Kristian Jensen

Kristian Jensen
Kristian Jensen in 2017
Minister of Finance
In office 28 November 2016 – 27 June 2019
Prime Minister	Lars Løkke Rasmussen
Preceded by	Claus Hjort
Succeeded by	Nicolai Wammen
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 28 June 2015 – 28 November 2016
Prime Minister	Lars Løkke Rasmussen
Preceded by	Martin Lidegaard
Succeeded by	Anders Samuelsen
Minister of Taxation
In office 2 August 2004 – 24 February 2010
Prime Minister	Anders Fogh Rasmussen Lars Løkke Rasmussen
Preceded by	Svend Erik Hovmand
Succeeded by	Troels Lund Poulsen
Member of the Folketing
In office 11 March 1998 – 31 March 2021
Constituency	West Jutland (from 2007) Ringkøbing (1998-2007)
Leader of Venstre Acting
In office 31 August 2019 – 21 September 2019
Preceded by	Lars Løkke Rasmussen
Succeeded by	Jakob Ellemann-Jensen
Personal details
Born	(1971-05-21) 21 May 1971 (age 53) Middelfart, Denmark
Political party	Venstre

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.