Henrik Dam Kristensen

Henrik Dam Kristensen (born 31 January 1957 in Vorbasse, Denmark) is a Danish politician and the current speaker of the Danish parliament. He has been a member of the Danish parliament for the Social Democrats from 1990–2004 and again from 2007, during which he served as Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries (1994–1996), Minister for Food (1996–2000), Minister for Social Affairs (2000–2001), Minister for Transport (2011–2013) and Minister for Employment (2014–2015). He served as President of the Nordic Council in 2011 and 2016.

Henrik Dam Kristensen
Speaker of the Danish Parliament
Assumed office
21 June 2019
Preceded byPia Kjærsgaard
Personal details
Born
Henrik Dam Kristensen

(1957-01-31) 31 January 1957
Vorbasse, Denmark
Political partySocial Democrats

From 1978 Kristensen worked as a postman until he became an MP in 1990.

From 2004–2006 Kristensen served as a member of the European Parliament and sat on the European Parliament's Committee on Fisheries, the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection and the Delegation for Relations with the Countries of South-East Europe.[1]

On 3 October 2011 Kristensen was appointed to the post of Minister for Transport in the Cabinet of Helle Thorning-Schmidt, and left office on 9 August 2013.[2] On 10 October 2014 he again entered the cabinet, when he was appointed the position of Minister for Employment.[3]

On 21 June 2019 Kristensen was appointed speaker of the Danish parliament.[4]

Political career

  • Member of the Folketing (1990–2004) and (2007–present)
  • Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries (1994–1996)
  • Minister for Food (1996–2000)
  • Minister for Social Affairs (2000–2001)
  • Member of the European Parliament (2004–2006)
  • Secretary general of the Social Democrats (2006–2007)
  • Minister for Transport (2011–2013)
  • Minister for Employment (2014–2015)
  • Speaker of the Folketing (2019–present)

References

  1. "6th parliamentary term | Henrik Dam KRISTENSEN | MEPs | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. Retrieved 2019-06-21.
  2. "The cabinet reshuffle: Who's in and who's out". The Copenhagen Post. 9 August 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  3. "Changes in government". The Prime Ministers Office. 10 October 2014. Archived from the original on 13 October 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  4. "Henrik Dam Kristensen (S) valgt som Folketingets formand". Folketinget.dk. 21 June 2019.

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Political offices
Preceded by
Bjørn Westh
Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries
1994–1996
Position abolished
New title Minister for Food
1996–2000
Succeeded by
Ritt Bjerregaard
Preceded by
Karen Jespersen
Minister for Social Affairs
2000 2001
Succeeded by
Henriette Kjær
Preceded by
Hans Christian Schmidt
Minister for Transport
2011 2013
Succeeded by
Pia Olsen Dyhr
Preceded by
Mette Frederiksen
Minister for Employment
20142015
Succeeded by
Jørn Neergaard Larsen
Preceded by
Pia Kjærsgaard
Speaker of the Folketing
2019–present
Incumbent
Transnational positions
Preceded by
Helgi Hjörvar
President of the Nordic Council
2011–2012
Succeeded by
Kimmo Sasi
Preceded by
Höskuldur Þórhallsson
President of the Nordic Council
2016–2017
Succeeded by
Britt Lundberg
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