Sophie Løhde
Member of the Folketing
Assumed office
13 November 2007
ConstituencyNorth Zealand
Minister of Health and Elderly Affairs
In office
28 June 2015  28 November 2016
Minister for Public Innovation
In office
28 November 2016  27 June 2019
Minister of Health
In office
15 December 2022  Incumbent
Preceded byMagnus Heunicke
Personal details
Born (1983-09-11) 11 September 1983
Birkerød, Denmark
Political partyVenstre

Sophie Løhde Jacobsen (born 11 September 1983) is a Danish politician, who is a member of the Folketing for the Venstre political party. She has been a member of parliament since the 2007 Danish general election, and served as Minister of Health from 2015 to 2016, and Minister of Public Innovation from 2016 to 2019.

Background

On 11 September 1983 Løhde was born in Birkerød, Denmark. Løhde's father is Ole A. Jacobsen. Løhde's mother is Karin Løhde, an art dealer and former mayor.[1] In 2007, Løhde earned a BSc degree in business economics and company communications from Copenhagen Business School.[1]

Career

Løhde was a member of Rudersdal Municipality from 2006 to 2007.Løhde was elected member of Folketinget for Venstre in 2007. She served as Minister for Health and Elderly Affairs in the Lars Løkke Rasmussen II Cabinet from 2015 to 2016. In 2016, Løhde became a Minister for Public Innovation in the Lars Løkke Rasmussen III Cabinet until 2019.[1][2][3] In 2022, she was appointed Minister for Health and the Elderly in the Mette Frederiksen II Cabinet.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Sophie Løhde". thedanishparliament.dk. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
  2. Biography on the website of the Danish Parliament (Folketinget). Retrieved on 3 July 2019.
  3. "Sophie Løhde". Denstoredanske.lex.dk. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
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