Astrid Krag

Astrid Krag
Astrid Krag at the SF party convention in 2010.
Minister of Social and Elderly Affairs
In office
21 January 2021 – 15 December 2022
Prime MinisterMette Frederiksen
Preceded byHerself (Social Affairs and the Interior)
Succeeded byPernille Rosenkrantz-Theil
Minister of Social Affairs and the Interior
In office
27 June 2019 – 21 January 2021
Prime MinisterMette Frederiksen
Preceded byEllen Trane Nørby
Succeeded byKaare Dybvad
Minister of Health and Prevention
In office
3 October 2011 – 3 February 2014
Prime MinisterHelle Thorning-Schmidt
Preceded byBertel Haarder
Succeeded byNick Hækkerup
Member of the Folketing
Assumed office
13 November 2007
ConstituencyZealand
Personal details
Born (1982-11-17) 17 November 1982 (age 41)
Vejle, Denmark
Political partySocial Democrats
Other political
affiliations
Socialist People's Party
SpouseAndreas Seebach

Astrid Krag (born 17 November 1982) is a Danish politician, who is a member of the Folketing for the Social Democrats political party. She served as the Minister of Social Affairs and the Interior in the Cabinet of Mette Frederiksen. She previously served as Minister of Health and Prevention in the Cabinet of Helle Thorning-Schmidt from October 2011 until January 2014.

She was a part of the SF youth movement since her high school years at Tørring Amtsgymnasium. She studied political science at the University of Copenhagen from 2003 to 2007, and in November 2007 she was elected to parliament. She lives on Amager, is married to musician Andreas Seebach with whom she has a daughter and a son.[1]