| Office: | Minister for Culture |
| Term Start: | 15 December 2022 |
| Primeminister: | Mette Frederiksen |
| Predecessor: | Ane Halsboe-Jørgensen |
| Office1: | Member of the Folketing |
| Term Start1: | 1 November 2022 |
| Constituency1: | North Zealand |
| Term Start2: | 3 March 2016 |
| Term End2: | 5 June 2019 |
| Predecessor2: | Morten Løkkegaard |
| Successor2: | Mads Fuglede |
| Constituency2: | Greater Copenhagen |
| Term Start3: | 15 August 2013 |
| Term End3: | 18 June 2015 |
| Predecessor3: | Gitte Lillelund Bech |
| Constituency3: | Greater Copenhagen |
| Birth Date: | 24 October 1983 |
| Birth Place: | Birkerød, Denmark |
| Party: | Moderates Venstre (until 2022) |
Jakob Engel-Schmidt (born 24 October 1983) is a Danish politician and Member of the Folketing from the Moderates.[1] Since 15 December 2022 he has been minister for culture in the Frederiksen II Cabinet.[2]
In the 2009 Danish local elections, he ran unsuccessfully in Rudersdal Municipality.[3]
He was a Venstre parliamentary candidate in the Lyngby constituency in the 2011 Danish general election and won 2,234 personal votes, but not enough to win a seat. The radio host endorsed him, calling him "an excellent liberal candidate".[4]
On 15 August 2013, he instead entered the Folketing as a substitute for Gitte Lillelund Bech who resigned from parliament.[5]
In 2022, he left Venstre and joined the Moderates.[6] On 15 December, he was appointed minister of culture in Mette Frederiksen's second cabinet.[7]
In 2024 he issued a statement in Berlingske newspaper expressing his belief that Russian athletes should be banned from major international sports evens including e-sports, he said "As long as Russia continues its illegal war of aggression in Ukraine, I do not believe that Russian athletes should be allowed to participate in international sports. This of course also applies to e-sports" [8] [9]