Nick Hækkerup (born 3 April 1968) is a Danish writer and politician of Social Democrats who has been serving as the Minister of Justice in the Frederiksen Cabinet from 2019 to 2022.

He was later appointed Minister of Health in the Helle Thorning-Schmidt II Cabinet from 3 February 2014 to 28 June 2015.

[4] During his time in office, Denmark in April 2022 signed a general extradition treaty with the United Arab Emirates.

[5] On 1 May 2022, it was announced that Hækkerup would be stepping down as justice minister and as an MP to become director of the danish brewery association, starting on 1 June.

His uncle Hans Hækkerup was defence minister under Poul Nyrup Rasmussen.