Peter Hummelgaard

Peter Hummelgaard
Hummelgaard in 2024
Minister for Justice
Assumed office
15 December 2022
Prime MinisterMette Frederiksen
Preceded byMattias Tesfaye
Minister for Employment
In office
27 June 2019 – 15 December 2022
Prime MinisterMette Frederiksen
Preceded byTroels Lund Poulsen
Succeeded byAne Halsboe-Jørgensen
Member of the Folketing
Assumed office
18 June 2015
ConstituencyCopenhagen
Personal details
Born (1983-01-17) 17 January 1983 (age 42)
Tårnby, Denmark
Political partySocial Democrats

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.

Background

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Hummelgaard was born in Tårnby to Jan Thomsen and Susanne Pedersen.[1]

Political career

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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]

Controversies

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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

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  • DeltagerDanmark (2013)
  • Den syge kapitalisme (2018)

References

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  1. ^ "Peter Hummelgaard". Ft.dk. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  2. ^ Deleuran Müller, Thea (27 June 2019). "Danmarks nye regering er nu på plads: Se hele Mette Frederiksens ministerhold her". dr.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Peter Hummelgaard ny ligestillingsminister". Altinget.dk. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  4. ^ Peter Hummelgaard: aims to secure early retirement for tired workers
  5. ^ Beschizza, Rob. "Danish justice minister: we must break perception of right to private messaging". boingboing.net. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
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Political offices
Preceded by Minister for Employment
2019 –
Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by Ministry of Gender Equality
2021 –
Succeeded by
Incumbent