Minister of Defence

Troels Lund Poulsen has been a Danish Minister of Defence since 2023. 

Parliamentary career

Nov. 23, 2023 - Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence
Nov. 18, 2023- Chairman for the Liberal Party, Venstre
August 22, 2023 - Minister of Defence
February 6, 2023- Constituted Minister of Defence
2022-2023 Minister for Economic Affairs
2022 Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee
2019-2022 Spokesperson on Finance
2016-2019 Minister for Employment
2015-2016 Minister for Business and Growth
2011-2015 Chairman of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, Danish Delegation
2011-2015 Spokesperson on Defence
2011 Minister for Education
2010-2011 Minister for Taxation
2007-2010 Minister for Environment
2006-2007 General Spokesperson for the Liberal Party
2001- Member of Parliament

Selected trusteeships

2023- Member of the Executive Committee of the Liberal Party
2022- Member of the Main Board of the Liberal Party

Employment

2005- Owner Birkehojgaard
1998-2001 Press Coordinator, Orestadsselskabet
1995-1997 Political Secretary, Christiansborg

Education

1992-1995 Toerring Gymnasium

Troels Lund Poulsen's CV in Danish/English as a print-friendly file