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 theFolketing | |
| 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 forDenmark | |
| In office 2 July 2019 – 14 November 2022 | |
| Succeeded by | Erik Poulsen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Søren Gade Jensen (1963-01-27)27 January 1963 (age 62) 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 | .svg) Royal Danish Army |
| Years of service | 1983–present |
| Rank |  Major in the Reserve |
| Unit | Jutland Dragoon Regiment |
Søren Gade Jensen (born 27 January 1963) is a Danish politician who has beenSpeaker of the Folketing since November 2022, representing theLiberal party,Venstre. He was a Liberal member of theFolketing from 2001 to 2019 and again in2022. Before entering politics, he was a military officer and businessman. He was formerly aMember of the European Parliament from 2019 to 2022.
He was also CEO of the Danish business organizationLandbrug & Fødevarer from 2012 to 2014.[1]
Gade served asDefence Minister from 2004 to 2010, when he replacedSvend Aage Jensby. During his time in office, he led Danish efforts to maintain public support for the deployment of 750 troops inAfghanistan.[2] Gade resigned from his position due to a long time conflict with the media after the publishing of a fake Arabic translation ofThomas Rathsack's book, telling the defence's methods in theAfghan war.
Gade was elected to theEuropean Parliament in2019.[3] A member of theRenew Europe group, he served as chair of theCommittee on Fisheries and as member of theCommittee on Transport and Tourism. Within the Committee on Transport and Tourism, he was part of the Tourism Task Force (TTF).[4] In 2020, he also joined the Special Committee on Beating Cancer.[5]
In addition to his committee assignments, Gade was the chair of the Parliament's delegation for relations withIndia.[6]
In 2022, following his re-election to the Folketing, a majority of parties supported Gade's candidacy for the position ofspeaker of the Folketing.[7] Gade was officially confirmed as speaker on 16 November 2022.[8][9]
In 2015, the newspaperJyllands-Posten published a document that it said proved that Gade tried to hide the Danish military's agreement with security companyBlackwater whose contractorskilled 17 Iraqi civilians and wounded 20 inBaghdad's Nisour Square in 2007.[10]
In January 2008, Gade's wife, Helle Buskbjerg Poulsen, died after years of cancer.[12]
| Commander 1st class of theOrder of the Dannebrog | ||
| Grand Cross of the Order of the Falcon (Iceland) | ||
| Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit (Spain) | ||
| Grand Cordon of the Order of the Nile (Egypt) | ||
 | Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise 2nd class (Ukraine) | |
 | Homeguard Medal of Merit | |
| Defence Medal for Meritorious Service | ||
| Defence Medal for International Service 1948–2009 | ||
 | Reserve Long Service Medal with 40 years oak leave | |
 | Homeguard 25 Years Service Decoration with 40 years oak leave | |
 | Badge of Honor of the Reserve Officers Association of Denmark | |
 | Peace Prize Medal (Denmark) | |
 | The Nordic Blue Berets Medal of Honour | |
| Distinguished Public Service Award (USA) | ||
| UNTSO Medal for Service in the Middle East | ||
| Nijmegen Medal 2-4 times |
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| Preceded by | Defence Minister of Denmark 2004–2010 | Succeeded by |
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