Jakob Ellemann-Jensen (born 25 September 1973) is a Danish former politician who served as Deputy Prime Minister of Denmark and

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under Prime Minister

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from 2022 to 2023. He led the Venstre party from 2019 to 2023. A member of the

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since the 2011 general election, Ellemann-Jensen served as Minister for Environment and Food under Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen from 2018 to 2019. (section "CV"). He was spokesman on political affairs for Venstre from 2015 to 2018 and again briefly in 2019.

Early life and education

Ellemann-Jensen was born on 25 September 1973 in

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, approximately 25km (15.5 mi) north of

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. He is the son of former

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Uffe Ellemann-Jensen and former editor-in-chief Alice Vestergaard.

Early career

Ellemann-Jensen graduated from N. Zahle's School in 1992. He went on to complete his BSc at the

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in 1999, as well as his MSc in 2002, also at Copenhagen Business School. From 2000 to 2002, he worked as a legal advisor for

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and from 2002 to 2005 as a lawyer at

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Denmark, where he later became head of the contract and negotiation department. From 2007 to 2011, he worked as a corporate lawyer for

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Political career

Ellemann-Jensen was first elected into parliament in the 2011 general election, receiving 7,786 votes; he was reelected in the 2015 election with 8,678 votes. In 2018, Ellemann-Jensen became the Minister for Environment and Food in the third Løkke Rasmussen cabinet. Ellemann-Jensen was elected again in the 2019 Danish general election, receiving 19,388 votes. After Lars Løkke Rasmussen stepped down as Venstre's party leader after the election, the party elected Ellemann-Jensen as the new leader. On 15 December 2022, he was appointed minister of defence and deputy prime minister in Mette Frederiksen's second cabinet following the 2022 election. In February 2023, Ellemann-Jensen announced that he would go on

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after having experienced stress symptoms and a brief admission to the hospital;

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acted Defence Minister in Ellemann-Jensen's absence. He returned on 1 August 2023. On 23 October 2023, he announced his resignation as party leader and his departure from Danish politics.

Other activities

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(ECFR), Member of the Council *

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* , - , - 1973 births Living people Copenhagen Business School alumni Vice-prime ministers of Denmark Agriculture ministers of Denmark Ministers for the environment of Denmark Venstre (Denmark) politicians IBM employees PwC people 21st-century Danish lawyers People from Hørsholm Municipality Members of the Folketing 2011–2015 Members of the Folketing 2015–2019 Members of the Folketing 2019–2022 Leaders of Venstre (Denmark) Members of the Folketing 2022–2026 {{authority control