Henrik Dam Kristensen
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Henrik Dam Kristensen (born 31 January 1957 in Vorbasse, Jutland) is a Danish politician and a former Member of the European Parliament. 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
External links
- Official website
- European Parliament biography
- Declaration (PDF) of financial interests (Danish)
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| Preceded by | Minister for Agriculture and Fishing of Denmark 27 September 1994 – 30 December 1996 |
Succeeded by Office renamed to Minister for Food |
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Office renamed from Minister for Agriculture and Fishing
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Minister for Food 30 December 1996 – 23 February 2000 |
Succeeded by Ritt Bjerregaard |
| Preceded by | Minister for Social Affairs 23 February 2000 – 27 November 2001 |
Succeeded by Henriette Kjær |
| Preceded by | Minister for Transport 3 October 2011 – 9 August 2013 |
Succeeded by Pia Olsen Dyhr |
| Preceded by | Minister for Employment 10 October 2014 – 28 June 2015 |
Succeeded by Jørn Neergaard Larsen |
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