Rasmus Stoklund | |
Office: | Minister for Taxation |
Term Start: | 29 August 2024 |
Primeminister: | Mette Frederiksen |
Predecessor: | Jeppe Bruus Christensen |
Office2: | Member of the Folketing |
Term Start2: | 5 June 2019 |
Constituency2: | North Zealand |
Birth Date: | 17 March 1984 |
Birth Place: | Fredericia, Denmark |
Party: | Social Democrats |
Rasmus Stoklund Holm-Nielsen (born 17 March 1984) is a Danish politician, who is a member of the Folketing for the Social Democrats political party. He was elected into parliament at the 2019 Danish general election.[1]
Born in Fredericia,[2] Stoklund was elected into parliament in the 2019 election, where he received 4,541 votes.[3]
In a 2024 book, Stoklund suggested Denmark should ignore judgements from the European Court of Human Rights when it comes to expelling criminal foreigners at risk of torture in their homeland.[4] The government, led by Stoklund's party the Social Democrats, rejected the proposal.[5]
Stoklund was appointed minister for taxation in a cabinet reshuffle on 29 August 2024.[6]