Bjarne Fog Corydon (born 1 March 1973) is a Danish former politician, who was a member of the Folketing from the Social Democrats from 2011 to 2016. He served as Finance Minister of Denmark in the Cabinet of Helle Thorning-Schmidt from 2011 to 2015, and was formerly her secretary.[1]
Bjarne Corydon | |
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| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 3 October 2011 – 28 June 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | Helle Thorning-Schmidt |
| Preceded by | Claus Hjort Frederiksen |
| Succeeded by | Claus Hjort Frederiksen |
| Member of the Folketing | |
| In office 15 September 2011 – 12 January 2016 | |
| Constituency | South Jutland |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Bjarne Fog Corydon 1 March 1973 Kolding, Denmark |
| Political party | Social Democrats |
| Alma mater | Aarhus University |
Political career
editIn 2011 he was elected to the Folketing, and was appointed Minister of Finance by Helle Thorning-Schmidt.[2] He was behind the controversial sale of the Danish company DONG to the american Goldman Sachs in 2014, which led the Socialist People's Party to leave the government coalition.[3]
After he left the Folketing in 2016, Corydon worked for the management consulting company McKinsey & Co, and he was in 2018 appointed new CEO and Editor-in-Chief of Dagbladet Børsen, a Danish newspaper specialising in business news published in Denmark.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Corydon bliver ny finansminister". Ugeavisen.dk. Archived from the original on 4 November 2011. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ "Corydon og Vestager styrer Danmark". Berlingske.dk. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ "SF forlader regeringen". Dr.dk. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ Kasper Kronenberg (November 23, 2017). "Bjarne Corydon ny topchef på Dagbladet Børsen". Børsen. Archived from the original on June 14, 2019. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
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