Peter Hummelgaard Thomsen
# Peter Hummelgaard Thomsen

Peter Hummelgaard Thomsen (born 17 January 1983) is a Danish writer and politician, who is a member of the Folketing for the Social Democrats political party. He has been the Minister of Employment since 2019. He was elected into parliament in the 2015 Danish general election.

## Background

Hummelgaard was born in Tårnby to Jan Thomsen and Susanne Pedersen.

## Political career

Hummelgaard was elected member of Folketinget for the Social Democrats in the 2015 election and reelected in 2019. After the 2019 election, the Social Democrats formed a government and Hummelgaard was appointed Minister for Employment in the Frederiksen Cabinet. After Mogens Jensen stepped down as Minister of Food, Fisheries and Gender Equality the cabinet underwent a slight shuffle. In this shuffle, Hummelgaard was appointed Minister of Gender Equality in addition to Minister of Employment.

In 2018 his book “Den Syge Kapitalisme” (Sick Capitalism) was published. In it, he describes a new social contract between different groups in society to fight for a more just society.

