Peter Christensen

Peter Christensen
Minister of Defence
In office 30 September 2015 – 28 November 2016
Prime Minister	Lars Løkke Rasmussen
Preceded by	Carl Holst
Succeeded by	Claus Hjort Frederiksen
Minister for Nordic Cooperation
In office 30 September 2015 – 28 November 2016
Prime Minister	Lars Løkke Rasmussen
Preceded by	Carl Holst
Succeeded by	Karen Ellemann
Minister of Taxation
In office 8 March 2011 – 3 October 2011
Prime Minister	Lars Løkke Rasmussen
Preceded by	Troels Lund Poulsen
Succeeded by	Thor Möger Pedersen
Member of the Folketing
In office 20 November 2001 – 18 June 2015
Constituency	Sønderjyllands Amtskreds
Personal details
Born	(1975-04-25) 25 April 1975 (age 46) Sønderborg, Denmark
Political party	Venstre

Peter Christensen (born 25 April 1975) is a Danish ex-politician. He represented the Liberal Party Venstre. He is an electrician by profession and was a Member of Parliament from 20 November 2001 to 18 June 2015. He served as Chairman of Venstres Ungdom 1999–2001.

He replaced Troels Lund Poulsen as Minister for Taxation of Denmark from 8 March to 3 October 2011. succeeded him as Minister for Taxation. On 30 September 2015, he replaced Carl Holst as Minister of Defence, who stepped down, following a list of personal scandals.^[1]

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