Dan Jørgensen

Dan Jannik Jørgensen (born 12 June 1975) is a Danish politician of the Social Democrats who has been serving as Ministry for Development Cooperation and Global Climate Policy in the government of Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen since 2022.

Dan Jørgensen
Minister for Development Cooperation and Global Climate Policy
Assumed office
15 December 2022
Prime MinisterMette Frederiksen
Preceded byFlemming Møller Mortensen (Development Cooperation)
Minister of Climate and Energy and Utilities
In office
27 June 2019  15 December 2022
Prime MinisterMette Frederiksen
Preceded byLars Christian Lilleholt (Energy, Utilities and Climate)
Succeeded byLars Aagaard
Minister for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries
In office
12 December 2013  28 June 2015
Prime MinisterHelle Thorning-Schmidt
Preceded byKaren Hækkerup
Succeeded byEva Kjer Hansen
Member of the Folketing
Assumed office
18 June 2015
ConstituencyFunen
Member of the European Parliament
for Denmark
In office
20 July 2004  12 December 2013
Personal details
Born (1975-06-12) 12 June 1975
Odense, Denmark
Political partySocial Democrats
Other political
affiliations
Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats
EducationUniversity of Aarhus
University of Washington
WebsiteParty website

Jørgensen previously served as Minister of Climate and Energy and Public Utilities (2019–2022) under Frederiksen and as Minister for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries (2013–2015) under Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt. From 2004 to 2013 he was a Member of the European Parliament for the Social Democrats, as a part of the Party of European Socialists.

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