Jakob Axel Nielsen worked as a lawyer until he was elected as a member of Folketing (Parliament of Denmark) where he served for five years, and also worked was the Minister of Traffic and Energy, and Minister of Health and Prevention.
Jakob Axel Nielsen (born 12 April 1967 in Terndrup) is a Danish lawyer and politician representing the Conservative People's Party. He has been a member of the Folketing (Parliament of Denmark) from the 2005 to 2010 and was Minister of Traffic and of Energy in the Cabinet of Anders Fogh Rasmussen II from 12 September 2007 to 23 November 2007, and Minister for Health and Prevention from 23 November 2007 to 23 February 2010 in the Cabinet of Anders Fogh Rasmussen III and in the Lars Lkke Rasmussen I Cabinet. 
