Helle Thorning-Schmidt was born in Rødovre to Holger Thorning-Schmidt , a lecturer in mathematics and national economics at the University of Copenhagen , and his wife Grete .
Helle Thorning-Schmidt was born in Rødovre to Holger Thorning-Schmidt and his wife Grete . Thorning-Schmidt 's father was a lecturer in mathematics and national economics at the University of Copenhagen .