Anders Bæksgaard is a

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journalist and the current

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at the newspaper ''

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Biography

Anders Bæksgaard enrolled at

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in 2007 from where he obtained a master's degree in 2015. From 2011 he worked for Berlingskes Nyhedsbureau. After completing his education, he assumed a position as political journalist at

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on 1 February 2014. He succeeded Jesper Thobo-Carlsen as

on 16 August 2016.

References

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