Lars Løkke Rasmussen continues as Denmark's Minister for Foreign Affairs after reappointment

26 October 2026

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark states that Lars Løkke Rasmussen, Minister for Foreign Affairs, was reappointed on June 3, 2026. That is the same date on which the Mette Frederiksen III government took office. The ministry is housed at Asiatisk Plads 2 in Copenhagen. Denmark's foreign ministry runs the country's embassies, its development cooperation arm Danida and the Trade Council. Under the Danish Constitution the Danish government is responsible for the foreign and security affairs of the whole Realm, which includes Greenland and the Faroe Islands, in close cooperation with their home rule governments.