Nicolai Wammen

Nicolai Wammen
Minister for Finance
Incumbent
Assumed office 27 June 2019
Prime Minister	Mette Frederiksen
Preceded by	Kristian Jensen
Minister for Defence
In office 9 August 2013 – 28 June 2015
Prime Minister	Helle Thorning-Schmidt
Preceded by	Nick Hækkerup
Succeeded by	Carl Holst
Minister of European Affairs
In office 3 October 2011 – 9 August 2013
Prime Minister	Helle Thorning-Schmidt
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Nick Hækkerup
Mayor of Aarhus Municipality
In office 2006–2011
Preceded by	Louise Gade
Succeeded by	Jacob B. Johansen
Member of the Folketing
Incumbent
Assumed office 15 September 2011
Constituency	East Jutland
In office 20 November 2001 – 8 February 2005
Constituency	Århus
Personal details
Born	(1971-02-07) 7 February 1971 (age 53) Holbæk, Denmark
Political party	Social Democrats
Alma mater	University of Aarhus

Nicolai Halby Wammen (born 7 February 1971) is a Danish politician of the Social Democrats who has been serving as Minister for Finance in the government of Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen since 2019. A native and lifelong resident of Denmark's second-largest city, Aarhus, he served as mayor from 2006 to 2011. On the national level, he has served as Minister of European Affairs (2011–2013) and as Minister of Defence (2013–2015).^[1]