Vice President of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats
Incumbent
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
Preceded by
Dan Jørgensen
Succeeded by
Marianne Vind
Member of the Folketing for Bornholm
In office 11 March 1998 – 30 June 2014
Preceded by
Eva Fatum
Succeeded by
Lea Wermelin
Personal details
Born
Jeppe Sebastian Kofod
(1974-03-14) 14 March 1974 (age 50) Copenhagen, Denmark
Political party
Social Democrats
Other political affiliations
Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats
Education
Roskilde University Harvard University
Website
Official website
Jeppe Sebastian Kofod (born 14 March 1974) is a former Danish politician of the Social Democratic Party who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Denmark between 27 June 2019 to 15 December 2022.
Kofod previously served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2014 to 2019. Within the Party of European Socialists group, he led the Social Democrats from Denmark. Kofod was a member of the Folketing (the Danish Parliament) from the Social Democrats from 1998 until 2014 and again briefly as a substitute member for two months in 2023.
Jeppe Sebastian Kofod (born 14 March 1974) is a former Danish politician of the Social Democratic Party who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Denmark...
Brexit: Linea Søgaard-Lidell (24,153 personal votes) Social Democrats JeppeKofod (188,757 personal votes) Christel Schaldemose (65,179 personal votes)...
been harassing women for about 30 years. The Danish Foreign Minister, JeppeKofod, was reported to police because he had intercourse with a 15-year-old...
"USA's udenrigsminister har taget en snak med JeppeKofod" [USA's secretary of state has talked to JeppeKofod] (in Danish). DR News. Retrieved August 22...
remove the statue attracted global criticism. Danish foreign minister JeppeKofod raised the matter with the Chinese government while United States Senator...
Three of the parties represented in the EP had new lead candidates: JeppeKofod for the Social DemocratsUlla Tørnæs for Venstre and Rina Ronja Kari for...
the European Parliament for the Social Democrats, when she replaced JeppeKofod. She is a member of the Committee of Employment and Social Affairs as...
conditions on reforms at all subsequent stages. On 17 June, Foreign Minister JeppeKofod said that the Danish government is ready to support granting Ukraine...
Narendra Modi and other European leaders, such as Danish foreign minister JeppeKofod, defended Macron. Since January 2015, Charlie Hebdo has continued to...
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, Danish foreign affairs minister JeppeKofod, and prime minister of Greenland Múte Bourup Egede signed an agreement...
participated Minister for Finance Nicolai Wammen, Minister for Foreign Affairs JeppeKofod, Minister for Taxation Morten Bødskov. Minister of Justice Nick Hækkerup...
Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen Preceded by Kristian Jensen Succeeded by JeppeKofod Leader of Liberal Alliance In office 5 January 2009 – 6 June 2019 Preceded...
current and future cooperation”. Denmark's minister of foreign affairs, JeppeKofod, participated. State Department officials did note whether the trip would...
declared vacant by Spain". Catalan News Agency. Retrieved 7 July 2019. JeppeKofod did not take his seat as he was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs...
Prince Frederik, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Foreign Minister JeppeKofod. May 16–17, 2021 Iceland Reykjavik Met with President Guðni Th. Jóhannesson...
(in Danish). 2 May 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2023. Mogensen, Lars Trier. "JeppeKofod fik en uventet tiltrædelsesgave, da Nord Stream 2 trak sin ansøgning...
Washington. May democracy be brought back to working again." Foreign Minister JeppeKofod said in a tweet that the footage coming out of Washington was "very concerning"...
Minister for Foreign Affairs; & Minister for Women 15–16 January 2020 JeppeKofod Denmark Minister of Foreign Affairs 15–17 January 2020 Dinesh Gunawardena...
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