Frank Jensen

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.

References

• frank-jensen.dk Official homepage
• CV - from Folketinget

Political offices
Preceded by A.O. Andersen	Minister for Research 1994 – 1996	Succeeded by Jytte Hilden
Preceded by Bjørn Westh	Justice Minister of Denmark 1996 – 2001	Succeeded by Lene Espersen
Preceded by Ritt Bjerregaard	Lord Mayor of Copenhagen 1 January 2010–present	Incumbent