Frank Jensen

Frank Jensen
Jensen in 2010
Lord Mayor of Copenhagen
In office
1 January 2010 – 19 October 2020
DeputyAnne Vang
Preceded byRitt Bjerregaard
Succeeded byLars Weiss (acting)
Deputy Leader of the Social Democrats
In office
28 June 2015 – 19 October 2020
LeaderMette Frederiksen
Preceded byMogens Jensen
Minister of Justice
In office
30 December 1996 – 27 November 2001
Prime MinisterPoul Nyrup Rasmussen
Preceded byBjørn Westh
Succeeded byLene Espersen
Minister of Research
In office
27 September 1994 – 30 December 1996
Prime MinisterPoul Nyrup Rasmussen
Preceded byA.O Anderson
Succeeded byJytte Hilden
Personal details
Born (1961-05-28) 28 May 1961 (age 63)
Ulsted, Denmark
Political partySocial Democrats
SpouseJane Frimand Pedersen
Children2
Alma materAalborg University

Frank Jensen (born 28 May 1961) is a former[1] Danish politician of the Danish Social Democrats who served as Lord Mayor of Copenhagen between 2010 and 2020. He was Minister for Research from 1994 to 1996 and Minister of Justice from 1996 to 2001 under Poul Nyrup Rasmussen.

Jensen is an educated economist and holds a master's degree in economics from Aalborg University which he received in 1986.[2]

  1. ^ "Frank Jensen trækker sig efter krænkelsessager" (in Danish). Danmarks Radio. 2020-10-19.
  2. ^ "Om Frank Jensen" [About Frank Jensen] (in Danish). FrankJensen.dk. Archived from the original on 2013-10-14. Retrieved 2015-08-20.