Mette Frederiksen
Mette Frederiksen (born 19 November 1977) is a Danish Social Democrat politician. Frederiksen has been the 27th Prime Minister of Denmark since 27 June 2019. She has been a member of the Folketing since 2001.[1] She worked in Helle Thorning-Schmidt's government as Minister of Employment from 2011 to 2014, and as Minister of Justice from 2014 to 2015.
Mette Frederiksen | |
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.jpg) Frederiksen in 2025 | |
| 27th Prime Minister of Denmark | |
| Assumed office 27 June 2019 | |
| Monarch | Margrethe II Frederik X |
| Preceded by | Lars Løkke Rasmussen |
| Leader of the Opposition | |
| In office 28 June 2015 – 27 June 2019 | |
| Monarch | Margrethe II |
| Prime Minister | Lars Løkke Rasmussen |
| Preceded by | Lars Løkke Rasmussen |
| Succeeded by | Lars Løkke Rasmussen |
| Leader of the Social Democrats | |
| Assumed office 28 June 2015 | |
| Deputy | Frank Jensen Mogens Jensen |
| Preceded by | Helle Thorning-Schmidt |
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 10 October 2014 – 28 June 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | Helle Thorning-Schmidt |
| Preceded by | Karen Hækkerup |
| Succeeded by | Søren Pind |
| Minister of Employment | |
| In office 3 October 2011 – 10 October 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Helle Thorning-Schmidt |
| Preceded by | Inger Støjberg |
| Succeeded by | Henrik Dam Kristensen |
| Member of the Folketing | |
| Assumed office 20 November 2001 | |
| Constituency | Copenhagen County |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 November 1977
(aged 48) Aalborg, Denmark |
| Political party | Social Democrats |
| Spouse(s) | Erik Harr
(m. 2003; div. 2014) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Aalborg University |
On 28 June 2015, Frederiksen replaced Thorning-Schmidt as leader of the Social Democrats.[2]
After the 2019 general election, her party won 49 out of 179 seats in the Folketing. She has been commissioned by Queen Margrethe II to lead the negotiations to form a new government. Frederiksen became the youngest Prime Minister in Danish history, at the age of 41 on 27 June 2019.[3]
Mette Frederiksen Media
Mette Frederiksen i Værløse
Frederiksen during a hearing on deleted text messages during the cull, 22 October 2025
Frederiksen with US President Donald Trump during a NATO meeting in London, United Kingdom, December 2019
Frederiksen meets with President of the European Council Charles Michel in Copenhagen, 14 May 2024.
Frederiksen with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv, 21 April 2022
Frederiksen at a press conference with Jens-Frederik Nielsen, 13 January 2026
Frederiksen participating in the annual Kristallnacht remembrance event at the Copenhagen Synagogue on Krystalgade, 9 November 2025
Kultorvet in Copenhagen, Denmark
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References
- ↑ Folketing biographyFolketing. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
- ↑ Portræt: Mette Frederiksen skal finde sin egen vejPolitiken. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
- ↑ Denmark's youngest prime minister to lead new government (25 June 2019)Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 27 June 2019.