Peter Christensen (born 25 April 1975) is a
Danish
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ex-
politician. He represented
Venstre. He is an
electrician by profession and was a Member of
Parliament from 2001 to 2015. He served as Chairman of
Venstres Ungdom
Venstres Ungdom''The organisation's name is officially not translated into any other language. Similar rules apply for the name of the mother party Venstre. In Danish, Venstres Ungdom is usually referred to simply as "VU".'' (literally: ''Youth of ...
from 1999 to 2001.
He replaced
Troels Lund Poulsen as
Minister for Taxation of Denmark
Taxation Minister of Denmark ( da, Skatteminister) is the head of the Tax Ministry of Denmark and a member of the Cabinet. As the head of the Tax Ministry, the Danish Tax Minister is responsible for areas concerning taxes and tariffs, as well as ...
from 8 March to 3 October 2011.
Thor Möger Pedersen
Thor (; from non, Þórr ) is a prominent god in Germanic paganism. In Norse mythology, he is a hammer-wielding god associated with lightning, thunder, storms, sacred groves and trees, strength, the protection of humankind, hallowing, and f ...
succeeded him as Minister for Taxation. On 30 September 2015, he replaced
Carl Holst
Carl Holst (born 29 April 1970 in Rødding) is a Danish politician, representing the liberal party '' Venstre''. He is the first Region Mayor of Region of Southern Denmark, an office he assumed on 1 January 2007. He served as County Mayor of Sou ...
as
Minister of Defence, who stepped down, following a list of personal scandals.
References
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1975 births
Living people
Members of the Folketing 2001–2005
Members of the Folketing 2005–2007
Members of the Folketing 2007–2011
Members of the Folketing 2011–2015
Government ministers of Denmark
Tax ministers of Denmark
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