Mette Frederiksen

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Mette Frederiksen (born 19 November 1977) is a Danish politician who has been Prime Minister of Denmark since June 2019 and Leader of the Social Democrats since June 2015. The second woman to hold either office, she is also the youngest Prime Minister in Danish history.

After a career as a trade unionist, Frederiksen was first elected to the Folketing in 2001, representing Copenhagen County. After the Social Democrats won the 2011 election, she was appointed Minister of Employment by Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt; she was later promoted to become Minister of Justice in 2014. After the Social Democrats' narrow defeat in the 2015 election, Thorning-Schmidt stood down, and Frederiksen won the subsequent leadership election to replace her, becoming Leader of the Opposition.

English Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mette_Frederiksen

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