The resulting cabinet, which replaced the Cabinet of Poul Nyrup Rasmussen II, was formed on 30 December 1996 and was called the Cabinet of Poul Nyrup Rasmussen III.
On December 30, 1996, a cabinet took over from the Cabinet of Poul Nyrup Rasmussen II; it was called the Cabinet of Poul Nyrup Rasmussen III and succeeded that administration.