Ane Halsboe-Jørgensen (born 4 May 1983 in Brovst) is a Danish politician, who is a member of the

Folketing The Folketing ( da, Folketinget, ; ), also known as the Parliament of Denmark or the Danish Parliament in English, is the unicameral national legislature (parliament) of the Kingdom of Denmark—Denmark proper together with the Faroe Islands ...

for the

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. She has been the

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and Ecclesiastical Affairs since 2021. She was elected member of

Folketinget The Folketing ( da, Folketinget, ; ), also known as the Parliament of Denmark or the Danish Parliament in English, is the unicameral national legislature (parliament) of the Kingdom of Denmark—Denmark proper together with the Faroe Islands a ...

for the

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. She was appointed Minister of Higher Education and Science in the

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from 27 June 2019. On 16 August 2021, the former Minister of Church and Ecclesiastical Affairs

Joy Mogensen Joy Mogensen (born 11 August 1980) is a Danish social democratic politician who served as Minister of Culture and Church from 2019 to 2021. She was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and is educated at Roskilde University. She served as mayor o ...

resigned and Halsboe-Jørgensen took over the position.

Political career

Halsboe-Jørgensen was first elected into parliament at the 2011 Danish general election, where she received 5,171 votes. She was reelected in

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with 8,285 votes and in

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with 4,977 votes.

References

External links

Biography on the website of the Danish Parliament (Folketinget)
1983 births Living people People from Jammerbugt Municipality Women members of the Folketing Social Democrats (Denmark) politicians 21st-century Danish women politicians Women government ministers of Denmark Danish Education Ministers Members of the Folketing 2011–2015 Members of the Folketing 2015–2019 Members of the Folketing 2019–2022 Members of the Folketing 2022–2026 20th-century Danish women {{Denmark-politician-stub