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Mette Frederiksen

Mette Frederiksen
Head shot of Frederiksen with a Denmark flag in the background
Frederiksen in 2025
Prime Minister of Denmark
Incumbent
Assumed office
27 June 2019
MonarchsMargrethe II
Frederik X
DeputyJakob Ellemann-Jensen
Troels Lund Poulsen
Preceded byLars Løkke Rasmussen
Leader of the Social Democrats
Incumbent
Assumed office
28 June 2015
DeputyFrank Jensen
Mogens Jensen
Preceded byHelle Thorning-Schmidt
Minister of Justice
In office
10 October 2014 – 28 June 2015
Prime MinisterHelle Thorning-Schmidt
Preceded byKaren Hækkerup
Succeeded bySøren Pind
Minister of Employment
In office
3 October 2011 – 10 October 2014
Prime MinisterHelle Thorning-Schmidt
Preceded byInger Støjberg
Succeeded byHenrik Dam Kristensen
Member of the Folketing
Incumbent
Assumed office
20 November 2001
ConstituencyCopenhagen (2001–2007)
Greater Copenhagen (2007–2019)
North Jutland (2019–present)
Personal details
Born (1977-11-19) 19 November 1977 (age 47)
Aalborg, Denmark
Political partySocial Democrats
Spouses
Erik Harr
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(m. 2003; div. 2014)​
Bo Tengberg
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(m. 2020)​
Children2
Alma materAalborg University (BA)
University of Copenhagen (MA)

Mette Frederiksen K.1 (Danish: [ˈmetə ˈfʁeðˀəʁeksn̩] ⓘ; born 19 November 1977) is a Danish politician who has been the 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, the first to be born after Margrethe II's accession to the throne, and the first to serve under Frederik X.[1]

Besides a brief career as a trade unionist (2000–2001), Frederiksen has never had any employment outside politics. She was first elected to the Folketing in the 2001 general election, representing Copenhagen County. After the Social Democrats won the 2011 general election, she was appointed Minister of Employment by Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt. She was promoted to Minister of Justice in 2014. After the Social Democrats' narrow defeat in the 2015 general election, Thorning-Schmidt stood down, and Frederiksen won the subsequent leadership election to replace her, becoming Leader of the Opposition.[2][3] Frederiksen led her party into the 2019 general election, which resulted in the bloc of left-wing and centre-left parties (her Social Democrats, the Social Liberals, the Socialist People's Party, the Red–Green Alliance, the Faroese Social Democratic Party, and Greenland's Siumut and Inuit Ataqatigiit) winning a majority in the Folketing. Frederiksen was subsequently commissioned by Queen Margrethe II to lead negotiations to form a new government, and was sworn in as prime minister on 27 June. In December 2021, she became the longest-serving incumbent female head of government in the European Union.

In July 2022, the Mink Commission released a report that criticised Frederiksen's government's handling of the Cluster 5 COVID-19 outbreak among Danish mink, though it absolved Frederiksen of deliberate misleading of the public.[4] The Radikale Venstre brought an ultimatum against Frederiksen threatening to bring a motion of no confidence against her government if she did not call for an early election.[5] On 5 October 2022, Frederiksen announced that a general election was to be held on 1 November of the same year.[6] The election resulted in the best result for the Social Democrats in 20 years with the party gaining two more seats for a total of 50.[7] Frederiksen herself received 60,837 votes, the most of any candidate.[8] On 13 December 2022, Frederiksen announced that an accord on a coalition government with the Social Democrats, the Venstre and the Moderates had been reached, with herself continuing as prime minister.[9]

In domestic politics, Frederiksen has pursued an extremely hardline refugee and immigration policy, which has earned her both criticism and praise.[10] With the red majority that secured her the prime ministerial post, she enacted the Climate Act, which requires a 70% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, but has since been criticised by the Danish Climate Council for slow implementation and procrastination on climate issues, even though her government entered into a 2024 Green Tripartite agreement establishing tax on agricultural emissions, including flatulence by livestock, the first of its kind in the world.[11][12][13] In social policy, she has extended pensions to a number of manual workers, who can retire earlier, strengthened vocational education, and curtailed master's programmes, much to the dismay of many in the Folketing and the academic world.[14][15][16] Her government also led Denmark through the COVID-19 pandemic.[17]

In foreign policy, Frederiksen initially expressed scepticism towards the EU, particularly with regard to immigration and the economy, and was even considered one of the most EU-sceptical prime ministers in Danish history.[18] However, this has since changed dramatically, particularly as a result of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.[19] In light of this, she has subsequently abandoned fiscal conservatism, now supports European common debt, and has officially withdrawn from the Frugal Four.[20][21] In the area of defence and security policy in particular, Frederiksen has repeatedly emphasised the importance of NATO, and especially the United States.[22] She is considered one of the most unwavering supporters of Ukraine, and during her term in office, Denmark became one of the largest contributors economically and militarily (based on GDP).[23] In 2024, her government raised Denmark's defence budgets to over 2% of GDP and will reach 3% by 2025-26.[24] She also won a referendum on abolishing Denmark's EU defence opt-out, extended conscription and expanded it to include women.[25][26]

  1. ^ "Denmark's youngest prime minister to lead new government". Deutsche Welle. 25 June 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  2. ^ Biography on the website of the Danish Parliament (Folketinget). Accessed on 29 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Portræt: Mette Frederiksen skal finde sin egen vej" [Portrait: Mette Frederiksen has to find her own way]. Politiken (in Danish). 20 June 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  4. ^ "Minkkommissionen: Grov vildledning af Mette Frederiksen på pressemøde om minkaflivning". DR (in Danish). 30 June 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Sofie Carsten Nielsen: Vil vælte Mette Frederiksen hvis ikke hun udskriver valg inden 4. oktober". DR (in Danish). 2 July 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  6. ^ "Mette Frederiksen udskriver folketingsvalg: Afholdes 1. november". DR (in Danish). 5 October 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  7. ^ "Mette Frederiksen takker for stemmerne | Nyheder". DR (in Danish). 2 November 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  8. ^ "Hvem er valgt? Se valgte kandidater og personlige stemmer | DR". www.dr.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  9. ^ "Denmark has a new government after parties agree on coalition". The Local Denmark. 13 December 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  10. ^ "JD Vance had a point on migration, Denmark's prime minister warns EU leaders". POLITICO. 20 March 2025. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  11. ^ "Flatulence tax: Denmark agrees deal to tax farmers for livestock emissions". www.bbc.com. 18 November 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  12. ^ "EU i dagens aviser onsdag den 1. marts 2023 - Europa-Kommissionen". denmark.representation.ec.europa.eu (in Danish). Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  13. ^ Henley, Jon (5 June 2019). "Centre-left Social Democrats victorious in Denmark elections". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  14. ^ Kvist, Jon (January 2021). "A new early pension scheme in Denmark since 1 January 2021". ESPN Flash Report 2021/01. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  15. ^ "National reforms in vocational education and training". eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  16. ^ Juhl, Martin (28 November 2024). "Key committee says reform to Danish master's degrees is »extremely difficult«". University Post – Independent of management (in Danish). Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  17. ^ Gronholt-Pedersen, Jacob; Skydsgaard, Nikolaj (18 May 2020). "Fast in, first out: Denmark leads lockdown exit". Reuters. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  18. ^ "Mette Frederiksen er historiens mest EU-skeptiske statsminister - Altinget". www.altinget.dk. 29 January 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  19. ^ Schacke-Barfoed, Lykke Friis, Iben Tybjærg (7 June 2022). "Denmark's Zeitenwende". ECFR. Retrieved 26 June 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  20. ^ "Denmark to drop 'frugal' stance on EU budget to counter threat from Russia". POLITICO. 4 June 2025. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  21. ^ "Denmark quits the Frugal Four to focus on rearming Europe". euronews. 3 June 2025. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  22. ^ "A Conversation With Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen of Denmark | Council on Foreign Relations". www.cfr.org. Retrieved 26 June 2025. {{cite web}}: |first= missing |last= (help)
  23. ^ "Denmark takes pride in being top military aid donor to Ukraine in NATO". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  24. ^ "Agreement putting Denmark at more than 3 pct. of GDP allocated for defence in 2025 and 2026". Ministry of Defence. Archived from the original on 7 June 2025. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  25. ^ London, Charlie Campbell / (1 June 2022). "Denmark Reversed 30 Years of Euroskeptic Defense Policy". TIME. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  26. ^ Orbán, Tamás (26 March 2025). "Denmark Moves to Women's Mandatory Military Service Sooner Than Expected". europeanconservative.com. Retrieved 26 June 2025.

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