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Peter Christensen
Minister of Defence
In office 30 September 2015 – 28 November 2016
Prime Minister	Lars Løkke Rasmussen
Preceded by	Carl Holst
Succeeded by	Claus Hjort Frederiksen
Minister for Nordic Cooperation
In office 30 September 2015 – 28 November 2016
Prime Minister	Lars Løkke Rasmussen
Preceded by	Carl Holst
Succeeded by	Karen Ellemann
Minister of Taxation
In office 8 March 2011 – 3 October 2011
Prime Minister	Lars Løkke Rasmussen
Preceded by	Troels Lund Poulsen
Succeeded by	Thor Möger Pedersen
Member of the Folketing
In office 20 November 2001 – 18 June 2015
Constituency	Sønderjyllands Amtskreds
Personal details
Born	(1975-04-25) 25 April 1975 (age 49) Sønderborg, Denmark
Political party	Venstre

Peter Christensen (born 25 April 1975) is a Danish ex-politician. He represented Venstre. He is an electrician by profession and was a Member of Parliament from 2001 to 2015. He served as Chairman of Venstres Ungdom from 1999 to 2001.

He replaced Troels Lund Poulsen as Minister for Taxation of Denmark from 8 March to 3 October 2011. Thor Möger Pedersen succeeded him as Minister for Taxation. On 30 September 2015, he replaced Carl Holst as Minister of Defence, who stepped down, following a list of personal scandals.

References

1. "Officielt: Peter Christensen bliver ny forsvarsminister". Politiko (in Danish). Retrieved 30 September 2015.

External links

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

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