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Helle Thorning-Schmidt (Danish pronunciation: [ˈhɛlə ˈtoɐ̯neŋ ˈsmed]; born 14 December 1966) is a Danish politician. She has been leader of the Danish Social Democrats since April 2005 and is set to become Prime Minister of Denmark in October 2011.
Thorning-Schmidt served as a Member of the European Parliament from 1999 to 2004 before being elected to the Danish Parliament in 2005. She replaced Mogens Lykketoft as party chair after the 2005 parliamentary election. She led her party through the 2007 parliamentary election but failed to gain a majority. Following the September 2011 parliamentary election, she is expected to be appointed as Prime Minister of Denmark if she succeeds in negotiating a government platform with the other opposition parties. If appointed by Queen Margrethe, she will become Denmark's first female Prime Minister.
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