Mogens Lykketoft

Mogens Lykketoft
Lykketoft in 2011
President of the United Nations General Assembly
In office 16 September 2015 – 13 September 2016
Preceded by	Sam Kutesa
Succeeded by	Peter Thomson
Speaker of the Folketing
In office 29 September 2011 – 3 July 2015
Monarch	Margrethe II
Preceded by	Thor Pedersen
Succeeded by	Pia Kjærsgaard
Leader of the Social Democrats
In office 14 December 2002 – 12 April 2005
Preceded by	Poul Nyrup Rasmussen
Succeeded by	Helle Thorning-Schmidt
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 21 December 2000 – 27 November 2001
Prime Minister	Poul Nyrup Rasmussen
Preceded by	Niels Helveg Petersen
Succeeded by	Per Stig Møller
Minister of Finance
In office 25 January 1993 – 21 December 2000
Prime Minister	Poul Nyrup Rasmussen
Preceded by	Henning Dyremose
Succeeded by	Pia Gjellerup
Minister of Taxation
In office 20 January 1980 – 10 September 1981
Prime Minister	Anker Jørgensen
Preceded by	Karl Hjortnæs
Succeeded by	Isi Foighel
Personal details
Born	(1946-01-09) 9 January 1946 (age 78) Copenhagen, Denmark
Political party	Social Democrats
Spouse(s)	Aase Toft (1967–1979) Helle Mollerup (1980–1986) Jytte Hilden (1987–2004) Mette Holm (2005–present)
Children	Maja Kit
Alma mater	University of Copenhagen
Website	Official website

Mogens Lykketoft (Danish pronunciation: [ˈmɔːwn̩s ˈløkəˌtsʰʌft]; born 9 January 1946) is a Danish politician who served as Leader of the Social Democrats (Socialdemokraterne) from 2002 to 2005.

He succeeded Poul Nyrup Rasmussen as party leader. After losing the 2005 parliamentary election, he resigned his office. In the Cabinets of Poul Nyrup Rasmussen I, II, III and IV which governed from 1993 to 2001, he held positions as Finance Minister and Foreign Minister. During the cabinet of Helle Thorning Schmidt from 2011 to 2015 he was Speaker of the Folketing.

In June 2015 he was unanimously elected the President of the United Nations General Assembly presiding over the 70th session of the General Assembly beginning 15 September 2015.^[1][2]