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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]
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Jakob Engel-Schmidt | |
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![]() 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 | Birkerød, Denmark | 24 October 1983
Political party | Moderates Venstre (until 2022) |
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]
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