Simon Kollerup | |
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Minister of Business Affairs | |
Assumed office 27 June 2019 | |
Prime Minister | Mette Frederiksen |
Preceded by | Rasmus Jarlov |
Member of the Folketing | |
Assumed office 15 September 2011 | |
Constituency | North Jutland |
Personal details | |
Born | (1986-05-20) 20 May 1986 (age 37) Thisted, Denmark |
Political party | Social Democrats (Denmark) |
Simon Kollerup (born 20 May 1986 in Thisted) is a Danish politician, who is a member of the Folketing for the Social Democrats political party. He has been serving as Minister of Economic and Business Affairs in the Frederiksen Cabinet since 2019.
Kollerup has been a member of Folketinget since the 2011 elections. He was appointed Minister of Economic and Business Affairs in the cabinet of Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen from 27 June 2019.[1][2]
In 2020, Kollerup publicly criticized a decision by Danske Bank’s mortgage provider to double the downpayment required for home buyers amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Denmark.[3]