Jakob Ellemann-Jensen (born 25 September 1973) is a Danish former politician who served as Deputy Prime Minister of Denmark and Minister of Defence under Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen from 2022 to 2023.[2] He led the Venstre party from 2019 to 2023.[3]
Jakob Ellemann-Jensen | |
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.jpg) Ellemann-Jensen in 2020 | |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Denmark | |
| In office 15 December 2022 – 23 October 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Mette Frederiksen |
| Preceded by | Nicolai Wammen[a] |
| Succeeded by | Troels Lund Poulsen |
| Minister for Economic Affairs | |
| In office 22 August 2023 – 23 October 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Mette Frederiksen |
| Preceded by | Troels Lund Poulsen |
| Succeeded by | Troels Lund Poulsen |
| Minister of Defence | |
| In office 15 December 2022 – 22 August 2023 On leave: 6 February 2023 – 1 August 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Mette Frederiksen |
| Preceded by | Morten Bødskov |
| Succeeded by | Troels Lund Poulsen |
| Leader of Venstre | |
| In office 21 September 2019 – 23 October 2023 | |
| Deputy | Inger Støjberg (2019–2020) Stephanie Lose (2021–present) |
| Preceded by | Lars Løkke Rasmussen |
| Succeeded by | Troels Lund Poulsen |
| Member of the Folketing | |
| In office 15 September 2011 – 23 October 2023 | |
| Constituency | Funen (2011–2015) East Jutland (2015–2023) |
| Minister for Environment and Food | |
| In office 2 May 2018 – 27 June 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Lars Løkke Rasmussen |
| Preceded by | Esben Lunde-Larsen |
| Succeeded by | Lea Wermelin (Environment) Mogens Jensen (Food) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 September 1973 Hørsholm, Denmark |
| Political party | Venstre (1991–2023) |
| Spouse | Anne Marie Preisler |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent |
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| Relatives | Karen Ellemann (sister) |
| Alma mater | Copenhagen Business School |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Denmark |
| Branch/service |  Royal Danish Army |
| Years of service | 1992–2000[1] |
| Rank | Captain[1] |
| Battles/wars | Bosnian War[1] |
A member of the Folketing since the 2011 general election, Ellemann-Jensen served as Minister for Environment and Food under Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen from 2018 to 2019.[4][1] He was spokesman on political affairs for Venstre from 2015 to 2018 and again briefly in 2019.[5]
Early life and education
editEllemann-Jensen was born on 25 September 1973 in Hørsholm,[1] 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]
Early career
editEllemann-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.[6]
Political career
editEllemann-Jensen was first elected into parliament in the 2011 general election, receiving 7,786 votes;[7] he was reelected in the 2015 election with 8,678 votes.[8]
In 2018, Ellemann-Jensen became the Minister for Environment and Food in the third Løkke Rasmussen cabinet.[9]
Ellemann-Jensen was elected again in the 2019 Danish general election, receiving 19,388 votes.[10] After Lars Løkke Rasmussen stepped down as Venstre's party leader after the election, the party elected Ellemann-Jensen as the new leader.[11]
On 15 December 2022, he was appointed minister of defence and deputy prime minister in Mette Frederiksen's second cabinet following the 2022 election.[12]
In February 2023, Ellemann-Jensen announced that he would go on sick leave after having experienced stress symptoms and a brief admission to the hospital; Minister for Economic Affairs Troels Lund Poulsen acted Defence Minister in Ellemann-Jensen's absence.[13] He returned on 1 August 2023.[14] On 23 October 2023, he announced his resignation as party leader and his departure from Danish politics.[15][16]
Other activities
edit- European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR), Member of the Council[17]
- Trilateral Commission, Member of the European Group[18]
Notes
edit- ^ As second-highest ranked minister.
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f Biography on the website of the Danish Parliament (Folketinget) (section "CV").
- ^ Bohr, Jakob Kjøgx (2022-12-15). "Her er SVM-regeringens ministre - TV 2". nyheder.tv2.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2022-12-15.
- ^ "Jakob Ellemann-Jensen er ny formand for Venstre". TV 2. 21 September 2019.
- ^ "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].
- ^ For beginning date, see:
- Ritzau (5 August 2019). "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.
- ^ "Valgte kandidater og stedfortrædere, Folketingsvalg torsdag 15. september 2011". Statistics Denmark. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ "Valgte kandidater og stedfortrædere, Folketingsvalg torsdag 18. juni 2015". Statistics Denmark. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ "Jakob Ellemann-Jensen er ny miljø- og fødevareminister". fvm.dk. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ "Valgte kandidater og stedfortrædere, Folketingsvalg onsdag 5. juni 2019". Statistics Denmark. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ "Jakob Ellemann-Jensen bliver ny formand for Venstre". Altinget. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ Bohr, Jakob Kjøgx (2022-12-15). "Her er SVM-regeringens ministre - TV 2". nyheder.tv2.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2022-12-15.
- ^ Nikolaj Skydsgaard (11 May 2023), Danish defence minister to return from sick leave in August Reuters.
- ^ "Ellemann: At blive ramt af stress kan opleves som en dødsdom - TV 2". nyheder.tv2.dk (in Danish). 2023-07-31. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
- ^ "Jakob Ellemann trækker sig fra dansk politik - TV 2". nyheder.tv2.dk (in Danish). 2023-10-23. Retrieved 2023-10-23.
- ^ "Ændringer i regeringen". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 2023-10-23.
- ^ Members European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR).
- ^ Membership Archived 2021-03-02 at the Wayback Machine Trilateral Commission.