Name Henrik Kristensen Role Danish Politician | ||
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Education CEU Kolding (1974–1975) | ||
Danmarks smukkeste cykelrute
Henrik Dam Kristensen (born 31 January 1957 in Vorbasse, Jutland) is a Danish politician, and currently the First Vice-President of the Danish parliament. He served as President of the Nordic Council in 2011 and 2016. He formerly served as Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries (1994–1996), Minister for Food (1996–2000), Minister for Social Affairs (2000–2001), Minister of Transport (2011–2013) and Minister of Labour (2014–2015) in the Danish government, and as a Member of the European Parliament.
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He is a member of the Social Democrats, which is part of the Party of European Socialists, and sat on the European Parliament's Committee on Fisheries and its Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection.
He was also a substitute for the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy and a member of the delegation for relations with the countries of south-east Europe. He stood down from the European Parliament in October 2006.
On 3 October 2011 Kristensen was appointed to the post of transport minister in the Cabinet of Helle Thorning-Schmidt, and left office on 9 August 2013.
On 10 October 2014 he again entered the cabinet, when he was appointed new Minister of Employment, taking over from Mette Frederiksen, who was appointed new Minister of Justice.