Nick Hækkerup
Nick Hækkerup | |
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Minister of Health | |
In office 3 February 2014 – 28 June 2015 | |
Prime Minister | Helle Thorning-Schmidt |
Preceded by | Astrid Krag |
Succeeded by | Sophie Løhde |
Minister of Trade and European Affairs | |
In office 9 August 2013 – 3 February 2014 | |
Prime Minister | Helle Thorning-Schmidt |
Preceded by | Nicolai Wammen |
Succeeded by | Position abolished |
Minister of Defence | |
In office 3 October 2011 – 9 August 2013 | |
Prime Minister | Helle Thorning-Schmidt |
Preceded by | Troels Lund Poulsen |
Succeeded by | Nicolai Wammen |
Member of the Folketing | |
Assumed office 13 November 2007 | |
Constituency | North Zealand |
Mayor of Hillerød | |
In office 1 January 2007 – 13 November 2007 | |
Succeeded by | Kirsten Jensen |
In office 1 January 2000 – 31 December 2006 | |
Preceded by | Jens S. Jensen |
Personal details | |
Born | Fredensborg, Denmark | 3 April 1968
Political party | Social Democrats |
Spouse | Petra Freisleben Hækkerup |
Nick Hækkerup (born 3 April 1968 in
He has also written a number of books about the politics of the European Union, and on Danish politics.
Political career
Career in local politics
Hækkerup was elected into the municipal council of the former Hillerød Municipality in the 1993 Danish local elections.[citation needed] He sat in the municipality's municipal council from 1994 and until the municipality was merged with Skævinge Municipality in 2007. The two municipalities formed a new Hillerød Municipality, where Hækkerup sat in the municipal council until 2007. Hækkerup was the mayor of the former Hillerød Municipality from 2000 to 2006 and of the new Hillerød Municipality from 2006 to 2007.[2]
Career in national politics
Hækkerup was elected into parliament in the
Minister of Justice (2019–2022)
In 2019, Hækkerup was appointed
On 1 May 2022, it was announced that Hækkerup would be stepping down as justice minister and as an MP to become director of the danish brewery association, starting on 1 June.[6]
Personal life
Hækkerup is the grandson of Per Hækkerup, who was a minister under Jens Otto Krag and Anker Jørgensen. His uncle Hans Hækkerup was defence minister under Poul Nyrup Rasmussen.[7]
Hækkerup has a PhD from
Bibliography
- Udvikling i EU siden 1992 på de områder, der er omfattet af de danske forbehold (2001, Dansk Udenrigspolitisk Institut (DUPI))
- Controls and Sanctions in the EU law (2001, Djøf Forlag, co-author, ISBN 8757401969)
- Sandheden Kort – Christiansborg fra A til Å (2018, People's Press, co-author)
References
- ^ "Denmark's new center-left PM presents her government". Federal News Network. 27 June 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ^ "Borgmester Nick Hækkerup". Danskekommuner.dk. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Nick Hækkerup". Ft.dk. Retrieved 4 April 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 25 March 2020.
- ^ Stine Jacobsen and Nikolaj Skydsgaard (17 March 2022), Denmark agrees extradition treaty with UAE, eyes British tax fraud suspect Reuters.
- ^ "Nick Hækkerup stopper i politik" (in Danish). TV 2. 1 May 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
- ^ "Det politiske dynasti: Så stor er Hækkerup-klanen". Bt.dk. 30 December 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2021.