Margrethe Vestager

Margrethe Vestager
Deputy Prime Minister of Denmark
Incumbent
Assumed office 3 October 2011
Prime Minister	Helle Thorning-Schmidt
Preceded by	Lars Barfoed
Minister for Economic and Interior Affairs
Incumbent
Assumed office 3 October 2011
Prime Minister	Helle Thorning-Schmidt
Preceded by	Brian Mikkelsen (Minister for Economy) Bertel Haarder (Minister for Interior)
Minister for Education and Church Affairs
In office 23 March 1998 – 27 November 2001
Prime Minister	Poul Nyrup Rasmussen
Leader of the Radikale Venstre
Incumbent
Assumed office 2007
Member of Parliament
Incumbent
Assumed office 20 November 2001
Personal details
Born	13 April 1968 (1968-04-13) Glostrup, Denmark
Political party	Radikale Venstre

Margrethe Vestager (born 13 April 1968 in Glostrup) is a Danish politician representing the Social-liberal Det Radikale Venstre. She has been a Member of Parliament (Folketinget) since 20 November 2001. On 15 June 2007 she was appointed parliamentary group leader of her party, replacing Marianne Jelved. On October 3, 2011, she became Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Economic and Interior Affairs under the government of Helle Thorning-Schmidt.

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Political offices
Preceded by Ole Vig Jensen	Church Minister of Denmark 23 March 1998 – 21 December 2000	Succeeded by Johannes Lebech
Preceded by Ole Vig Jensen	Education Minister of Denmark 23 March 1998 – 27 November 2001	Succeeded by Ulla Tørnæs
Preceded by Brian Mikkelsen (Minister for Economy) Bertel Haarder (Minister for Interior)	Minister for Economic and Interior Affairs 3 October 2011 –	Succeeded by Incumbent
Party political offices
Preceded by Grethe Erichsen	Chairman of the Danish Social Liberal Party 1993–1997	Succeeded by Johannes Lebech
Preceded by Marianne Jelved	Parliamentary group leader of the Danish Social Liberal Party 15 June 2007 – 5 October 2011	Succeeded by Marianne Jelved