Chief Economic Advisor Carl-Johan Dalgaard Steps Down from Danish Council of Economic Advisors

Carl-Johan Dalgaard, who has served as the chief economic advisor in Denmark since 2020, is stepping down from his role in the Council of Economic Advisors. The Ministry of Economic Affairs announced that Jakob Roland Munch, a current member of the council's presidium, will assume the position of chief advisor. These leadership changes are set to take effect on September 1st.

Dalgaard has been a member of the council's presidium since 2014. The Council of Economic Advisors, also known as the economic wise men, is tasked with scrutinizing the Danish economy and providing recommendations for societal benefit. The appointments of the council's chairman and members are made by the Minister for Economic Affairs, Pia Olsen Dyhr, following nominations from the existing presidium. The council operates as an independent body.

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As overvismand has he been a guarantor of high professional quality in the Council of Economic Advisors' publications and advice.

Minister Pia Olsen Dyhr expressed gratitude for Dalgaard's contributions. She stated in a press release that as chief advisor, he ensured high professional quality in the council's publications and advice. Dyhr also highlighted Dalgaard's role as a respected public voice that helped enrich the economic policy debate. The presidium will now consist of professors Jakob Roland Munch, Mette Ejrnæs, Jette Bredahl Jacobsen, and the newly appointed Morten Overgaard Ravn.

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At the same time, he has been an important and respected voice in public, which has helped to qualify the economic policy debate.