Troels Lund Poulsen
Troels Lund Poulsen (born 30 March 1976 in Vejle) is a Danish politician, who is a member of the Folketing for the Venstre political party. He served as Minister for the Environment from 2007 to 2010, Minister for Taxation from 2010 to 2011, Minister of Education in 2011, Minister for Commerce, Business and Growth from 2015 to 2016 and Minister for Employment from 2016 to 2019.
Troels Lund Poulsen | |
|---|---|
 Troels Lund Poulsen | |
| Minister for the Environment | |
| In office 23 November 2007 – 23 February 2010 | |
| Minister for Taxation | |
| In office 23 February 2010 – 8 March 2011 | |
| Minister of Education | |
| In office 8 March 2011 – 3 October 2011 | |
| Minister for Commerce, Business and Growth | |
| In office 28 June 2015 – 28 November 2016 | |
| Minister for Employment | |
| In office 28 November 2016 – 27 June 2019 | |
| Member of the Folketing | |
| Assumed office 20 November 2001 | |
| Constituency | East Jutland (from 2007) Vejle (2001—2007) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 March 1976 Vejle, Denmark |
| Political party | Venstre |
Political career
Poulsen as first elected into parliament at the 2001 Danish general election.[1]
In late 2011, he became the center of a dispute regarding the disclosure of confidential documents in favor of discrediting the former Danish prime minister, Helle Thorning-Schmidt and her husband Stephen Kinnock due to their tax relations.[2] The affair happened in the 2011 Danish parliamentary election and involved the head of SKAT (The Danish tax agency) Copenhagen (Erling Andersen), the Permanent Secretary of State in the Ministry of Taxes (Peter Loft) and the spindoctor of Troels Lund Poulsen (Peter Arnfeldt).[3]
Bibliography
- Atlantiske afstande (2004, co-author)
- Den forandrede verden (2003, co-author)
- Tid til forandring (2001)
References
- "Troels Lund Poulsen (V)". Ft.dk. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- "Presset stiger på Troels Lund Poulsen" (in Danish). Danmarks Radio. 4 December 2011.
- "Her er hovedpersonerne i skattesagen" (in Danish). Danish TV2. 4 December 2011.
