Søren Pind
Søren Pind (born 20 November 1969)[1] is the current Danish Minister of Justice, and a member of the center-right party Venstre. He is a lawyer by profession.
Pind was born in Herning. He served as councillor in the Copenhagen City Council from 1994 to 2005,[1] and has taught at the University of Copenhagen.
Søren Pind is considered more liberal than most other members of his party. In 2003, he was part of a group of party members who issued the "ten liberal theses," a document unsuccessfully challenging the direction the party was taking under Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen.[2]
He was appointed to the Lars Løkke Rasmussen I Cabinet during a cabinet reshuffle in February 2010, becoming Minister for Development Cooperation.[3] He was appointed Minister for Refugees, Immigrants and Integration on 8 March 2011, thus holding double ministerial office.[4]
Pind's term as minister ended on 4 October 2011, after the center-left coalition prevailed in the 2011 parliamentary election.
On 28 June 2015 he was appointed as Minister of Justice in the Cabinet of Lars Løkke Rasmussen II.
Honours and decorations
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France : Chevalier (Knight) of the Legion of Honour on 12 March 2015.[5]
References
- 1 2 "Pind, Søren". Kraks Blå Bog. 2005. p. 946. ISBN 87-7225-861-6.
- ↑ "Pind trækker i land". Politiken. 7 August 2003.
- ↑ "Søren Pind bliver minister for udvikling og bistand". Politiken. 22 February 2010.
- ↑ "Søren Pind bliver ny integrationsminister". Politiken. 8 March 2011.
- ↑ Søren Pind udnævnt til Ridder af Æreslegionen French embassy in Denmark (Danish)
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Ulla Tørnæs |
Minister for Development Cooperation of Denmark 2010-2011 |
Succeeded by Christian Friis Bach |
| Preceded by Birthe Rønn Hornbech |
Minister for Refugees, Immigrants and Integration 2011-2011 |
Succeeded by abolished |
| Preceded by Mette Frederiksen |
Justice Minister of Denmark 2015- |
Succeeded by incumbent |
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