Magnus Heunicke
Magnus Johannes Heunicke (born 28 January 1975 in Næstved) is a Danish journalist and politician who serves as a member of the Folketing for the Social Democrats political party. He has been the Minister of Health since 2019, and minister of elderly affairs from 2019 to 2021.[1]
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| Minister for Health | |
| Assumed office 27 June 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Mette Frederiksen |
| Preceded by | Ellen Trane Nørby |
| Minister of Elderly Affairs | |
| In office 27 June 2019 – 21 January 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Mette Frederiksen |
| Preceded by | Thyra Frank |
| Succeeded by | Astrid Krag |
| Minister for Transport | |
| In office 3 February 2014 – 28 June 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | Helle Thorning-Schmidt |
| Preceded by | Pia Olsen Dyhr |
| Succeeded by | Hans Christian Schmidt |
| Member of the Folketing | |
| Assumed office 8 February 2005 | |
| Constituency | Zealand (from 2007) Storstrøm (2005-2007) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 January 1975 Næstved, Denmark |
| Political party | Social Democrats |
| Spouse(s) | Nina Groes |
Background
He was born in Næstved to former mayor Henning Jensen and school teacher Inger Heunicke, and is married to Nina Groes.
Heunicke has an education as a journalist, graduating from Aarhus journalist high school in 2002 and later working for DR in the period 2001-2005. Heunicke left the field of journalism in 2005 to pursue a parliamentary career. Before starting his education as a journalist, Heunicke graduated from Næstved gymnasium in Næstved, in 1995.[2]
Political career
Heunicke was first elected member of Folketinget for the Social Democrats in the 2005 Danish general election, and reelected in 2007 and 2011. In 2014 he was appointed Minister for Transport, after Pia Olsen Dyhr. He was reelected again in 2015 and 2019.[3]
Heunicke was appointed Minister for Health and Elderly Affairs in the Frederiksen Cabinet from 27 June 2019. Together with Frederiksen, he led the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Denmark. From January 2021, he was only Minister of Health.[1][4] In the summer of 2021, he also led the government’s response to a strike among more than 6,000 nurses over pay.[5]
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References
- "Mette Frederiksen holder flyttedag på ministerholdet". DR. January 21, 2021.
- "CV of Magnus Heunicke". thedanishparliament.dk.
- "Magnus Heunicke sagde farvel til Transportministeriet". TV2 ØST.
- Deleuran Müller, Thea (27 June 2019). "Danmarks nye regering er nu på plads: Se hele Mette Frederiksens ministerhold her". dr.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2 July 2019.
- Stine Jacobsen (27 August 2021), Danish government intervenes to end nurses strike Reuters.