Per Callesen

Deputy Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Denmark. Since April 1st 1993.

Areas of responsibility (since August 2003): International economic relations. ECOFIN-preparations and the Economic and Financial Committee (EFC). EU (including budget), EMU, IMF, OECD, Nordic and Nordic-Baltic cooperation. Edits the Economic Policy Coordination in the EU.

Previous responsibility (1993-03): General economic policies, fiscal policy strategy, forecasting, projections and policy-evaluations, tax policy, labour market policy (1993-96). Structural policy evaluations (labour markets, taxation, product markets, pension systems and income distribution. Edited the annual Medium Term Economic Survey (Finansredegørelsen), related working papers in English, the Economic Survey (Økonomisk Redegørelse) and Income Distribution and Incentives. Edited ministerial and governmental publications on ageing population, pension reform, tax policy, labour market policy, the effects of globalisation, product market competition, personal services and the medium term economic policy strategy.

Professional Memberships (International)

• EFC, EU, member since October 2003. Member.
• Alternates of the EFC, EU, President since October 2005.
• EFC High Level ad hoc Group on Financial Stability Arrangements, Chairman since October 2006.
• Nordic Baltic Monetary and Financial Committee. Member since 2003.
• Economic Policy Committee, EU, 1993-03. Vice-president and chairman of working-group "Country-examinations" 1999-02. Chairman of the Labour Market Working Group 2002-03.
• Economic Policy Committee (EPC), OECD, Member since 1996
• EPC, Working Party no. 1, OECD, 1993-2003, vice-president 1999-2003.
• Head of Danish delegation, OECD exam. of Denmark 2002-03+06.

Previous Positions

• 1991-93: Head of division, Ministry of Finance.
• 1991: Visiting fellow, ESRC Modelling Bureau, Univ. of Warwick, UK.
• 1986-91: Special consultant and head of section, Ministry of Finance.
• 1979-86: Head of section and part-time student, Federation of Danish Industries.
• Teaching (Secondary part-time): 1988-93: External associate professor, University of Copenhagen (macroeconomic planning, input-output analysis).
• 1984-88: Assistant lecturer, University of Copenhagen. (Economic Statistics).

Education: Masters Degree in Economics, University of Copenhagen, 1984.

Born: 09.11.58, in Copenhagen. Married. Two children (1985,1992).