Peter Hummelgaard Thomsen (born 17 January 1983) is a Danish writer and politician, who is a member of the

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political party. He has been the Minister of Employment since 2019. He was elected into parliament in the

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Background

Hummelgaard was born in

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to Jan Thomsen and Susanne Pedersen.

Political career

Hummelgaard was elected member of

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in the 2015 election and reelected in

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. After the 2019 election, the Social Democrats formed a government and Hummelgaard was appointed

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in the

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. After Mogens Jensen stepped down as Minister of Food, Fisheries and

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the cabinet underwent a slight shuffle. In this shuffle, Hummelgaard was appointed Minister of Gender Equality in addition to Minister of Employment. In 2018 his book “Den Syge Kapitalisme” (Sick Capitalism) was published. In it, he describes a new social contract between different groups in society to fight for a more just society.Peter Hummelgaard: aims to secure early retirement for tired workers
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Bibliography

*''DeltagerDanmark'' (2013) *''Den syge kapitalisme'' (2018)

External links

Biography on the website of the Danish Parliament (Folketinget)

References

1983 births Living people People from Tårnby Municipality 21st-century Danish male writers Government ministers of Denmark Social Democrats (Denmark) politicians Members of the Folketing 2015–2019 Members of the Folketing 2019–2022 Members of the Folketing 2022–2026 Employment ministers of Denmark {{Denmark-politician-stub