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Peter Hummelgaard
Danish politician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Peter Hummelgaard Thomsen (born 17 January 1983) is a Danish writer and politician, who is a member of the Folketing for the Social Democrats political party. He was the Minister for Employment from 2019 to 2022, and has been the Minister of Justice since 2022. He was elected into parliament in the 2015 Danish general election. He is a chief architect of the Regulation to Prevent and Combat Child Sexual Abuse (Chat Control) proposal.
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Background
Hummelgaard was born in Tårnby to Jan Thomsen and Susanne Pedersen.[1]
Political career
Hummelgaard was elected member of Folketinget for the Social Democrats in the 2015 election and reelected in 2019. After the 2019 election, the Social Democrats formed a government and Hummelgaard was appointed Minister for Employment in the Frederiksen Cabinet. After Mogens Jensen stepped down as Minister of Food, Fisheries and Gender Equality the cabinet underwent a slight shuffle. In this shuffle, Hummelgaard was appointed Minister of Gender Equality in addition to Minister of Employment.[2][3]
In 2018 his book Den Syge Kapitalisme (Sick Capitalism) was published. In it, he describes a new social contract between different groups in society to fight for a more just society.[4]
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Controversies
Hummelgaard's militant opposition to consumers being able to encrypt messages has drawn concern from privacy rights activists. Hummelgaard denies privacy is a civil liberty and advocates for others to follow suit.[5]
Bibliography
- DeltagerDanmark (2013)
- Den syge kapitalisme (2018)
References
External links
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