Frank Jensen

Frank Jensen
Jensen in 2010
Deputy Leader of the Social Democrats
Deputy	Anne Vang
Leader	Mette Frederiksen
Lord Mayor of Copenhagen
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 January 2010
Preceded by	Ritt Bjerregaard
Minister of Justice
In office 30 December 1996 – 27 November 2001
Preceded by	Bjorn Westh
Succeeded by	Lene Espersen
Minister of Research
In office 27 September 1994 – 30 December 1996
Preceded by	A.O Anderson
Succeeded by	Jytte Hilden
Personal details
Born	28 May 1961 Denmark
Political party	Social Democrats
Alma mater	Aalborg University

Frank Jensen (born 28 May 1961) is a Danish politician, member of the Danish Social Democrats, and has been Lord Mayor of Copenhagen since 1 January 2010. He was Minister for Research 27 September 1994 to 30 December 1996 in the Cabinet of Poul Nyrup Rasmussen II and Justice Minister from 30 December 1996 to 27 November 2001 in the Cabinets of Poul Nyrup Rasmussen III and IV.

When Mogens Lykketoft resigned as leader of the Social Democrats after losing the 2005 Danish parliamentary election, Frank Jensen and Helle Thorning-Schmidt were the two candidates to succeed him. The party members voted on 12 April 2005, electing Helle Thorning-Schmidt as leader with 24,261 votes (53%) against 21,348 votes (47%) for Frank Jensen.

Frank Jensen is an educated economist and holds a master's degree in economics from Aalborg University which he received in 1986.^[1]

In May 2015, he banned all 45,000 city employees from flying with budget airline Ryanair for official business.^[2]

References

1. "Om Frank Jensen" [About Frank Jensen] (in Danish). FrankJensen.dk. Retrieved 2015-08-20.
2. Amey, Katey (18 May 2015). "Copenhagen mayor bans all city employees from using Ryanair for official travel over claims of low wages and poor working conditions". Daily Mail. Retrieved 2015-08-20.

External Links

• Official website