Morten Bødskov
| Morten Bødskov | |
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| Minister of Justice | |
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In office 3 October 2011 – 30 January 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Helle Thorning-Schmidt |
| Preceded by | Lars Barfoed |
| Succeeded by | Karen Hækkerup |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1 May 1970 Karup, Denmark |
| Political party | Social Democrats |
Morten Bødskov (born 1 May 1970 in Karup) is a Danish social democratic politician and former Minister of Justice in the Government of Helle Thorning-Schmidt. At age 15 he joined the Social Democratic Youth of Denmark (DSU), where he quickly assumed a large number of positions of trust. In 1996 he took over as federal president of the DSU from Henrik Sass Larsen. In 2001 he was elected to the Folketinget,[1] two years later he was appointed spokesman, and in 2005 Helle Thorning-Schmidt appointed him as deputy chairman of the parliamentary party (folketingsgruppen).
From 3 October 2011 to 11 December 2013, he served as Minister of Justice. As Minister of Justice, Bødskov was among those who spearheaded austerity measures, new restrictions on air guns,[2] an increased focus on gang and biker-related crime,[3] a new Probation system and the creation of 200 new prison places[4] and the highly controversial amendment to the Public Records Act.[5]
References
- ↑ Merian Garde Gräs (3 October 2011). "Morten Bødskov - den eftertænksomme midtjyde". DR.
- ↑ "Bødskov forbyder kraftige luftgeværer". Dagbladet Information. 25 April 2012.
- ↑ Rune Weitling (21 March 2012). "Justitsministeren vil øge presset på byens rockerbander". Lokalavisen.dk.
- ↑ "Sådan ser aftalen for Kriminalforsorgen ud". Berlingske. 7 November 2012.
- ↑ Kennth Lund (4 June 2013). "Folketinget har vedtaget omstridt offentlighedslov". Politiken.