Henrik Dam Kristensen
Encyclopedia
Henrik Dam Kristensen 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 October 3, 2011 Kristensen became transport minister of Denmark in Cabinet of Helle Thorning-Schmidt
.
Politics of Denmark
The Politics of Denmark takes place in a framework of a parliamentary, representative democratic, constitutional monarchy, in which the Prime Minister is the head of government, and of a multi-party system...
and a former Member of the European Parliament
Member of the European Parliament
A Member of the European Parliament is a person who has been elected to the European Parliament. The name of MEPs differ in different languages, with terms such as europarliamentarian or eurodeputy being common in Romance language-speaking areas.When the European Parliament was first established,...
. He is a member of the Social Democrats
Social Democrats (Denmark)
The Social Democrats , is a Danish political party committed to the political ideology of social democracy. It is the major coalition partner in Denmark's government since the 2011 parliamentary election, and party leader Helle Thorning-Schmidt is the current Prime Minister of Denmark...
, which is part of the Party of European Socialists
Party of European Socialists
The Party of European Socialists is a European political party led by Sergei Stanishev, former Prime Minister of Bulgaria. The PES comprises social-democratic national-level political parties primarily from Member state of the European Union, as well as other nations of the European continent. The...
, and sat on the European Parliament
European Parliament
The European Parliament is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union . Together with the Council of the European Union and the Commission, it exercises the legislative function of the EU and it has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world...
'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 October 3, 2011 Kristensen became transport minister of Denmark in Cabinet of Helle Thorning-Schmidt
Cabinet of Helle Thorning-Schmidt
The cabinet of Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt is the current cabinet of Denmark. It is a coalition government between the Social Democrats, Social Liberal Party and Socialist People's Party...
.
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 ConventionEuropean ConventionThe Convention on the Future of Europe , was a body established by the European Council in December 2001 as a result of the Laeken Declaration...
- Member of the European parliament (2004-2006)
- Secretary general of the Danish Social Democrats (2006- )