Jakob Engel-Schmidt (born 24 October 1983) is a Danish politician and

Member of the Folketing In Denmark, Members of Parliament sit in the Folketing. The title is almost always shortened to the initialism "MF". Since the general election on 22 September 1953, which was the first under the Constitution of 1953, there have been 179 mem ...

from the Moderates. Since 15 December 2022 he has been

Minister for Culture A culture minister or a heritage minister is a common cabinet position in governments. The culture minister is typically responsible for cultural policy, which often includes arts policy (direct and indirect support to artists and arts organizati ...

in the

Frederiksen II Cabinet The Frederiksen II Cabinet took office on 15 December 2022 and succeeded the Frederiksen I Cabinet following the 2022 Danish general election. Headed by Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, it consists of the Social Democrats, Venstre, and the Mod ...

Political career

In the

2009 Danish local elections The Danish local elections of 2009 were held on 17 November 2009. Councils were elected in Denmark's 98 municipalities and the five regions. 2468 seats were contested in the municipal elections ( previous election: 2522 seats). 205 seats were con ...

, he ran unsuccessfully in Rudersdal Municipality. He was a Venstre parliamentary candidate in the Lyngby constituency in the

2011 Danish general election General elections were held in Denmark on 15 September 2011 to elect the 179 members of the Folketing. Of those 179, 175 members were elected in Denmark, two in the Faroe Islands and two in Greenland. The incumbent centre-right coalition led by ...

and won 2,234 personal votes, but not enough to win a seat. The radio host endorsed him, calling him "an excellent liberal candidate". On 15 August 2013, he instead entered the

Folketing The Folketing ( da, Folketinget, ; ), also known as the Parliament of Denmark or the Danish Parliament in English, is the unicameral national legislature (parliament) of the Kingdom of Denmark—Denmark proper together with the Faroe Islands an ...

as a substitute for Gitte Lillelund Bech who resigned from parliament. In 2022, he left Venstre and joined the Moderates. On 15 December, he was appointed minister of culture in Mette Frederiksen's second cabinet.

References

Living people 1983 births Danish Culture Ministers 21st-century Danish politicians Members of the Folketing 2022–2026 Venstre (Denmark) politicians Moderates (Denmark) politicians {{Denmark-politician-stub