Peter Christensen
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Peter Christensen is a Danish
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

 politician
Politician
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 representing the Liberal
Liberalism
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 Party Venstre
Venstre (Denmark)
VenstreThe party name is officially not translated into any other language, but is in English often referred to as the Liberal Party. Similar rules apply for the name of the party's youth wing Venstres Ungdom. , full name Venstre, Danmarks Liberale Parti , is the largest political party in Denmark...

. He is an electrician
Electrician
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 by profession and has been a Member of Parliament since November 20, 2001. He is currently the spokesman of finances for Venstre, and served as Chairman of Venstres Ungdom
Venstres Ungdom
Venstres Ungdom is the youth wing of the Danish Liberal Party Venstre. The ideology of Venstre is centre-right...

 1999–2001.

He replaced Troels Lund Poulsen
Troels Lund Poulsen
Troels Lund Poulsen is a Danish politician and has been Minister for Education of Denmark. Prior to that, he became Minister for the Environment following the 2007 Danish parliamentary election. He is member of the parliament for the party Venstre...

 as Minister for Taxation of Denmark from March 8, 2011 to October 3, 2011. Thor Möger Pedersen followed him as Minister for Taxation of Denmark.

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