Peter Christensen (25 April 1975 – 6 February 2025) was a Danish politician.

Christensen replaced Troels Lund Poulsen as Minister for Taxation of Denmark from 8 March to 3 October 2011.

On 30 September 2015, he replaced Carl Holst as Minister of Defence, who stepped down, following a list of personal scandals.

[1] After losing his parliamentary seat in the 2015 election, Christensen retired from politics.

From 2017 to 2023, he worked in the private sector, including as director of the business organization Aktive Ejere (Active Owners).