of Denmark

15 May 1964 Vejle, Denmark

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28 June 2015 – 27 June 2019

25th Prime Minister of Denmark Lars Løkke Rasmussen25th Prime Minister of DenmarkIn office 28 June 2015 – 27 June 2019MonarchMargrethe IIPreceded by Helle Thorning-SchmidtSucceeded by Mette FrederiksenIn office 5 April 2009 – 3 October 2011MonarchMargrethe IIDeputyLene Espersen Lars BarfoedPreceded by Anders Fogh RasmussenSucceeded by Helle Thorning-SchmidtLeader of the OppositionIn office 27 June 2019 – 31 August 2019Prime Minister Mette FrederiksenPreceded by Mette FrederiksenSucceeded by Jakob Ellemann-JensenIn office 3 October 2011 – 28 June 2015Prime Minister Helle Thorning-SchmidtPreceded by Helle Thorning-SchmidtSucceeded by Mette FrederiksenLeader of VenstreIn office 17 May 2009 – 31 August 2019Preceded by Anders Fogh RasmussenSucceeded by Kristian Jensen (acting)Minister of FinanceIn office 23 November 2007 – 7 April 2009Prime Minister Anders Fogh RasmussenPreceded by Thor PedersenSucceeded by Claus Hjort FrederiksenMinister of the Interior and HealthIn office 27 November 2001 – 23 November 2007Prime Minister Anders Fogh RasmussenPreceded by Karen Jespersen (Interior) Arne Rolighed (Health) Succeeded by Karen Jespersen (Social Welfare) Jakob Axel Nielsen (Health and Prevention) Personal detailsBorn (1964-05-15 ) 15 May 1964 (age 57) Vejle, DenmarkPolitical partyModerates (2021)Other political affiliationsVenstre (until 2021)Spouse(s)Sólrun JákupsdóttirChildren3Alma materUniversity of CopenhagenWebsiteOfficial website Lars Løkke Rasmussen RSKmd (Danish:  ( listen ) ; born 15 May 1964) is a Danish politician who served as the 25th and 27th Prime Minister of Denmark from 2009 to 2011 and again from 2015 to 2019. He was the leader of the liberal Venstre party from 2009 to 2019. Rasmussen has been a member of the Folketing since 21 September 1994. He also served as County Mayor of Frederiksborg County from 1998 to 2001. Subsequently, he was the Interior and Health Minister from 27 November 2001 to 23 November 2007 as part of Anders Fogh Rasmussen's first and second cabinets, and then Minister of Finance from 23 November 2007 to April 2009 as part of Anders Fogh Rasmussen's third cabinet. On 5 April 2009, he succeeded Anders Fogh Rasmussen as Prime Minister following the latter's appointment as Secretary General of NATO. In the 2011 general election, the government lost its parliamentary majority and Rasmussen tendered the government's resignation to Queen Margrethe II. He was succeeded by Helle Thorning-Schmidt of the Social Democrats on 3 October 2011. In the 2015 general election, the right-wing parties regained a majority in the Folketing. Rasmussen again became Prime Minister and formed his second cabinet in the same month. This cabinet was made up exclusively of Venstre members, but in November 2016 he was pressured to also include members of Liberal Alliance and Conservative People's Party, forming his third cabinet. On 6 June 2019, he resigned from his position as prime minister after a general election, in which his government was defeated. However, he continued to lead a caretaker government until a new government was formed and sworn in. This was completed on 27 June 2019 and Rasmussen was succeeded as Prime Minister by Mette Frederiksen. On 31 August 2019, he resigned as chairman of Venstre. On 1 January 2021, he left Venstre. In June 2021, he started the Moderates Party.