Martin Ulrik Jensen appointed new director general and national statistician
Upon recommendation by the supervisory board of Statistics Denmark, the Minister for Digital Government, Caroline Stage, has appointed Martin Ulrik Jensen as the new national statistician and director general of Statistics Denmark.
16 September 2024 12:05
Martin Ulrik Jensen comes from a position as head of department in the Ministry of Finance and deputy permanent secretary in the Ministry for the Green Tripartite Agreement. He will take up his duties in Statistics Denmark on 1 December.
Vice-chair of Statistics Denmark’s Supervisory Board, David Dreyer Lasser says:
“In the supervisory board, we are very pleased with the appointment of Martin Ulrik Jensen as the new national statistician and director general. He has a clear understanding of Statistics Denmark’s role as the national provider of independent statistics and data. For a number of years, Martin Ulrik Jensen has been working closely with Statistics Denmark and hence has a good knowledge of the institution. Martin Ulrik Jensen has a solid professional and managerial ballast from his previous employments and a strong commitment to Statistics Denmark, which he articulated very clearly in the recruitment process. Overall, this gives us reason to expect that he will be able to further develop Statistics Denmark for the benefit of the many users and for Danish society.”
Martin Ulrik Jensen says:
”Statistics Denmark has a central role in Danish society. Statistics Denmark is the main provider of independent data and statistics, which is an important part of the foundation for a democratic and dynamic society. The position as national statistician and director general is therefore a dream job, and I am happy that the board has nominated me. I look forward to running and developing Statistics Denmark together with the supervisory board and the competent employees and in active cooperation with the users.”
See the press release (in Danish) from the Ministry of Digital Affairs
CV
EducationMaster of Science (MSc) in Economics, University of Copenhagen
Employment
2019 Head of Department, Ministry of Finance
2016 Head of Department, Ministry for Economic Affairs and the Interior
2015 Head of Department, Ministry of Social Affairs and the Interior
2015 Head of Division, Ministry of Finance
2011 Head of Division, Ministry of Economic Affairs and the Interior
2009 Head of Division, Ministry of Economic and Business Affairs
2006 Head of Section, Special Adviser and Chief Special Adviser, Ministry of Economic and Business Affairs
2004 Head of Section, Ministry of Finance
Other duties
Member of the Board of Directors for VIVE
Member of the Advisory Committee for Denmark’s Data Portal
Member of the Economic Policy Research Network (EPRN)
Member of various model groups (ADAM, DREAM and MAKRO)
For further information, contact Head of Press Majken Lenskjold (tel. +45 22 42 07 48 / mle@dst.dk)