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 was the Minister for Employment from 2019 to 2022, the Minister of Justice from 2022 to 2026 and Minister of Finance since 2026. He was elected into parliament in the 2015 Danish general election. He is a chief architect of the Regulation to Prevent and Combat Child Sexual Abuse (Chat Control) proposal.

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 (The Sick Capitalism) was published. In it, he describes a new social contract between different groups in society to fight for a more just society.

Controversies Hummelgaard's opposition to consumers being able to encrypt messages has drawn concern from privacy rights activists in the European Union. Hummelgaard denies encryption is a civil liberty and advocates for others to follow suit.