14 Facts About Jeppe Kofod

Jeppe Sebastian Kofod was born on 14 March 1974 and 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.

Jeppe Kofod was a member of the Folketing from the Social Democrats from 1998 until 2014 and again briefly as a substitute member for two months in 2023.

From 2006 to 2007 Kofod completed a Master in Public Administration at Harvard University's John F Kennedy School of Government.

Jeppe Kofod was a member of the Danish Parliament, the Folketing, first elected after the 1998 Danish general election for the constituency of Bornholm.

Jeppe Kofod commented at the time that he had shown a 'lack of judgment' in having a 'morally inappropriate relationship'.

The episode led, among other things, to Jeppe Kofod resigning from his committee posts and his post as foreign affairs spokesman for the Social Democrats.

The chairman of DSU, Jacob Bjerregaard, stated that Jeppe Kofod had violated DSU's rules and that he was no longer welcome in DSU.

Jeppe Kofod was the head of the Danish Socialists and Democrats' delegation and vice-president of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament.

Jeppe Kofod was a supporter of the MEP Heart Group, a group of parliamentarians who have an interest in promoting measures that help reduce the burden of cardiovascular diseases.

Jeppe Kofod sat on the executive committee of the Association of European Parliamentarians with Africa.

On 27 June 2019, Jeppe Kofod was named minister for foreign affairs in the Frederiksen Cabinet.

Jeppe Kofod later approved the establishment of a US consulate in Greenland's capital Nuuk, which was widely seen as part of a broader move by the US to expand its diplomatic and commercial presence in Greenland and the Arctic.

Jeppe Kofod was a substitute member of Folketinget for a couple of months from 28 February 2023, replacing Mette Gjerskov, who was on leave of absence because of disease.

When Gjerskov died on 12 June 2023, Jeppe Kofod confirmed again that he did not want to take her seat and become an MF again.