Benny Engelbrecht (born 4 August 1970) is a Danish politician who has been a member of the Folketing for the Social Democrats since the 2007 general elections. He served as the Minister of Transport from 2019 to 2022.[1] He previously served as Minister of Taxation from 2014 to 2015.
Benny Engelbrecht | |
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| Minister for Transport | |
| In office 27 June 2019 – 4 February 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Mette Frederiksen |
| Preceded by | Ole Birk Olesen (as Minister for Transport, Building, and Housing) |
| Succeeded by | Trine Bramsen |
| Minister of Taxation | |
| In office 2 September 2014 – 28 June 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | Helle Thorning-Schmidt |
| Preceded by | Morten Østergaard |
| Succeeded by | Karsten Lauritzen |
| Member of the Folketing | |
| Assumed office 13 November 2007 | |
| Constituency | South Jutland |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 August 1970 Amager, Denmark |
| Political party | Social Democrats |
Engelbrecht was born on Amager to Alf Sørensen and Ulla Sørensen, and is married to Charlotte Engelbrecht. [2]
Political career
Engelbrecht was first elected into the Folketing for the Social Democrats in 2007. He was reelected in the 2011 election, after which election the Social Democrats entered a coalition government with the Socialist People's Party and Social Liberal Party, with the Socialist People's Party later leaving government. When Morten Østergaard, Minister of Taxation in the Thorning-Schmidt II Cabinet, left the office to become Minister of Interior and Economy, Engelbrecht was appointed to take over as Minister of Taxation.[3]
Engelbrecht was reelected in 2015 and 2019. He was appointed Minister for Transport in the Frederiksen Cabinet from 27 June 2019.[4]
He resigned in February 2022, after failing to disclose information to the Folketing regarding a major infrastructure bill that was passed in July 2021. This led Mette Frederiksen to conduct a cabinet reshuffle in the wake of his resignation on 4 February.[5]
Bibliography
- De politiske håndværkere – om magt, indflydelse og resultater på Christiansborg (2017, co-author)
- Rød bonde – et portræt af Erik Lauritzen (2013)
- Foodfight.eu – din kost bestemmer, hvem du er. Men hvem bestemmer, hvad du spiser? (2011, co-author)