Jonas Dahl (born 26 February 1978 in

Randers Randers () is a city in Randers Municipality, Central Denmark Region on the Jutland peninsula. It is Denmark's sixth-largest city, with a population of 62,802 (as of 1 January 2022).Danish Danish may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark People * A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark * Culture of Denmark * Danish people or Danes, people with a Danish ance ...

politician. He was Minister for Taxation in the

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from 12 December 2013 until 3 February 2014. He was a member of the

Folketing The Folketing ( da, Folketinget, ; ), also known as the Parliament of Denmark or the Danish Parliament in English, is the unicameral national legislature (parliament) of the Kingdom of Denmark—Denmark proper together with the Faroe Islands ...

representing the Socialist People's Party from 2007 to 2016.

Political career

Dahl was a member of the regional council of Region of Central Jutland from 2006 to 2007. He was first elected into parliament at the

2007 Danish general election General elections were held in Denmark on 13 November 2007. The elections allowed prime minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen to continue for a third term in a coalition government consisting of Venstre and the Conservative People's Party with parliam ...

, and reelected in

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and

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. In 2016 he left parliament to become director of a hospital in Randers.

References

External links

Biography on the website of the Danish Parliament (Folketinget)
1978 births Living people People from Randers Danish Tax Ministers Socialist People's Party (Denmark) politicians Members of the Folketing 2007–2011 Members of the Folketing 2011–2015 Members of the Folketing 2015–2019 {{Denmark-politician-stub