Mimi Jakobsen (born 19 November 1948 in

Copenhagen Copenhagen ( ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a population of 1.4 million in the Urban area of Copenhagen, urban area. The city is situated on the islands of Zealand and Amager, separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the ...

) is a Danish former

politician A politician is a person who participates in Public policy, policy-making processes, usually holding an elective position in government. Politicians represent the people, make decisions, and influence the formulation of public policy. The roles ...

and government minister and secretary general of the Danish chapter of the

International Save the Children Alliance Save the Children International, formerly known as the International Save The Children Alliance, is a worldwide non-profit organization that aims to improve the living of children. There are 30 Save the Children member organizations around the wo ...

. After 15 years she resigned from her position as secretary general of Save the Children Denmark on 17 June 2015. From 1989 to 2005 she was leader of the Centre Democrats, a political party formed by her father, former

Social Democrat Social democracy is a Social philosophy, social, Economic ideology, economic, and political philosophy within socialism that supports Democracy, political and economic democracy and a gradualist, reformist, and democratic approach toward achi ...

Erhard Jakobsen Erhard is a male German given name and surname, and may refer to: People *Erhard of Regensburg, bishop of Regensburg in the 7th century *Erhard Altdorfer (c. 1480–1561), German Early Renaissance printmaker, painter and architect *Erhard Arnold Ju ...

, in 1973. She was

minister of culture A culture minister or a heritage minister is a common cabinet position in governments. The culture minister is typically responsible for cultural policy, which often includes arts policy (direct and indirect support to artists and arts organiza ...

in the mid-1980s. On the 21 December 2006 she announced that she joined the

Social Democratic Social democracy is a Social philosophy, social, Economic ideology, economic, and political philosophy within socialism that supports Democracy, political and economic democracy and a gradualist, reformist, and democratic approach toward achi ...

party.

External links

Save the Children profileKvinfo profile

References

1948 births Living people Members of the Folketing Ministers for culture of Denmark Government ministers of Denmark Centre Democrats (Denmark) politicians Politicians from Copenhagen Women government ministers of Denmark Women members of the Folketing Leaders of political parties in Denmark {{Denmark-politician-stub