Helle Thorning-Schmidt

Helle Thorning-Schmidt (Dens pronunciation: [ˈhɛlə ˈtoɐ̯neŋ ˈsmed]; born 14 December 1966)^[1] is a Dens politeecian who haes been the Prime Meenister o Denmark syne 3 October 2011 an the Leader o the Social Democrats syne 12 Aprile 2005. She is the first woman tae hauld either post.

Helle Thorning-Schmidt
Prime Meenister o Denmark
In office 3 October 2011 – 28 Juin 2015
Monarch	Margrethe II
Depute	Margrethe Vestager Morten Østergaard
Precedit bi	Lars Løkke Rasmussen
Succeedit bi	Lars Løkke Rasmussen
Leader o the Opposeetion
In office 12 Aprile 2005 – 3 October 2011
Prime Meenister	Anders Fogh Rasmussen Lars Løkke Rasmussen
Precedit bi	Mogens Lykketoft
Succeedit bi	Lars Løkke Rasmussen
Leader o the Social Democrats
In office 12 Aprile 2005 – 28 Juin 2015
Depute	Frank Jensen Mogens Jensen
Precedit bi	Mogens Lykketoft
Succeedit bi	Mette Frederiksen
Personal details
Born	(1966-12-14) 14 December 1966 (age 58) Rødovre, Denmark
Poleetical pairty	Social Democrats
Spoose(s)	Stephen Kinnock (1996–present)
Bairns	2 dauchters
Alma mater	Varsity o Copenhagen College o Europe
Signatur

Thorning-Schmidt served as a Member o the European Parliament for Denmark frae 1999 tae 2004 afore bein electit tae the Danish Parliament in 2005. She wis electit tae replace Mogens Lykketoft as Leader o the Social Democrats efter the 2005 parliamentary election, leadin her pairty through the 2007 parliamentary election, which wis wan bi the centre-richt alliance, an the 2011 parliamentary election, efter which she wis appyntit Prime Meenister bi Queen Margrethe II. Thorning-Schmidt haulds degrees in poleetical science frae the Varsity o Copenhagen an the College o Europe.^[1]