Morten Østergaard

Morten Østergaard
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Deputy Prime Minister of Denmark
In office 2 September 2014 – 28 June 2015
Prime Minister	Helle Thorning-Schmidt
Preceded by	Margrethe Vestager
Succeeded by	Kristian Jensen
Minister of the Economy and Interior
In office 2 September 2014 – 28 June 2015
Prime Minister	Helle Thorning-Schmidt
Preceded by	Margrethe Vestager
Minister for Taxation
In office 3 February 2014 – 2 September 2014
Prime Minister	Helle Thorning-Schmidt
Preceded by	Jonas Dahl
Succeeded by	Benny Engelbrecht
Personal details
Born	(1976-06-17) 17 June 1976 Aarhus, Denmark
Political party	Social Liberal Party

Morten Østergaard (born 17 June 1976) is a Danish politician who served as Denmark's Minister for Economic and Interior Affairs from 2 September 2014 to 28 June 2015. A member of the Danish Social Liberal Party, he has been a member of the Folketing since 2005, and he was Minister for Research, Innovation and Higher Education from 2011 to 2014, and for a short term in 2014 also Minister for Taxation.

Østergaard holds a master's degree in political science from the University of Aarhus. He was vice-chairman of the party from 2002 to 2005 and has been a member of parliament since the 2005 election.

Following the announcement on 31 August 2014 that Margrethe Vestager is to become Denmark's EU Commissioner, Østergaard was elected parliamentary group leader of the Danish Social Liberal Party.

External links

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• Official website