Dan Jørgensen

Dan "Gigabyte" Jørgensen (born 12 June 1975) is a Danish politician of the Social Democrats who has been serving as the Minister of Climate and Energy and Public Utilities in the government of Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen.[1] He most recently served as Minister for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries under Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt. Previously, he served as a Member of the European Parliament for the Social Democrats, part of the Party of European Socialists.

Dan Jørgensen

MEP
Minister of Climate and Energy and Utilities
Assumed office
27 June 2019
Prime MinisterMette Frederiksen
Preceded byLars Christian Lilleholt (as Minister for Energy, Utilities and Climate)
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 Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament
In office
20 July 2004 – 12 December 2013
Personal details
Born (1975-06-12) 12 June 1975
Odense, Denmark
NationalityDanish
Political partySocial Democrat / PES
Alma materUniversity of Aarhus, University of Washington
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionAuthor, Politician
WebsiteOfficial website

Early life and education

Jørgensen grew up in Morud on the Danish island of Funen, attended high school at Nordfyns Gymnasium, and university at the University of Aarhus, from which he holds a master's degree in Political Science. He also studied Political Science at the University of Washington.[2][3]

Political career

Member of the European Parliament, 2004–2013

Jørgensen became a Member of the European Parliament for Denmark in the 2004 European elections with 10,350 personal votes and re-elected in 2009 with 233,266 personal votes.[4]

In parliament, Jørgensen was the head of the Danish delegation of Social Democrats, the country's largest group at the time. He served as vice-chair of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety from 2004, and was a substitute on the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. In addition to his committee assignments, he was also a member of the parliament’s delegation for relations with Iran and a substitute on the delegation for relations with the United States.[5]

Career in Danish government, 2013–present

In February 2014, as Minister for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, Jørgensen signed a regulation which banned ritual slaughter of animals without prior stunning.[6]

In the 2015 Danish general election, Jørgensen became a member of the Folketing.

Under Jørgensen’s leadership as Minister of Climate and Energy and Public Utilities, Denmark decided in 2020 to phase out oil and gas production in the North Sea by 2050.[7][8] Also in 2020, Denmark agreed with Germany on closer cooperation in their offshore wind power development via clusters in the North and Baltic Seas to spur renewable energy and hydrogen production.[9]

Publications
  • 'Eurovisioner – Essays om fremtidens Europa' (Copenhagen, Informations Forlag 2006)
  • 'EU needs to take action' in 'Caution Dangerous chemicals – Obsolete Pesticides' (Union for Europe of the Nations, Belgium 2007)
  • 'Mellem Mars og Venus' in 'Fra fællesmarked til fællesskab?' (The European Communities, Belgium 2007)
  • 'Grøn Globalisering – miljøpolitik i forandring' (Hovedland 2007)
  • 'Politikere med begge ben på jorden hænger ikke på træerne' (Informations Forlag, 2009)
  • 'Grønt håb – Klimapolitik 2.0' (Forlaget Sohn, 2010).

References
  1. Deleuran Müller, Thea (27 June 2019). "Danmarks nye regering er nu på plads: Se hele Mette Frederiksens ministerhold her". dr.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  2. http://socialdemokraterne.dk/default.aspx?func=article.view&id=701019&menuID=701702&menuAction=select&topmenuID=688048
  3. http://www.europarl.europa.eu/members/expert/committees/view.do?language=EN&id=28156
  4. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. http://www.europarl.europa.eu/members/expert/committees/view.do?language=EN&id=28156
  6. "Welfare at slaughter". Danish Veterinary and Food Administration. 19 February 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  7. Anjli Raval (December 4, 2020), Denmark to end all new North Sea oil and gas exploration Financial Times.
  8. Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen (December 4, 2020), Danish phase out of North Sea oil, gas to cut output by up to 15% -minister Reuters.
  9. Nora Buli (December 14, 2020), Germany, Denmark agree closer offshore wind cooperation Reuters.
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