Jakob Ellemann-Jensen | |
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.jpg) Ellemann-Jensen in 2020 | |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Denmark | |
| In office 15 December 2022 – 23 October 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Mette Frederiksen |
| Preceded by | Nicolai Wammen[a] |
| 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 | 25 September 1973 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] |
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]
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]
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- ^ a b c d Biography on the website of the Danish Parliament (Folketinget) (section "CV").
- ^ Bohr, Jakob Kjøgx (2022-12-15). "Her er SVM-regeringens ministre - TV 2". nyheder.tv2.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2022-12-15.
- ^ "Jakob Ellemann-Jensen er ny formand for Venstre". TV 2. 21 September 2019.
- ^ "Her er Lars Løkke Rasmussens nye ministre" [Here are Lars Løkke Rasmussen's new ministers] (in Danish). 2 May 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
De skal afløse Søren Pind (V) og Esben Lunde Larsen (V), der tirsdag offentliggjorde, at de stopper som henholdsvis uddannelses- og forskningsminister samt miljø- og fødevareminister [They will replace Søren Pind (V) and Esben Lunde Larsen (V), who announced on Tuesday that they will quit as Minister of Education and Research and Minister for Environment and Food, respectively].
- ^ For beginning date, see:
- Ritzau (5 August 2019). "BLÅ BOG: Jakob Ellemann-Jensen bliver politisk ordfører igen" [BLUE BOOK: Jakob Ellemann-Jensen becomes spokesman on political affairs again]. Retrieved 7 March 2020 – via Avisen.dk.
- Daniel Bue Lauritzen (24 September 2019). "Venstre rokerer i partiledelsen: Ellemann-Jensen gør sig selv til gruppeformand". Altinget. Retrieved 7 March 2020.