Lea Wermelin
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Prime MinisterMette Frederiksen
Preceded byJakob Ellemann-Jensen
Succeeded byMagnus Heunicke
ConstituencyBornholm
Lea Wermelin | |
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| Minister for the Environment | |
| In office 27 June 2019 – 15 December 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Mette Frederiksen |
| Preceded by | Jakob Ellemann-Jensen |
| Succeeded by | Magnus Heunicke |
| Member of the Folketing | |
| Assumed office 18 June 2015 | |
| Constituency | Bornholm |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 May 1985 Rønne, Denmark |
| Party | Social Democrats |
| Alma mater | University of Copenhagen |
Lea Wermelin (born 10 May 1985) is a Danish politician. She has been a member of Folketinget for the Social Democrats from 2015. She was appointed Minister for the Environment in the Frederiksen Cabinet from 27 June 2019.[1]
Born in Rønne, she is the daughter of schoolteacher Hans Wermelin and nurse Bodil Wermelin. She graduated in political science at the University of Copenhagen.[2]
Political career
Wermelin was elected into parliament in the 2015 Danish general election and re-elected in 2019. She was appointed Minister for the Environment on 27 June 2019.[3]
