Danish ex-politicianFor other people named Peter Christensen, see Peter Christensen (disambiguation).

Peter Christensen (born 25 April 1975) is a Danish ex-politician. He represented the Liberal Party Venstre. He is an electrician by profession and was a Member of Parliament from 20 November 2001 to 18 June 2015. He served as Chairman of Venstres Ungdom 1999–2001.

He replaced Troels Lund Poulsen as Minister for Taxation of Denmark from 8 March to 3 October 2011. Thor Möger Pedersen succeeded him as Minister for Taxation. On 30 September 2015, he replaced Carl Holst as Minister of Defence, who stepped down, following a list of personal scandals.

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External links

• Biography on the website of the Danish Parliament (Folketinget)
• Official homepage