Troels Lund Poulsen, born 30 March 1976 in Vejle, son of primary school teacher Aage Poulsen and privately employed Lise Poulsen.
Membership period Member of Parliament for the Left in East Jutland's Greater Constituency from 13 November 2007. Member of Parliament for the Left in Vejle County Constituency, 20 November 2001 – 13 November 2007. Candidate for the Liberal Party in the Hedensted constituency from 2007. Candidate for the Liberal Party in the Juelsminde constituency, 2001-2006.
Parliamentary career Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense from 23 November 2023. Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Economy and Minister of Defence, 23 October 2023 – 23 November 2023. Minister of Defence, 22 August 2023 – 23 October 2023. Acting Minister of Defence, 6 February 2023 – 31 July 2023. Chairman of Venstre from 2023. Minister of the Economy, 15 December 2022 – 22 August 2023. Chairman of the State Auditors, 2022. State Auditor, 1 October 2021 – 15 December 2022. Financial rapporteur, 2019-2022. Minister for Employment, 28 November 2016 – 27 June 2019. Minister for Business and Growth, 28 June 2015 – 28 November 2016. Minister for Education, 8 March 2011 – 3 October 2011. Chairman of the Danish delegation to NATO's Parliamentary Assembly, 2011 -2015. Defense rapporteur, 2011-2015. Minister of Taxation, 23 February 2010 – 8 March 2011. Minister of the Environment, 23 November 2007 – 23 February 2010. Political rapporteur, 2006-2007. Foreign policy rapporteur, 2001-2006.
Education Student, Tørring County High School, 1992-1995. Folkeskolen, Lindved School, 1982-1992. Employment Owner, Birkehøjgaard from 2005. Press coordinator, Ørestadsselskabet, 1998-2001. Political secretary, Christiansborg, 1995-1997. Position of trust Member of Venstre's Executive Committee from 2023. Member of Venstre's main board from 2022. Member of Danmarks Nationalbank's representative board, 2019-2022. Member of the Liberal Party's Executive Committee, 2015-2019. Member of Venstre's main board, 2015-2019. Member of the board of Green Network, 2014-2015. Member of Danmarks Nationalbank's board of directors and board of representatives, 2006-2007. Member of Venstre's main board, 2006-2011. Member of Venstre's main board, 1997-2002. National chairman of Venstres Ungdom, 1997-1999. Local association chairman for Venstres Ungdom in Tørring-Uldum, 1993-1994. Member of Venstres Ungdom from 1992.
Publications Co-author of "The changed world", 2003, and "Time for change", 2001. Contributed to "Atlantic distances - society, security and cooperation in motion", 2004.