Sophie Løhde Jacobsen (born 11 September 1983) is a Danish politician, who is a member of the

Folketing The Folketing ( , ), 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 and Greenland. E ...

for the Venstre political party. She has been a member of parliament since the

2007 Danish general election General elections were held in Denmark on 13 November 2007. The elections allowed Prime minister of Denmark, prime minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen to continue for a third term in a coalition government consisting of Venstre (Denmark), Venstre and ...

, and served as

Minister of Health A health minister is the member of a country's government typically responsible for protecting and promoting public health and providing welfare spending and other social security services. Some governments have separate ministers for mental heal ...

from 2015 to 2016, and Minister of Public Innovation from 2016 to 2019.

Background

Løhde was born on 11 September 1983 in

Birkerød Birkerød () is a town in Rudersdal Municipality in the northern outskirts of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is surrounded by several lakes and small woodlands. Birkerød station is located on the Nordbanen, Hillerød radial of the S-train suburban networ ...

, Denmark. Løhde's father is Ole A. Jacobsen. Løhde's mother is Karin Løhde, an art dealer and former mayor. In 2007, Løhde earned a BSc degree in business economics and company communications from Copenhagen Business School.

Career

Løhde was a member of

Rudersdal Municipality Rudersdal Municipality () is a part suburban, part rural municipality ( Danish, '' kommune'') located on the northern outskirts of Copenhagen, Denmark. It covers an area of 73 km² and has a population of 57,342 (1. January 2025). The distance ...

from 2006 to 2007.Løhde was elected member of

Folketinget The Folketing ( , ), also known as the Parliament of Denmark or the Danish Parliament in English, is the unicameral List of legislatures by country, national legislature (parliament) of the Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark — Denmark proper to ...

for Venstre in 2007. She served as Minister for Health and Elderly Affairs in the

Lars Løkke Rasmussen II Cabinet The Second Cabinet of Lars Løkke Rasmussen was the Government of Denmark, in office between 28 June 2015 and 28 November 2016, when Lars Løkke Rasmussen third cabinet took over. It was a single-party minority government A minority governm ...

from 2015 to 2016. In 2016, Løhde became a Minister for Public Innovation in the

Lars Løkke Rasmussen III Cabinet The Third Cabinet of Lars Løkke Rasmussen (colloquially, ''VLAK-regeringen'' or ''trekløverregeringen'') took office on 28 November 2016, succeeding the Second Cabinet of Lars Løkke Rasmussen. It was a minority coalition government A coal ...

until 2019. In 2022, she was appointed Minister for Health and the Elderly in the Mette Frederiksen II Cabinet.

References

External links

Biography on the website of the Danish Parliament (Folketinget)
, - , - {{DEFAULTSORT:Lohde, Sophie 1983 births Living people People from Rudersdal Municipality Women government ministers of Denmark Government ministers of Denmark Health ministers of Denmark Danish municipal councillors Venstre (Denmark) politicians 21st-century Danish women politicians Women members of the Folketing Members of the Folketing 2007–2011 Members of the Folketing 2011–2015 Members of the Folketing 2015–2019 Members of the Folketing 2019–2022 Members of the Folketing 2022–2026