Jeppe Kofod
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Jeppe Sebastian Kofod (born 14 March 1974) is a former Danish politician of the Social Democratic Party who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Denmark between 27 June 2019 to 15 December 2022.
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Jeppe Kofod | |
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Minister for Foreign Affairs | |
In office 27 June 2019 – 15 December 2022 | |
Prime Minister | Mette Frederiksen |
Preceded by | Anders Samuelsen |
Succeeded by | Lars Løkke Rasmussen |
Vice President of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats | |
Assumed office 14 December 2016 | |
President | Sergei Stanishev |
Preceded by | Position established |
Member of the European Parliament for Denmark | |
In office 1 July 2014 – 27 June 2019 | |
Preceded by | Dan Jørgensen |
Succeeded by | Marianne Vind |
Member of the Folketing for Bornholm | |
In office 11 March 1998 – 30 June 2014 | |
Preceded by | Eva Fatum |
Succeeded by | Lea Wermelin |
Personal details | |
Born | Jeppe Sebastian Kofod (1974-03-14) 14 March 1974 (age 50) Copenhagen, Denmark |
Political party | Social Democrats |
Other political affiliations | Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats |
Education | Roskilde University Harvard University |
Website | Official website |
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Kofod previously served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2014 to 2019. Within the Party of European Socialists group, he led the Social Democrats from Denmark. Kofod was a member of the Folketing (the Danish Parliament) from the Social Democrats from 1998 until 2014 and again briefly as a substitute member for two months in 2023.