Lars Lokke Rasmussen Remains Denmark’s Foreign Minister in New Government

COPENHAGEN, June ⁠3 (Reuters) – ⁠Denmark’s Foreign ⁠Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen ​has been reappointed ‌to his position, ‌the new ⁠government ⁠said as it prepared to take ​office on Wednesday.

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen ​said on Monday her Social ⁠Democrats ⁠and three ⁠more parties ​had agreed to form a ​centre-left ⁠minority coalition following a general election in March, ⁠in what will be her third consecutive ⁠term in office.

The prime minister’s office said in a statement that Jeppe Bruus had been appointed defence minister ⁠while Peter Hummelgaard becomes finance minister.

(Reporting by Soren Jeppesen and Anna Ringstrom, editing by Terje Solsvik)

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