Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen was appointed Minister for Foreign Affairs of Denmark on 15 December 2022. He has previously served as Prime Minister during two separate terms (June 2015 – June 2019 and April 2009 – October 2011). He has also served as Minister for Finance and Minister for the Interior and Health. Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen has been a Member of Parliament (Folketinget) since 1994 and is currently Chairman of The Moderates, a party he has founded, and which entered Parliament in November 2022. He holds a Master of Law degree from the University of Copenhagen.