Rasmus Helveg Petersen

Rasmus Helveg Petersen (born 17 June 1968) is a Danish politician, who is a member of the Folketing for the Danish Social Liberal Party. He served as Minister for Development Cooperation from 21 November 2013 to 3 February 2014, and as Minister of Climate, Energy and Building from 3 February 2014 to 28 June 2015. He was elected into parliament at the 2019 Danish general election, having previously served from 2011 to 2015. He is the brother of Morten Helveg Petersen, who serves as a member of the European Parliament for the same party.