Benny Engelbrecht
Benny Engelbrecht | |
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| Minister for Transport | |
| Assumed office 27 June 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Mette Frederiksen |
| Preceded by | Ole Birk Olesen (as Minister for Transport, Building, and Housing) |
| Minister of Taxation | |
| In office 2 September 2014 – 28 June 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | Helle Thorning-Schmidt |
| Preceded by | Morten Østergaard |
| Succeeded by | Karsten Lauritzen |
| Member of the Folketing | |
| Assumed office 13 November 2007 | |
| Constituency | South Jutland |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 August 1970 Amager, Denmark |
| Political party | Social Democrats |
Benny Engelbrecht (born 4 August 1970) is a Danish politician who has been a member of the Folketing for the Social Democrats since the 2007 general elections. He is currently serving as the Minister of Transport since 2019. He previously served as Minister of Taxation from 2014 to 2015.
Engelbrecht was born on Amager to Alf Sørensen and Ulla Sørensen, and is married to Charlotte Engelbrecht. [1]
Political career[]
Engelbrecht was first elected into the Folketing for the Social Democrats in 2007. He was reelected in the 2011 election, after which election the Social Democrats entered a coalition government with the Socialist People's Party and Social Liberal Party, with the Socialist People's Party later leaving government. When Morten Østergaard, Minister of Taxation in the Thorning-Schmidt II Cabinet, left the office to become Minister of Interior and Economy, Engelbrecht was appointed to take over as Minister of Taxation.[2]
Engelbrecht was reelected in 2015 and 2019. He was appointed Minister for Transport in the Frederiksen Cabinet from 27 June 2019.[3]
Bibliography[]
- De politiske håndværkere – om magt, indflydelse og resultater på Christiansborg (2017, co-author)
- Rød bonde – et portræt af Erik Lauritzen (2013)
- Foodfight.eu – din kost bestemmer, hvem du er. Men hvem bestemmer, hvad du spiser? (2011, co-author)
References[]
- ^ Biography on the website of the Danish Parliament (Folketinget). Retrieved on 3 July 2019.
- ^ "Benny Engelbrecht bliver ny skatteminister". Skm.dk. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ Deleuran Müller, Thea (27 June 2019). "Danmarks nye regering er nu på plads: Se hele Mette Frederiksens ministerhold her". dr.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 3 July 2019.
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