Henrik Dam Kristensen | |
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_Danmark._Nordiska_radets_session_i_Helsingfors_2008-10-27.jpg) Kristensen in 2008 | |
| Speaker of the Folketing | |
| In office 21 June 2019 – 1 November 2022 | |
| Monarch | Margrethe II |
| Preceded by | Pia Kjærsgaard |
| Succeeded by | Søren Gade |
| Minister for Employment | |
| In office 10 October 2014 – 28 June 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | Helle Thorning-Schmidt |
| Preceded by | Mette Frederiksen |
| Succeeded by | Jørn Neergaard Larsen |
| Minister of Transport | |
| In office 3 October 2011 – 9 August 2013 | |
| Prime Minister | Helle Thorning-Schmidt |
| Preceded by | Hans Christian Schmidt |
| Succeeded by | Pia Olsen Dyhr |
| Minister of Social Affairs | |
| In office 23 February 2000 – 27 November 2001 | |
| Prime Minister | Poul Nyrup Rasmussen |
| Preceded by | Karen Jespersen |
| Succeeded by | Henriette Kjær |
| Minister of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries | |
| In office 27 September 1994 – 23 February 2000 | |
| Prime Minister | Poul Nyrup Rasmussen |
| Preceded by | Bjørn Westh |
| Succeeded by | Ritt Bjerregaard |
| Member of the Folketing | |
| In office 13 November 2007 – 1 November 2022 | |
| Constituency | East Jutland |
| In office 12 December 1990 – 7 July 2004 | |
| Constituency | Ribe |
| Member of the European Parliament for Denmark | |
| In office 2004–2006 | |
| President of the Nordic Council | |
| In office 1 January 2016 – 31 December 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Höskuldur Þórhallsson |
| Succeeded by | Britt Lundberg |
| In office 1 January 2011 – 31 December 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Helgi Hjörvar |
| Succeeded by | Kimmo Sasi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Henrik Dam Kristensen 31 January 1957 Vorbasse, Denmark |
| Political party | Social Democrats |
| Spouse | Bente Dam Kristensen |
| Children | Christina Dam Kristensen og Jannick Dam Kristensen |
Henrik Dam Kristensen (born 31 January 1957) is a Danish politician and a former speaker of the Danish parliament. He has been a member of the Danish parliament for the Social Democrats from 1990 to 2004 and again from 2007, during which he served as Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries (1994–1996), Minister for Food (1996–2000), Minister for Social Affairs (2000–2001), Minister for Transport (2011–2013) and Minister for Employment (2014–2015). He served as President of the Nordic Council in 2011 and 2016.