Jakob Ellemann-Jensen

Jakob Ellemann-Jensen (born 25 September 1973) is a Danish politician who has served as Leader of the Opposition and Leader of Venstre since 2019.[2] A member of the Folketing since the 2011 general election, he served as Minister for Environment and Food under Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen from 2 May 2018 to 27 June 2019.[3][1] He was spokesman on political affairs for Venstre from 2015 to 2018 and again briefly in 2019.[4]

Jakob Ellemann-Jensen
Leader of the Opposition
Assumed office
21 September 2019
Prime MinisterMette Frederiksen
Preceded byLars Løkke Rasmussen
Leader of Venstre
Assumed office
21 September 2019
DeputyInger Støjberg
Stephanie Lose
Preceded byLars Løkke Rasmussen
Minister for Environment and Food
In office
2 May 2018 – 27 June 2019
Prime MinisterLars Løkke Rasmussen
Preceded byEsben Lunde-Larsen
Succeeded byLea Wermelin (Environment)
Mogens Jensen (Food)
Member of the Folketing
Assumed office
15 September 2011
ConstituencyFunen (2011–2015)
East Jutland (2015–present)
Personal details
Born (1973-09-25) 25 September 1973
Hørsholm, Denmark
Political partyVenstre
Spouse(s)Anne Marie Preisler
Children3
Parent(s)
RelativesKaren Ellemann (sister)
Alma materCopenhagen Business School
Military service
Allegiance Denmark
Branch/service Royal Danish Army
Years of service1992–2000[1]
RankCaptain[1]
Battles/warsBosnian War[1]

Early life

Ellemann-Jensen was born on 25 September 1973 in Hørsholm,[1] which lies approximately 25 km (15.5 mi) north of Copenhagen. He is the son of former Foreign Minister Uffe Ellemann-Jensen and former editor-in-chief Alice Vestergaard.[1]

Ellemann-Jensen graduated from N. Zahle's School in 1992. He 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] Under his leadership, the party have turbulent times, which concluded in the impeachment of former Deputy Leader of Venstre, Inger Støjberg.

Other activities

References
  1. Biography on the website of the Danish Parliament (Folketinget) (section "CV").
  2. "Jakob Ellemann-Jensen er ny formand for Venstre". TV 2. 21 September 2019.
  3. "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].
  4. For beginning date, see: For end date, see:
  5. "Personprofil: Jakob Ellemann-Jensen". TV2 Østjylland. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  6. Dst.dk "Valgte kandidater og stedfortrædere, Folketingsvalg torsdag 15. september 2011" Retrieved 4 February 2021
  7. Dst.dk "Valgte kandidater og stedfortrædere, Folketingsvalg torsdag 18. juni 2015" Retrieved 4 February 2021
  8. Fvm.dk "Jakob Ellemann-Jensen er ny miljø- og fødevareminister" Retrieved 4 Februar 2021
  9. Dst.dk "Valgte kandidater og stedfortrædere, Folketingsvalg onsdag 5. juni 2019" Retrieved 4 February 2021
  10. Altinget.dk "Jakob Ellemann-Jensen bliver ny formand for Venstre" Retrieved 4 February 2021
  11. Membership Trilateral Commission.


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