Jakob Ellemann-Jensen
Danish politician (born 1973) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jakob Ellemann-Jensen (born 25 September 1973) is a Danish former politician who served as Deputy Prime Minister of Denmark and Minister of Defence under Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen from 2022 to 2023.[2] He led the Venstre party from 2019 to 2023.[3]
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Jakob Ellemann-Jensen | |
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Deputy Prime Minister of Denmark | |
In office 15 December 2022 – 23 October 2023 | |
Prime Minister | Mette Frederiksen |
Preceded by | Nicolai Wammen[lower-alpha 1] |
Succeeded by | Troels Lund Poulsen |
Minister for Economic Affairs | |
In office 22 August 2023 – 23 October 2023 | |
Prime Minister | Mette Frederiksen |
Preceded by | Troels Lund Poulsen |
Succeeded by | Troels Lund Poulsen |
Minister of Defence | |
In office 15 December 2022 – 22 August 2023 On leave: 6 February 2023 – 1 August 2023 | |
Prime Minister | Mette Frederiksen |
Preceded by | Morten Bødskov |
Succeeded by | Troels Lund Poulsen |
Leader of Venstre | |
In office 21 September 2019 – 23 October 2023 | |
Deputy | Inger Støjberg (2019–2020) Stephanie Lose (2021–present) |
Preceded by | Lars Løkke Rasmussen |
Succeeded by | Troels Lund Poulsen |
Member of the Folketing | |
In office 15 September 2011 – 23 October 2023 | |
Constituency | Funen (2011–2015) East Jutland (2015–2023) |
Minister for Environment and Food | |
In office 2 May 2018 – 27 June 2019 | |
Prime Minister | Lars Løkke Rasmussen |
Preceded by | Esben Lunde-Larsen |
Succeeded by | Lea Wermelin (Environment) Mogens Jensen (Food) |
Personal details | |
Born | (1973-09-25) 25 September 1973 (age 50) Hørsholm, Denmark |
Political party | Venstre (1991–2023) |
Spouse | Anne Marie Preisler |
Children | 3 |
Parent |
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Relatives | Karen Ellemann (sister) |
Alma mater | Copenhagen Business School |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Denmark |
Branch/service | Royal Danish Army |
Years of service | 1992–2000[1] |
Rank | Captain[1] |
Battles/wars | Bosnian War[1] |
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A member of the Folketing since the 2011 general election, Ellemann-Jensen served as Minister for Environment and Food under Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen from 2018 to 2019.[4][1] He was spokesman on political affairs for Venstre from 2015 to 2018 and again briefly in 2019.[5]