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Peter Hummelgaard: aims to secure early retirement for tired workers

The Danish labour market is facing major changes if Minister for Employment Peter Hummelgaard manages to get support for his plans. He wants to fight for fairer conditions for people with lower levels of education and for those in low-paid jobs.
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Denmark’s Minister for Employment since June 2019

Name: Peter Hummelgaard

Age: 36

Grew up in the Amager area in Copenhagen, a working class neighbourhood, where he still lives with his partner and young daughter.

  • Has represented the Social Democrats in parliament since 2015.
  • Was a political consultant at the 3F trade union.
  • Author of “Den Syge Kapitalisme” (Sick Capitalism) from 2018, about the finance crisis and its consequences.
  • A trained lawyer.
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