Joy Mogensen (born 11 August 1980) is a Danish social democratic politician who served as Minister of Culture and Church from 2019 to 2021. She was born in

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, Canada, and is educated at

Roskilde University Roskilde University ( da, Roskilde Universitet, abbreviated RUC or RU) is a Danish public university founded in 1972 and located in Trekroner in the Eastern part of Roskilde. The university awards bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and PhD ...

. She served as mayor of

Roskilde Municipality Roskilde municipality ( da, Roskilde kommune) is a municipality in Region Sjælland, 30 km west of Copenhagen on the island of Zealand (''Sjælland'') in east Denmark. The biggest city is Roskilde, the municipality covers an area of 212 ...

from 2011 to 2019. She was appointed Minister for Culture and

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in the

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from 27 June 2019. In August 2021, she stepped down as minister.

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* 1980 births Living people Politicians from Toronto Danish Culture Ministers Social Democrats (Denmark) politicians 21st-century Danish politicians 21st-century Danish women politicians Women government ministers of Denmark Women mayors of places in Denmark Roskilde University alumni People from Roskilde {{Denmark-politician-stub