Jeppe Kofod
Jeppe Sebastian Kofod (born 14 March 1974) is a Danish Social Democratic politician and the current Minister of Foreign Affairs of Denmark since 27 June 2019. Until then he was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Denmark as a member of the Party of European Socialists since 25 May 2014. He then also was the leader of the Social Democrat Group in the European Parliament.
Jeppe Kofod | |
|---|---|
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | |
| Assumed office 27 June 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Mette Frederiksen |
| Preceded by | Anders Samuelsen |
| Vice President of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats | |
| Assumed office 14 December 2016 | |
| President | Sergei Stanishev |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Member of the European Parliament for Denmark | |
| In office 1 July 2014 – 27 June 2019 | |
| Member of the Folketing for Bornholm | |
| In office 11 March 1998 – 30 June 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Dan Jørgensen |
| Succeeded by | ??? |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jeppe Sebastian Kofod 14 March 1974 Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Political party | Social Democrats |
| Other political affiliations | Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats |
| Education | Roskilde University Harvard University |
| Website | Official website |
He has been a member of Danish Parliament from the Social Democrats from 1998 until 2014, where he was the lead candidate for the Social Democrats (Denmark) in the 2014 European Parliament election in Denmark. From 2006 to 2007 Jeppe completed a Master in Public Administration at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government.[1] Jeppe also sits on the Executive Committee of AWEPA.
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Member of the European Parliament, 2014–2019Edit
Kofod was the head of the Danish Socialists and Democrats' delegation and Vice-President of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament.[2] Serving his first term, he was elected to the European Parliament at the 2014 European Parliament election, with a total of 170.739 personal votes.[3] He was re-elected in 2019.[4]
During his time in the European Parliament, Kofod served (or is a substitute) on the following Committees and Delegations:[5]
- Vice-chair European Parliament Delegation for Relations with the United States
- Rapporteur European Parliament Special Committee on Tax Rulings and Other Measures Similar in Nature or Effect (TAXE 2)
- Member European Parliament Committee on Industry, Research and Energy.
- Substitute European Parliament Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs.
- Substitute European Parliament Delegation for relations with the NATO Parliamentary Assembly.
In addition to his committee assignments, Kofod was a member of the following intergroups in the European Parliament:
- The European Forum for Renewable Energy Sources (EUFORES)[6]
- Intergroup on the Welfare and Conservation of Animals[7]
- Intergroup on LGBTI Rights[8]
Kofod was also a supporter of the MEP Heart Group, a group of parliamentarians who have an interest in promoting measures that will help reduce the burden of cardiovascular diseases (CVD).[9]
Member of the Danish Parliament, 1998-2014Edit
Jeppe Kofod was a Member of the Danish Parliament, the Folketing, first elected after the 1998 Danish general election for the constituency of Bornholm.[10] During his time in the Danish Parliament he served as chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs.[10]
ControversyEdit
In 2008 it was revealed that the then 34-year-old Kofod had been sexually involved with a 15-year-old girl from the youth wing of the Social Democratic Party after giving a speech there. The episode resulted in Jeppe Kofod stepping back from his post as foreign policy spokesman of his party.[11]
After intense media pressure, Kofod admitted in a press release, that he had had a "morally inappropriate" relationship with the 15-year-old child, and that he regretted it deeply.[12] As the age of sexual consent is exactly 15 years in Denmark, the situation did not start an investigation.
ReferencesEdit
- ^ "Jeppe KOFOD | Curriculum vitae | MEPs | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. Retrieved 2017-02-06.
- ^ "KOFOD Jeppe | Socialists & Democrats". www.socialistsanddemocrats.eu. Retrieved 2017-02-06.
- ^ "Personlige stemmer til Europa-Parlamentsvalget 2014". www.europarl.dk. Retrieved 2017-02-06.
- ^ https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/politik/resultater/ep-valg
- ^ http://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/124870/JEPPE_KOFOD_home.html
- ^ "EUFORES: Board of Presidents". www.eufores.org. Retrieved 2017-02-06.
- ^ "Members". www.animalwelfareintergroup.eu. Retrieved 2017-02-06.
- ^ "Members | The European Parliament Intergroup on LGBTI Rights". www.lgbt-ep.eu. Retrieved 2017-02-06.
- ^ Supporters MEP Heart Group.
- ^ a b Biografiredaktionen. "Jeppe Kofod (S)". Folketinget (in Danish). Retrieved 2017-02-06.
- ^ https://stiften.dk/aarhus/Jeppe-Kofod-faeldet-i-sex-skandale/artikel/52767
- ^ https://www.avisen.dk/jeppe-kofods-fatale-paaske_8929.aspx