Søren Gade
Søren Gade | |
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Gade in 2007 | |
| Speaker of the Folketing | |
| Assumed office 16 November 2022 | |
| Monarchs | Margrethe II Frederik X |
| Preceded by | Henrik Dam Kristensen |
| Minister of Defence | |
| In office 24 April 2004 – 23 February 2010 | |
| Prime Minister | Anders Fogh Rasmussen Lars Løkke Rasmussen |
| Preceded by | Svend Aage Jensby |
| Succeeded by | Gitte Lillelund Bech |
| Member of the Folketing | |
| In office 20 November 2001 – 13 November 2007 | |
| Constituency | Ringkøbing County |
| In office 13 November 2007 – 23 February 2010 | |
| Constituency | Western Jutland |
| In office 18 June 2015 – 5 June 2019 | |
| Constituency | North Jutland |
| Member of the European Parliament for Denmark | |
| In office 2 July 2019 – 14 November 2022 | |
| Succeeded by | Erik Poulsen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Søren Gade Jensen 27 January 1963 Holstebro, Denmark |
| Political party | Venstre |
| Spouse | Helle Buskbjerg Poulsen (died 2008) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Aarhus University |
| Occupation | Military officer, businessman |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Denmark |
| Branch/service | Royal Danish Army |
| Years of service | 1983–present |
| Rank | Major in the Reserve |
| Unit | Jutland Dragoon Regiment |
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Søren Gade Jensen (born 27 January 1963) is a Danish politician who has been Speaker of the Folketing since November 2022, representing the Liberal party, Venstre. He was a Liberal member of the Folketing from 2001 to 2019 and again in 2022. Before entering politics, he was a military officer and businessman. He was formerly a Member of the European Parliament from 2019 to 2022.
He was also CEO of the Danish business organization Landbrug & Fødevarer from 2012 to 2014.