Helle Thorning-Schmidt | |
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![]() Thorning-Schmidt in 2024 | |
Prime Minister of Denmark | |
In office 3 October 2011 – 28 June 2015 | |
Monarch | Margrethe II |
Deputy | Margrethe Vestager |
Preceded by | Lars Løkke Rasmussen |
Succeeded by | Lars Løkke Rasmussen |
Personal details | |
Born | Rødovre, Denmark | 14 December 1966
Nationality | Danish |
Political party | Social Democrats |
Spouse(s) | Stephen Kinnock (1996–present) |
Children | 2 daughters |
Alma mater | University of Copenhagen College of Europe |
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Helle Thorning-Schmidt (born 14 December 1966) is a Danish politician. She is the leader of the Danish Social Democrats and is the first female Prime Minister of Denmark.[1] She left the government in 2015.