Nick Hækkerup | |
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| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 27 June 2019 – 2 May 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Mette Frederiksen |
| Preceded by | Søren Pape Poulsen |
| Succeeded by | Mattias Tesfaye |
| Minister of Health | |
| In office 3 February 2014 – 28 June 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | Helle Thorning-Schmidt |
| Preceded by | Astrid Krag |
| Succeeded by | Sophie Løhde |
| Minister of Trade and European Affairs | |
| In office 9 August 2013 – 3 February 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Helle Thorning-Schmidt |
| Preceded by | Nicolai Wammen |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Minister of Defence | |
| In office 3 October 2011 – 9 August 2013 | |
| Prime Minister | Helle Thorning-Schmidt |
| Preceded by | Troels Lund Poulsen |
| Succeeded by | Nicolai Wammen |
| Member of theFolketing | |
| Assumed office 13 November 2007 | |
| Constituency | North Zealand |
| Mayor of Hillerød | |
| In office 1 January 2007 – 13 November 2007 | |
| Succeeded by | Kirsten Jensen |
| In office 1 January 2000 – 31 December 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Jens S. Jensen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1968-04-03)3 April 1968 (age 57) Fredensborg, Denmark |
| Political party | Social Democrats |
| Spouse | Petra Freisleben Hækkerup |
Nick Hækkerup (born 3 April 1968) is a Danish writer and politician ofSocial Democrats who has been serving as theMinister of Justice in theFrederiksen Cabinet from 2019 to 2022.[1] He previously served asMinister of Defence, andMinister of Health.
He has also written a number of books about the politics of theEuropean Union, and on Danish politics.
Hækkerup was elected into the municipal council of the formerHillerød Municipality in the1993 Danish local elections.[citation needed] He sat in the municipality's municipal council from 1994 and until the municipality was merged withSkævinge Municipality in 2007. The two municipalities formed a newHillerød Municipality, where Hækkerup sat in the municipal council until 2007. Hækkerup was the mayor of the former Hillerød Municipality from 2000 to 2006 and of the new Hillerød Municipality from 2006 to 2007.[2]
Hækkerup was elected into parliament in the2007 Danish general election, and was reelected in2011,2015 and2019. He was theMinister of Defense in theHelle Thorning-Schmidt I Cabinet from 3 October 2011 to 9 August 2013 and in that same cabinet, he was Minister of European Affairs from 9 August 2013 to 3 February 2014. He was later appointedMinister of Health in theHelle Thorning-Schmidt II Cabinet from 3 February 2014 to 28 June 2015.[3]
In 2019, Hækkerup was appointedMinister of Justice, in theFrederiksen Cabinet.[4] During his time in office, Denmark in April 2022 signed ageneral extradition treaty with the United Arab Emirates.[5]
On 1 May 2022, it was announced that Hækkerup would be stepping down as justice minister and as an MP to become director of the danish brewery association, starting on 1 June.[6]
Hækkerup is the grandson ofPer Hækkerup, who was a minister underJens Otto Krag andAnker Jørgensen. His uncleHans Hækkerup was defence minister underPoul Nyrup Rasmussen.[7]
Hækkerup has a PhD fromCopenhagen University.[3]
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| Preceded by | Minister of Defence 2011–2013 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Minister of European Affairs 2013–2014 | Succeeded by Position abolished |
| Preceded by | Minister for Trade 2013–2014 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Minister of Health 2014–2015 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Justice Minister 2019 – | Succeeded by Incumbent |
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