Mogens Lykketoft
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| President of the United Nations General Assembly | |
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In office 16 September 2015 – 13 September 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Sam Kutesa |
| Succeeded by | Peter Thomson |
| Speaker of the Folketing | |
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In office 29 September 2011 – 3 July 2015 |
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| Monarch | Margrethe II |
| Preceded by | Thor Pedersen |
| Succeeded by | Pia Kjærsgaard |
| Leader of the Social Democrats | |
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In office 14 December 2002 – 12 April 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Poul Nyrup Rasmussen |
| Succeeded by | Helle Thorning-Schmidt |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
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In office 21 December 2000 – 27 November 2001 |
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| Prime Minister | Poul Nyrup Rasmussen |
| Preceded by | Niels Helveg Petersen |
| Succeeded by | Per Stig Møller |
| Minister of Finance | |
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In office 25 January 1993 – 21 December 2000 |
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| Prime Minister | Poul Nyrup Rasmussen |
| Preceded by | Henning Dyremose |
| Succeeded by | Pia Gjellerup |
| Minister of Taxation | |
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In office 20 January 1980 – 10 September 1981 |
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| Prime Minister | Anker Jørgensen |
| Preceded by | Karl Hjortnæs |
| Succeeded by | Isi Foighel |
| Personal details | |
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9 January 1946 Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Political party | Social Democrats |
| Spouse(s) | Aase Toft (1967–1979) Helle Mollerup (1980–1986) Jytte Hilden (1987–2004) Mette Holm (2005–present) |
| Children | Maja Kit |
| Alma mater | University of Copenhagen |
| Religion | Lutheranism |
| Website | Official website |
Mogens Lykketoft (Danish pronunciation: [ˈmɔʊ̯əns ˈløɡ̊əˌtˢʌfd̥]; born 9 January 1946) is a Danish politician and a leading figure in the Social Democratic Party.
In December 2002 he succeeded Poul Nyrup Rasmussen as party leader of the Social Democrats (Socialdemokraterne). After losing the 2005 Danish parliamentary election he resigned as leader of his party. In the Cabinets of Poul Nyrup Rasmussen I, II, III and IV which governed from 1993 to 2001, he held positions as Finance Minister and Foreign Minister. During the cabinet of Helle Thorning Schmidt from 2011 to 2015 he was Speaker of the Folketing (Danish Parliament).
In June 2015 he was unanimously elected the President of the United Nations General Assembly presiding over the 70th session of the General Assembly beginning 15 September 2015.
Lykketoft was born out of wedlock and put up for adoption. He was adopted twice, since his first adoptive father died when he was only a few months old. The second time he was adopted by shopkeeper Axel Lykketoft and Martha Lykketoft. He was the only child in the family and had, according to himself, a safe and secure childhood.
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