Helle Thorning-Schmidt (Danish pronunciation: [ˈhɛlə ˈtoɐ neŋ ˈsmed]; born 14 December 1966) is a Danish politician who has been the Prime Minister of Denmark since 3 October 2011, and the Leader of the Social Democrats since 12 April 2005. She is the first woman to hold either post. Thorning-Schmidt served as a Member of the European Parliament for Denmark from 1999 to 2004 before being elected to the Danish Parliament in 2005. She was...
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Helle Thorning-Schmidt (Danish pronunciation: [ˈhɛlə ˈtoɐ neŋ ˈsmed]; born 14 December 1966) is a Danish politician who has been the Prime Minister of Denmark since 3 October 2011, and the Leader of the Social Democrats since 12 April 2005. She is the first woman to hold either post. Thorning-Schmidt served as a Member of the European Parliament for Denmark from 1999 to 2004 before being elected to the Danish Parliament in 2005. She was...