Frank Jensen
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Frank Jensen | |
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Minister of Research | |
In office 27 September 1994 – 30 December 1996 | |
Prime Minister | Poul Nyrup Rasmussen |
Preceded by | A.O Anderson |
Succeeded by | Jytte Hilden |
Personal details | |
Born | Ulsted, Denmark | 28 May 1961
Political party | Social Democrats |
Spouse | Jane Frimand Pedersen |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | Aalborg University |
Frank Jensen (born 28 May 1961) is a former
Jensen is an educated economist and holds a master's degree in economics from Aalborg University which he received in 1986.[2]
Political career
When
In 2009 he was elected as the Social Democrats lead candidate for Lord Mayor of Copenhagen. He was elected as mayor of Copenhagen in 2009, and reelected in 2013 and 2017. In 2020 he stepped down because of several sexual harassment allegations.[3]
Jensen is the author of several scientific papers and articles. In 2018 he stated on the online magazine Impakter.com that Copenhagen has decreased its CO2 emissions by 40% since 2005.[4]
Controversies
In 2011, Jensen was accused of trying to lick a female coworker at a
In 2020, Jensen admitted that he had been sexually harassing various women in the previous ~30 years of his career.[6]
On 19 October 2020, Jensen announced he would stop in politics and step down as Lord Mayor and Deputy Leader as a result of the allegations.[7]
Other activities
- Rockwool Fonden, Member of the Board of Directors[8]
References
- Danmarks Radio. 2020-10-19.
- ^ "Om Frank Jensen" [About Frank Jensen] (in Danish). FrankJensen.dk. Archived from the original on 2013-10-14. Retrieved 2015-08-20.
- ^ Wismann, Ida Marie Lomholt (19 October 2020). "Lars Weiss bliver fungerende overborgmester i København". nyheder.tv2.dk (in Danish). TV2. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ "Copenhagen wants to inspire cities to take climate action". Impakter. 2018-11-19. Retrieved 2019-04-09.
- ^ "Sexchikane: Frank Jensen kyssede og slikkede" (in Danish). Ekstra Bladet. 2020-10-18. Archived from the original on 2020-10-18.
- Danmarks Radio. 2020-10-18.
- ^ Wismann, Ida Marie Lomholt (19 October 2020). "Lars Weiss bliver fungerende overborgmester i København". nyheder.tv2.dk (in Danish). TV2. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ Board of Directors Rockwool Fonden.
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