Simon Kollerup (born 20 May 1986 in

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for the

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political party. He has been serving as Minister of Economic and Business Affairs in the

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since 2019.

Political career

Kollerup has been a member of

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since the

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. He was appointed Minister of Economic and Business Affairs in the

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from 27 June 2019. In 2020, Kollerup publicly criticized a decision by

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Other activities

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(NIB).

References

External links

Biography on the website of the Danish Parliament (Folketinget)
1986 births Living people People from Thisted Government ministers of Denmark Social Democrats (Denmark) politicians Members of the Folketing 2011–2015 Members of the Folketing 2015–2019 Members of the Folketing 2019–2022 Members of the Folketing 2022–2026 {{Denmark-politician-stub