Jakob Ellemann-Jensen
Jakob Ellemann-Jensen (born 25 September 1973 in Hørsholm) is a Danish politician who has been chairman of the Venstre party since 21 September 2019.[3] A member of the Danish Parliament for Venstre since the 2011 Danish general election, he was Minister for Environment and Food from 2 May 2018 to 27 June 2019[2] and spokesman on political affairs for Venstre from 2015 to 2018,[2] and again in August–September 2019.[4] Furthermore, he has been Member of the Folketing representing mentioned party in the Østjylland constituency since 18 June 2015.[2]
Jakob Ellemann-Jensen | |
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Leader of the Opposition | |
Assumed office 21 September 2019 | |
Prime Minister | Mette Frederiksen |
Preceded by | Lars Løkke Rasmussen |
Leader of Venstre | |
Assumed office 21 September 2019 | |
Preceded by | Lars Løkke Rasmussen |
Member of the Folketing | |
Assumed office 5 September 2011 | |
Constituency | Østjylland (2015–) Fyn (2011–2015) |
Minister for Environment and Food | |
In office 2 May 2018 – 27 June 2019 | |
Prime Minister | Lars Løkke Rasmussen |
Preceded by | Esben Lunde-Larsen[1] |
Succeeded by | Lea Wermelin (Environment) Mogens Jensen (Food) |
Personal details | |
Born | Hørsholm, Denmark | 25 September 1973
Political party | Venstre |
Spouse(s) | Anne Marie Preisler |
Children | 3 |
Father | Uffe Ellemann-Jensen |
Relatives | Karen Ellemann (sister) |
Alma mater | Copenhagen Business School |
Military service | |
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Years of service | 1992–2000[2] |
Rank | Captain[2] |
Battles/wars | Bosnian War[2] |
Early life
Ellemann-Jensen was born on 25 September 1973 in Hørsholm,[2] which lies approximately 25 km north of Copenhagen. He is the son of former Foreign Minister Uffe Ellemann-Jensen and former editor-in-chief Alice Vestergaard.[2] Ellemann-Jensen graduated from N. Zahle's School in 1992, and went on to complete his BSc at the Copenhagen Business School 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 PricewaterhouseCoopers and from 2002 to 2005 as a lawyer at IBM Denmark, where he later became head of the contract and negotiation department. From 2007 to 2011, he worked as a corporate lawyer for GN Store Nord.[5]
Political career
Ellemann-Jensen was first elected into parliament in the 2011 election, receiving 7,786 votes. He was reelected in the 2015 election with 8,678 votes. After the election Venstre became the governmental party, with party leader Lars Løkke Rasmussen becoming prime minister. During the term Venstre joined into a coalition with Conservative People's Party and Liberal Alliance. In this cabinet Ellemann-Jensen became the new minister for Environment and Food, after a scandal involving former minister Esben Lunde-Larsen.[6][7][8]
Ellemann-Jensen was elected again in the 2019 Danish general election, receiving 19,388 votes. After Lars Løkke Rasmussen stepped back as Venstre's party leader after the election, the party elected Ellemann-Jensen as the new leader.[9][10]
References
- "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].
- Biography on the website of the Danish Parliament (Folketinget) (section "CV").
- "Jakob Ellemann-Jensen er ny formand for Venstre". TV 2. 21 September 2019.
- For beginning date, see:
- Ritzau. "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.
- "Personprofil: Jakob Ellemann-Jensen". TV2 Østjylland. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- Dst.dk "Valgte kandidater og stedfortrædere, Folketingsvalg torsdag 15. september 2011" Retrieved 4 February 2021
- Dst.dk "Valgte kandidater og stedfortrædere, Folketingsvalg torsdag 18. juni 2015" Retrieved 4 February 2021
- Fvm.dk "Jakob Ellemann-Jensen er ny miljø- og fødevareminister" Retrieved 4 Februar 2021
- Dst.dk "Valgte kandidater og stedfortrædere, Folketingsvalg onsdag 5. juni 2019" Retrieved 4 February 2021
- Altinget.dk "Jakob Ellemann-Jensen bliver ny formand for Venstre" Retrieved 4 February 2021
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Political offices | ||
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Preceded by Esben Lunde Larsen |
Minister for Environment and Food 2018–2019 |
Succeeded by Lea Wermelin as Minister of Environment |
Succeeded by Mogens Jensen as Minister of Food | ||
Preceded by Lars Løkke Rasmussen |
Leader of the Opposition 2019–present |
Incumbent |
Party political offices | ||
Preceded by Kristian Jensen Acting |
Leader of Venstre 2019–present |
Incumbent |