Claus Hjort Frederiksen

Claus Hjort Frederiksen
Minister for Defence
Assumed office
28 November 2016
Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen
Preceded by Peter Christensen
Minister for Finance
In office
28 June 2015  28 November 2016
Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen
Preceded by Bjarne Corydon
Succeeded by Kristian Jensen
In office
7 April 2009  3 October 2011
Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen
Preceded by Lars Løkke Rasmussen
Succeeded by Bjarne Corydon
Personal details
Born (1947-09-04) 4 September 1947
Political party Venstre
Alma mater University of Copenhagen

Claus Hjort Frederiksen (born 4 September 1947) is Danish Minister for Finance since June 2015, having previously served in that capacity from 7 April 2009 to 3 October 2011, as member of the Lars Løkke Rasmussen I Cabinet. From 2001 to 2009, he was Minister of Employment of Denmark in cabinets I II, and III of Anders Fogh Rasmussen. He is a member of the liberal party Venstre. He has been a member of parliament (Folketinget) since the 2005 Danish parliamentary election.

Before he was appointed as Minister of Employment in 2001, Frederiksen was party secretary of Venstre and as such he served as Fogh Rasmussen's closest advisor[1] in creating the political program that eventually led to Fogh Rasmussen's ascent to the office of Prime Minister. The political program involved a closer relationship and dependency on the Danish People's Party and Frederiksen has notedly remarked that there exists a special community of values between said party and Venstre.[2]

Jesper Tynells revelations about the Minister's "less democratic methods"

In 2009 radio journalist Jesper Tynell won the Cavling Prize for a series of 15 radiospots in DR P1's ”Orientering” showing [the]"minister's less democratic methods". Among the revelations were:

The broadcasts have not had any influence on Claus Hjort Frederiksen's career.

References

Political offices
Preceded by
Ove Hygum
Minister for Employment
2001–2009
Succeeded by
Inger Støjberg
Preceded by
Lars Løkke Rasmussen
Minister for Finance
2009–2011
Succeeded by
Bjarne Corydon
Preceded by
Bjarne Corydon
Minister for Finance
2015–2016
Succeeded by
Kristian Jensen
Preceded by
Peter Christensen
Minister for Defence
2016–present
Incumbent
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