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Margrethe Vestager

Margrethe Vestager
Vestager in 2019
Executive Vice President of the European Commission for A Europe Fit for the Digital Age
Assumed office
1 December 2019
On leave: 5 September 2023 – 8 December 2023[a]
PresidentUrsula von der Leyen
Preceded byPosition established[b]
European Commissioner for Competition
Assumed office
1 November 2014
On leave: 5 September 2023 – 8 December 2023[c]
PresidentJean-Claude Juncker
Ursula von der Leyen
Preceded byJoaquín Almunia
Deputy Prime Minister of Denmark
In office
3 October 2011 – 2 September 2014
Prime MinisterHelle Thorning-Schmidt
Preceded byLars Barfoed
Succeeded byMorten Østergaard
Minister of the Economy and Interior
In office
3 October 2011 – 2 September 2014
Prime MinisterHelle Thorning-Schmidt
Preceded byBrian Mikkelsen (Economy)
Bertel Haarder (Interior)
Succeeded byMorten Østergaard
Leader of the Social Liberal Party
In office
15 June 2007 – 2 September 2014
Preceded byMarianne Jelved
Succeeded byMorten Østergaard
Minister of Education
In office
23 March 1998 – 27 November 2001
Prime MinisterPoul Nyrup Rasmussen
Preceded byOle Vig Jensen
Succeeded byUlla Tørnæs
Minister of Ecclesiastical Affairs
In office
23 March 1998 – 21 December 2000
Prime MinisterPoul Nyrup Rasmussen
Preceded byOle Vig Jensen
Succeeded byJohannes Lebech
Personal details
Born (1968-04-13) 13 April 1968 (age 56)
Glostrup, Denmark
Political partySocial Liberal Party
Other political
affiliations		Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party
Spouse
Thomas Jensen
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(m. 1994)​
Children3
EducationUniversity of Copenhagen

Margrethe Vestager (Danish pronunciation: [mɑˈkʁeˀtə ˈvestˌɛˀjɐ]; born 13 April 1968) is a Danish politician currently serving as Executive Vice President of the European Commission for A Europe Fit for the Digital Age since December 2019[2] and European Commissioner for Competition since 2014. Vestager is a member of the Danish Social Liberal Party, and of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party (ALDE) on the European level.

In 2023, European media called Vestager a waning star. Mistakes of judgement overshadowed her second mandate with the European Commission, such as the unsuccessful appointment of a US economics professor as Chief Economist for competition.[3][4]

Prior to joining the European Commission, she served in the Danish governments of Poul Nyrup Rasmussen as Minister for Ecclesiastical Affairs from 1998 to 2000 and Minister of Education from 1998 to 2001. She was leader of the Social Liberals from 2007 to 2014, and served as Minister of Economic Affairs and the Interior under Helle Thorning-Schmidt from 2011 to 2014.

Following the 2014 European Parliament election, Vestager was nominated as Denmark's European Commissioner in the Juncker Commission,[5] becoming Commissioner for Competition.[6] In the 2019 European Parliament election, she was one of ALDE's seven lead candidates.[7] After the election, Vestager was nominated as the Renew Europe group's candidate for President of the European Commission.[8] After the election of Ursula von der Leyen as President, Vestager was re-nominated as Denmark's Commissioner. She retained her Competition portfolio while also becoming one of the Commission's three Executive Vice Presidents, with responsibility for "A Europe Fit for the Digital Age".[9]

In her capacity as Commissioner for Competition, Vestager has gained international recognition for investigating, fining, or bringing lawsuits against major multinational companies including Google,[10] Apple Inc.,[11] Amazon,[12] Facebook, Qualcomm,[13] Siemens, Alstom,[14] and Gazprom.[15][16] She has been described as "the rich world's most powerful trustbuster"[17] and "the world's most famous regulator".[13] Vestager has been the target of criticism by American corporations and US President Donald Trump for her efforts throughout her tenure as European Commissioner for Competition.[18][19]

  1. ^ a b "Reynders to take over as EU competition chief". 5 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Margrethe Vestager". European Commission. 2019-11-19. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
  3. ^ Stolton, Samuel (13 April 2023). "The Total Eclipse of Magrethe Vestager". Politico. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Once the bane of big tech, Vestager's star wanes". France 24. 8 December 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
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  7. ^ "Leading liberals join EU election fray". Politico. 19 March 2019.
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  9. ^ "Next European Commission: List in full". POLITICO. 2019-09-10. Retrieved 2019-09-10.
  10. ^ "European Commission fines Google $2.7B in antitrust ruling".
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  16. ^ Danny Hakim (April 15, 2015), The Danish Politician Who Accused Google of Antitrust Violations New York Times.
  17. ^ "Is Margrethe Vestager championing consumers or her political career". The Economist. 14 September 2017.
  18. ^ "New EU antitrust head not swayed by anti-Americanism, bullies". Reuters. 2014-09-23. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
  19. ^ Cite error: The named reference trump was invoked but never defined (see the help page).


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