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Name
  
Jeppe Kofod


Role
  
Danish Politician


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Jeppe Sebastian Kofod (born 14 March 1974) is an Danish politician and Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Denmark. He is a member of the Social Democrats, part of the Party of European Socialists. He is currently leader of the Social Democrat Group in the European Parliament.

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He has been a member of Danish Parliament from the Social Democrats from 1998 until 2014, where he was the lead candidate for the Social Democrats (Denmark) in the European Parliament election, 2014 (Denmark). From 2006 to 2007 Jeppe completed a Master in Public Administration at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government. Jeppe also sits on the Executive Committee of AWEPA.

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Member of the European Parliament, 2014–present

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Jeppe Kofod is head of the Danish Socialists and Democrats' delegation and Vice-President of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament. Serving his first term, Jeppe Kofod was elected to the European Parliament at the European Parliament election, 2014, with a total of 170.739 personal votes.

Committee and Delegations Membership

As of 2016, Kofod sits (or is a substitute) on the following Committees and Delegations:

  • Vice-chair European Parliament Delegation for Relations with the United States
  • Rapporteur European Parliament Special Committee on Tax Rulings and Other Measures Similar in Nature or Effect (TAXE 2)
  • Member European Parliament Committee on Industry, Research and Energy.
  • Substitute European Parliament Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs.
  • Substitute European Parliament Delegation for relations with the NATO Parliamentary Assembly.

    • Intergroup Membership

    Jeppe Kofod is a member of the following intergroups in the European Parliament:

  • The European Forum for Renewable Energy Sources (EUFORES)
  • Intergroup on the Welfare and Conservation of Animals
  • Intergroup on LGBTI Rights

    • Member of the Danish Parliament, 1998-2014

    Jeppe Kofod was a Member of the Danish Parliament, the Folketing, first elected after the Danish general election, 1998 for the constituency of Bornholm. During his time in the Danish Parliament he served as chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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    Jeppe Kofod Wikipedia
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