{{Short description|Danish politician (born 1982)}} {{Infobox officeholder | image = Astrid Krag.jpg | caption = Astrid Krag at the SF party convention in 2010. | name = Astrid Krag | office = Minister of Social and Elderly Affairs | prime_minister = Mette Frederiksen | term_start = 21 January 2021 | term_end = 15 December 2022 | predecessor = ''Herself'' (Social Affairs and the Interior) | successor = Pernille Rosenkrantz-Theil | office1 = Minister of Social Affairs and the Interior | prime_minister1 = Mette Frederiksen | term_start1 = 27 June 2019 | term_end1 = 21 January 2021 | predecessor1 = Ellen Trane Nørby | successor1 = Kaare Dybvad | office2 = Minister of Health and Prevention | prime_minister2 = Helle Thorning-Schmidt | term_start2 = 3 October 2011 | term_end2 = 3 February 2014 | predecessor2 = Bertel Haarder | successor2 = Nick Hækkerup | office3 = Member of the Folketing | term_start3 = 13 November 2007 | term_end3 = | constituency3 = Zealand | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1982|11|17|df=yes}} | birth_place = Vejle, Denmark | alma_mater = | party = Social Democrats | other_party = Socialist People's Party | spouse = Andreas Seebach }}
'''Astrid Krag''' (born 17 November 1982) is a Danish politician, who is a member of the Folketing for the Social Democrats political party. She served as the Minister of Social Affairs and the Interior in the Cabinet of Mette Frederiksen. She previously served as Minister of Health and Prevention in the Cabinet of Helle Thorning-Schmidt from October 2011 until January 2014.
She was a part of the SF youth movement since her high school years at Tørring Amtsgymnasium. She studied political science at the University of Copenhagen from 2003 to 2007, and in November 2007 she was elected to parliament. She lives on Amager, is married to musician Andreas Seebach with whom she has a daughter and two sons.<ref name="Portrait">[http://www.dr.dk/Nyheder/Politik/2012/09/07/104343.htm SF's unge formandshåb? Portræt af Astrid Krag]{{in lang|da}}</ref>
==Political career== She was elected to the Danish Parliament in 2007.<ref>{{ft.dk link}}</ref> During her time as a member of parliament she was spokesperson for the Socialist People's Party on the topics of immigration, citizenship and elder care. She has been noted as a supporter of a somewhat stricter immigration policy, than the party has previously pursued.<ref name="Portrait"/>
She had been described as a member of the party's right wing, but described herself as a "reform socialist", in the pragmatic center of the party.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.information.dk/310958|title = Når ungdommen tager over|date = 13 September 2012}}</ref> When leader of the Socialist People's Party Villy Søvndal announced that he would step down in September 2012, she announced her candidacy as new leader, and garnered supporting statements from most of the party top.<ref>[http://www.dr.dk/Nyheder/Politik/Politiske_analyser/Jens_Ringberg/2012/09/12/112011.htm Profile and Analysis At The Danish National Radio Website]</ref><ref>[http://www.information.dk/telegram/310817 Announcement of Candidacy in Danish Newspaper Information]</ref><ref>[http://www.cphpost.dk/news/politics/speculation-continues-surround-socialist-leader%E2%80%99s-replacement analysis of Krag's Candidacy in the Copenhagen Post]</ref> Her opponent in the bid for party leadership was Annette Vilhelmsen, of the party's left wing, who won with 64% percent of the votes.
In January 2014 as the Socialist People's Party left the government coalition, Astrid Krag left the People's party to become a member of the ruling Social Democratic Party.
On 27 June 2019, she became Minister of Social Affairs and the Interior in the Frederiksen Cabinet.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Deleuran Müller|first1=Thea|title=Danmarks nye regering er nu på plads: Se hele Mette Frederiksens ministerhold her |url=https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/politik/danmarks-nye-regering-er-nu-paa-plads-se-hele-mette-frederiksens-ministerhold-her |website=dr.dk |language=da|access-date=25 March 2020|date=27 June 2019}}</ref> thumb|Krag at the 2025 opening of parliament On 20 February 2025, she announced that she will leave politics and not stand for reelection in the upcoming Folketing elections.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-02-20 |title= Tidligere minister Astrid Krag stopper i politik |url=https://jyllands-posten.dk/politik/ECE17925772/tidligere-minister-astrid-krag-stopper-i-politik |access-date=2025-02-20 |work=Jyllands-Posten |language=da-DK}}</ref>
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== External links == * [https://www.ft.dk/medlemmer/mf/a/astrid-krag Biography on the website of the Danish Parliament (Folketinget)] {{commons}}
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