- Born
- Height5′ 9¾″ (1.77 m)
- Helle Thorning-Schmidt was born on December 14, 1966 in Rødovre, Denmark. She is an actress and executive, known for Agent (2023), Sky World News (1989) and CNN Newsroom (1989). She has been married to Stephen Kinnock since 1996. They have two children.
- SpouseStephen Kinnock(1996 - present) (2 children)
- Children
- February 8th 2005: Elected to the Danish Parliament, Folketinget.
- Has two daughters, Johanna and Camilla.
- On 12 April 2005, she was elected as leader of the Social Democratic Party in Denmark.
- Daughter-in-law of Neil Kinnock.
- Elected as Denmark's first female Prime Minister on 15 September 2011.
- We are not jumping on the austerity bandwagon. A healthy economy is by far the most important thing for Social Democrats.
- We did it. Make no mistake: We have written history. Today there's a change of guards in Denmark.
- For young girls, whom I meet a lot when I travel around the country, it will be a big thing. It will really show them that there's no post in Denmark that a girl can't aspire to.
- I really appreciate the British part of my family.
- So yes, European decision making is not pretty. But it does work.
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