Kristian Jensen

Kristian Jensen
Kristian Jensen in 2017
Minister of Finance
In office
28 November 2016 – 27 June 2019
Prime MinisterLars Løkke Rasmussen
Preceded byClaus Hjort
Succeeded byNicolai Wammen
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
28 June 2015 – 28 November 2016
Prime MinisterLars Løkke Rasmussen
Preceded byMartin Lidegaard
Succeeded byAnders Samuelsen
Minister of Taxation
In office
2 August 2004 – 24 February 2010
Prime MinisterAnders Fogh Rasmussen
Lars Løkke Rasmussen
Preceded bySvend Erik Hovmand
Succeeded byTroels Lund Poulsen
Member of the Folketing
In office
11 March 1998 – 31 March 2021
ConstituencyWest Jutland (from 2007)
Ringkøbing (1998-2007)
Leader of Venstre
Acting
In office
31 August 2019 – 21 September 2019
Preceded byLars Løkke Rasmussen
Succeeded byJakob Ellemann-Jensen
Personal details
Born (1971-05-21) 21 May 1971 (age 53)
Middelfart, Denmark
Political partyVenstre

Kristian Jensen (born 21 May 1971 in Middelfart) is a Danish politician who was Minister for Foreign Affairs of Denmark from 2015 to 2016, Minister of Finance from 2016 to 2019 and Minister of Taxation from 2004 to 2010. Jensen is a member of the liberal party Venstre. He briefly served as acting chairman of Venstre in 2019. From 1998 to 2021 he was a member of the Folketing.