Morten Bødskov

Morten Bødskov (born 1 May 1970 in Karup) is a Danish Social Democratic politician currently serving as the Minister of Taxation under Mette Frederiksen. He is the former Minister of Justice in the Government of Helle Thorning-Schmidt.

Morten Bødskov
Member of the Folketing
Incumbent
Assumed office 20 November 2001
Constituency	Københavns Omegn (2007-) København (2001-2007)
Minister of Taxation
Incumbent
Assumed office 27 June 2019
Prime Minister	Mette Frederiksen
Preceded by	Karsten Lauritzen
Minister of Justice
In office 3 October 2011 – 11 December 2013
Prime Minister	Helle Thorning-Schmidt
Preceded by	Lars Barfoed
Succeeded by	Karen Hækkerup
Personal details
Born	1 May 1970 Karup, Denmark
Political party	Social Democrats

Political career

At age 15 he joined the Social Democratic Youth of Denmark (DSU), where he quickly assumed a large number of positions of trust. In 1996 he took over as federal president of the DSU from Henrik Sass Larsen. In 2001 he was elected to the Folketing and in 2005 Helle Thorning-Schmidt appointed him as deputy chairman of the parliamentary group.[1]

From 3 October 2011 to 11 December 2013, he served as Minister of Justice. As Minister of Justice, Bødskov was among those who spearheaded austerity measures, new restrictions on air guns, a new Probation system and the creation of 200 new prison spots.[2] an increased focus on gang and biker-related crime,[3] [4] and the highly controversial amendment to the Public Records Act.[5]

On 27 June 2019, he became the Minister of Taxation in the Frederiksen Cabinet.[6]

External links

• Biography on the website of the Danish Parliament (Folketinget)

References

1. Merian Garde Gräs (3 October 2011). "Morten Bødskov - den eftertænksomme midtjyde". DR.
2. "Bødskov forbyder kraftige luftgeværer". Dagbladet Information. 25 April 2012.
3. Rune Weitling (21 March 2012). "Justitsministeren vil øge presset på byens rockerbander". Lokalavisen.dk.
4. "Sådan ser aftalen for Kriminalforsorgen ud". Berlingske. 7 November 2012.
5. Kennth Lund (4 June 2013). "Folketinget har vedtaget omstridt offentlighedslov". Politiken.
6. 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.