Frank Jensen

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Frank Jensen
Jensen in 2010
Lord Mayor of Copenhagen
In office 1 January 2010 – 19 October 2020
Deputy	Anne Vang
Preceded by	Ritt Bjerregaard
Succeeded by	Lars Weiss (acting)
Deputy Leader of the Social Democrats
In office 28 June 2015 – 19 October 2020
Leader	Mette Frederiksen
Preceded by	Mogens Jensen
Minister of Justice
In office 30 December 1996 – 27 November 2001
Prime Minister	Poul Nyrup Rasmussen
Preceded by	Bjørn Westh
Succeeded by	Lene Espersen
Minister of Research
In office 27 September 1994 – 30 December 1996
Prime Minister	Poul Nyrup Rasmussen
Preceded by	A.O Anderson
Succeeded by	Jytte Hilden
Personal details
Born	(1961-05-28) 28 May 1961 (age 63) Ulsted, Denmark
Political party	Social Democrats
Spouse	Jane Frimand Pedersen
Children	2
Alma mater	Aalborg University

Frank Jensen (born 28 May 1961) is a former^[1] Danish politician of the Danish Social Democrats who served as Lord Mayor of Copenhagen between 2010 and 2020. He was Minister for Research from 1994 to 1996 and Minister of Justice from 1996 to 2001 under Poul Nyrup Rasmussen.

Jensen is an educated economist and holds a master's degree in economics from Aalborg University which he received in 1986.^[2]