The Finance Minister of Denmark (
Danish
Danish may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark
People
* A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark
* Culture of Denmark
* Danish people or Danes, people with a Danish a ...
''Finansministeren'') is the head of the
Ministry of Finance of Denmark,and a member of the
Cabinet. As head of the ministry, the minister has responsibility for the ministry's tasks of administering the state finances via the
fiscal policy
In economics and political science, fiscal policy is the use of government revenue collection (taxes or tax cuts) and expenditure to influence a country's economy. The use of government revenue expenditures to influence macroeconomic variab ...
, and making economic predictions and recommendations.
The current Finance Minister is
Nicolai Wammen
Nicolai Halby Wammen (born 7 February 1971, in Holbæk) is a Danish politician of the Social Democrats who has been serving as Minister for Finance in the government of Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen since 2019. A native and lifelong resident ...
, appointed by
Mette Frederiksen
Mette Frederiksen (; born 19 November 1977) is a Danish politician who has been Prime Minister of Denmark since June 2019, and Leader of the Social Democrats since June 2015. The second woman to hold either office, she is also the youngest prime ...
on 27 June 2019.
See also
*
List of Minister for Finance (Denmark)
References
A resumé of the book ''At forme og tjene en ny tid - Finansministeriet 1848-1998''- From the Finance Ministry of Denmark (In Danish).
External links
The Finance Ministry of Denmark
Government ministerial offices of Denmark
{{Denmark-poli-stub