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Meet the new Prime Minister of Denmark

There is a new 'Sherif' in Town: Helle Thorning-Schmidt became Prime Minister of Denmark on October 3, 2011. She is Denmarks´s first ever female Head of State

The new Danish Goverment consists of the following parties:

  • Socialdemokraterne (The Social Democrats),
  • Radikale Venstre (The Danish Social-Liberal Party), and
  • Socialistisk Folkeparti (The Socialist People’s Party)

Prime Minister, Helle Thorning-Schmidt was born 14 December 1966, is married to Stephen Kinnock and has two children

Political career

For more information you can visit The Prime Minister´s Office