Claus Hjort Frederiksen | |
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| Minister of Defence | |
| In office 28 November 2016 – 27 June 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Lars Løkke Rasmussen |
| Preceded by | Peter Christensen |
| Succeeded by | Trine Bramsen |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 28 June 2015 – 28 November 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | Lars Løkke Rasmussen |
| Preceded by | Bjarne Corydon |
| Succeeded by | Kristian Jensen |
| In office 7 April 2009 – 3 October 2011 | |
| Prime Minister | Lars Løkke Rasmussen |
| Preceded by | Lars Løkke Rasmussen |
| Succeeded by | Bjarne Corydon |
| Minister for Employment | |
| In office 27 November 2001 – 7 April 2009 | |
| Prime Minister | Anders Fogh Rasmussen |
| Preceded by | Ove Hygum |
| Succeeded by | Inger Støjberg |
| Member of the Folketing | |
| In office 8 February 2005 – 1 November 2022 | |
| Constituency | North Zealand (2007–2022) Copenhagen (2005–2007) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 September 1947 Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Political party | Venstre |
| Alma mater | University of Copenhagen |
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Claus Hjort Frederiksen (born 4 September 1947) is a Danish politician of the Venstre party, who served as the Danish Minister for Defence from 2016 to 2019, and as Minister for Finance from 2015 to 2016, having previously served in that position from 2009 to 2011, as member of the first Løkke Rasmussen Cabinet. From 2001 to 2009, he was Minister of Employment in the first, second, and third cabinets of Anders Fogh Rasmussen.
He is a member of the liberal party Venstre. He was a member of the Danish Parliament Folketinget since 2005[1] until 2022. Hjort was one of the main strategist behind the strategy shift in Venstre following the defeat in the 1998 general election known as the so-called Hjort doctrine (Danish: Hjort-doktrinen).[2][3][4]
- ^ "Claus Hjort Frederiksen". Ft.dk. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
- ^ "Den borgerlige familie taber igen: Skal 'Hjort-doktrinen' droppes eller genopfindes?". Altinget.dk (in Danish). 2 November 2022. Retrieved 2022-11-24.
- ^ "Én lille gruppe danskere har været afgørende for valgresultatet år efter år - TV 2". nyheder.tv2.dk (in Danish). 2022-10-16. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
- ^ Foldager, Christian (2022-08-22). "Claus Hjort Frederiksen om sin egen doktrin fra 2001: »Man kan aldrig vinde regeringsmagten på en plan om massive skattelettelser og nedskæringer i velfærden«". Berlingske.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2022-11-25.