Henrik Dam Kristensen
Henrik Dam Kristensen (born January 31, 1957 in Vorbasse near Billund ) is a Danish social democratic politician and President of the Folketing since June 27, 2019 , previously he was Vice President.
Life
Dam Kristensen worked as a country postman in Vorbasse from 1978 to 1986. He then worked for two years for the refugee aid Dansk Flygtningehjælp in Grindsted . From 1988 to 1990 he directed the evening school AOF Grindsted.
He was a member of the Danish Folketing Parliament from September 27, 1990 to December 30, 2004 and a member of the EU Parliament from 2004 to 2006. On October 15, 2006, Christel Schaldemose succeeded Kristensen in the EU Parliament.
Dam Kristensen was Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries from September 27, 1994 to December 30, 1996, then Minister of Food from 1996 to February 23, 2000, then Minister of Social Affairs until November 27, 2001. He held the office from October 3, 2011 to August 9, 2013 of the Minister of Transport in the Thorning-Schmidt I government . After leaving the cabinet, he replaced Henrik Sass Larsen as group leader.
In the course of a reshuffle in the Thorning-Schmidt II government , he returned to the cabinet as Labor Minister on October 10, 2014. After the electoral defeat in 2015 Kristensen became a simple member of parliament again and was President of the Nordic Council from January 1, 2016 to January 1, 2017 , a position he already held in 2011. In 2018 Kristensen became the Social Democrats parliamentary group secretary in the Folketing.
Web links
- Profile Dam Kristensen Social Democrats website, accessed January 21, 2012
- Entry on Henrik Dam Kristensen in the European Parliament 's database of MEPs
Individual evidence
- ↑ Henrik Dam Kristensen (S). Retrieved December 6, 2018 (Danish).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kristensen, Henrik Dam |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Danish politician, member of the Folketing, MEP |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 31, 1957 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pre-bass |