Henrik Dam Kristensen

Henrik Dam Kristensen
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 (1957-01-31) 31 January 1957 (age 67) 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 in Vorbasse) 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.