Jann Sjursen

Jann Sjursen (born 23 October 1963, in Næstved) is a teacher and a Danish politician representing the Christian People's Party.

In 1986 he was elected secretary general of the Nordic Christian Democratic Youth and from 1987 till 1989 he was chairman of the Christian People's Party's Youth.

This signified a change of the parties profile and themes such as the environment were emphasized more.

Together with Flemming Kofod-Svendsen, his predecessor as party leader, he entered the first government of Poul Nyrup Rasmussen in 1993 as Minister of Energy.

[1] After his political career he was secretary general of the humanitarian and development agency Caritas Denmark.