Summary
Jakob Engel-Schmidt (born 24 October 1983) is a Danish politician and Member of the Folketing from the Moderates.[1] Since 15 December 2022 he has been minister for culture in the Frederiksen II Cabinet.[2]
Jakob Engel-Schmidt | |
|---|---|
 Engel-Schmidt in 2008 | |
| Minister for Culture | |
| Assumed office 15 December 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Mette Frederiksen |
| Preceded by | Ane Halsboe-Jørgensen |
| Member of the Folketing | |
| Assumed office 1 November 2022 | |
| Constituency | North Zealand |
| In office 3 March 2016 – 5 June 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Morten Løkkegaard |
| Succeeded by | Mads Fuglede |
| Constituency | Greater Copenhagen |
| In office 15 August 2013 – 18 June 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Gitte Lillelund Bech |
| Constituency | Greater Copenhagen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 October 1983 Birkerød, Denmark |
| Political party | Moderates Venstre (until 2022) |
Political career edit
In the 2009 Danish local elections, he ran unsuccessfully in Rudersdal Municipality.[3]
He was a Venstre parliamentary candidate in the Lyngby constituency in the 2011 Danish general election and won 2,234 personal votes, but not enough to win a seat. The radio host Jarl Cordua endorsed him, calling him "an excellent liberal candidate".[4]
On 15 August 2013, he instead entered the Folketing as a substitute for Gitte Lillelund Bech who resigned from parliament.[5]
In 2022, he left Venstre and joined the Moderates.[6] On 15 December, he was appointed minister of culture in Mette Frederiksen's second cabinet.[7]
In 2024 he issued a statement in Berlingske newspaper expressing his belief that Russian athletes should be banned from major international sports evens including e-sports, he said "As long as Russia continues its illegal war of aggression in Ukraine, I do not believe that Russian athletes should be allowed to participate in international sports. This of course also applies to e-sports" [8][9]
References edit
- ^ Paulsen, Joachim Talbro (15 December 2022). "Jakob Engel-Schmidt forlod Folketinget, fordi en skandale truede – nu er han ny kulturminister". Berlingske.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 15 December 2022.
- ^ W, Christian (15 December 2022). "The Copenhagen Post". Copenhagen Post (in Danish). Retrieved 15 December 2022.
- ^ "V-profil stiller op i Lyngby". 22 February 2014. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
- ^ Cordua, Jarl (14 September 2011). "- Jarls Blog anbefaler Venstres Jakob Engel-Schmidt". Jarls blog (in Danish). Retrieved 15 December 2022.
- ^ "Tidligere minister forlader Folketinget - Politiken.dk". 19 September 2013. Archived from the original on 19 September 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Løkke ansætter Engel-Schmidt til politisk netværk". Altinget.dk (in Danish). 8 April 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
- ^ Bohr, Jakob Kjøgx (15 December 2022). "Her er SVM-regeringens ministre - TV 2". nyheder.tv2.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 15 December 2022.
- ^ Brandstrup, Anders Frost. "Minister for Culture of Denmark: Russian Athletes Shouldn't Compete in Copenhagen | Pley.gg". pley.gg. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ Tidemann, Daniel; Springer, William Alkærsig (18 March 2024). "Kulturministeren langer ud efter Royal Arena: »Et ekstremt dårligt signal at sende«". Berlingske.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 20 March 2024.