Mattias Tesfaye

• Name — Mattias Tesfaye • Office — Minister for Children and Education • Term Start — 15 December 2022 • Term End — 3 June 2026 • Prime Minister — Mette Frederiksen • Predecessor — Pernille Rosenkrantz-Theil • Successor — Magnus Heunicke (Education) Jacob Mark (Children) • Office1 — Minister of Justice • Term Start1 — 2 May 2022 • Term End1 — 15 December 2022 • Prime Minister1 — Mette Frederiksen • Predecessor1 — Nick Hækkerup • Successor1 — Peter Hummelgaard • Office2 — Minister for Immigration and Integration • Prime Minister2 — Mette Frederiksen • Term Start2 — 27 June 2019 • Term End2 — 2 May 2022 • Predecessor2 — Inger Støjberg • Successor2 — Kaare Dybvad • Office3 — Member of the Folketing • Term Start3 — 18 June 2015 • Constituency3 — Greater Copenhagen • Born — 31 March 1981 • Birthplace — Aarhus, Denmark • Party — Social Democrats (since 2013) • Other Party — Communist/Marxist-Leninist (1995–2005) Red–Green Alliance (2005–2008) Socialist People's (2008–2013) • Spouse — Signe Hagel Andersen • Children — 2

He was born in Aarhus in 1981 to Tesfaye Mammo (an Ethiopian refugee) and Jytte Svensson, and is currently married to Signe Hagel Andersen. The couple has two children.

Before he joined the Social Democrats in 2015 Tesfaye was a prominent member and former vice chairman of the Socialist People's Party. He has also previously been a member of both the Red–Green Alliance and the now defunct Communist Party of Denmark/Marxist–Leninists. He was elected member of Folketinget for the Social Democrats in 2015. Tesfaye was appointed Minister for Immigration and Integration in the Frederiksen Cabinet on 27 June 2019. Under his leadership, Denmark's government approached countries both in and outside the European Union about a potential asylum deal, including Tunisia and Ethiopia. Denmark also signed a diplomatic agreement with Rwanda on asylum and political matters. After Nick Hækkerup stepped down as Minister of Justice on May 2, 2022, Tesfaye was appointed to the position. Since December 2022, he has been Minister of Children and Education.

On asylum rights, Tesfaye has a very restrictive position, setting the goal of Denmark having "no asylum seekers any more at all". Tesfaye has also stated that a large portion of Islam is represented by radical Islamists, and that Muslims have to adapt to Danish values.