Henrik Dam Kristensen

Henrik Dam Kristensen (born 31 January 1957 in Vorbasse, Jutland) is a Danish politician, and currently the First Vice-President of the Danish parliament and the President of the Nordic Council (for the term 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. He also served as President of the Nordic Council in 2011.

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.^[1]

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. ^[2]

Career

Member of the Folketing (1990–2004)
Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries (1994–1996)
Minister for Food (1996–2000)
Minister for Social Affairs (2000–2001)
Member of the European Convention
Member of the European Parliament (2004–2006)
Secretary general of the Danish Social Democrats (2006–)

References

↑ "The cabinet reshuffle: Who's in and who's out". The Copenhagen Post. 9 August 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
↑ "Changes in government". The Prime Ministers Office. 10 October 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2014.

External links

Official website
European Parliament biography
Declaration (PDF) of financial interests (Danish)

Political offices
Preceded by Bjørn Westh	Minister for Agriculture and Fishing of Denmark 27 September 1994 – 30 December 1996	Succeeded by Office renamed to Minister for Food
Preceded by Office renamed from Minister for Agriculture and Fishing	Minister for Food 30 December 1996 – 23 February 2000	Succeeded by Ritt Bjerregaard
Preceded by Karen Jespersen	Minister for Social Affairs 23 February 2000 – 27 November 2001	Succeeded by Henriette Kjær
Preceded by Hans Christian Schmidt	Minister for Transport 3 October 2011 – 9 August 2013	Succeeded by Pia Olsen Dyhr
Preceded by Mette Frederiksen	Minister for Employment 10 October 2014 – 28 June 2015	Succeeded by Jørn Neergaard Larsen

Presidents of the Nordic Council

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