page_title: Social Democrats (Denmark)
section_title: Political leadership
hierarchical_section_title: Social Democrats (Denmark) / Political leadership
caption_attribution_description: English: Helle Thorning-Schmidt, new Danish primeminister presenting the new Danish 3-party government (Social Democrats, Social Liberal Party and Socialist People's Party) together with the two other political leaders Margrethe Vestager and Villy Søvndal. According the tradition the new government is presented outside the royal residence at Amalienborg, Copenhagen after formal presentation to Queen Margrethe on October 3, 2011 Dansk: Helle Thorning-Schmidt, ny dansk statsminister præsenterer den nye danske 3-parti regering (Socialdemokraterne, Det Radikale Venstre and Socialistisk Folkeparti) sammen men de to andre partiledere Margrethe Vestager og Villy Søvndal. I overensstemmelse med traditionen præsenteres den nye regering på Amalienborg Slotsplads i København efter den formelle præsentation til dronning Margrethe den 3. oktober 2011
context_page_description: The Social Democrats, officially the Social Democratic Party or simply Social Democracy, are a social-democratic political party in Denmark. A member of the Party of European Socialists, the Social Democrats have three MEPs in the European Parliament.
  Founded by Louis Pio in 1871, the party first entered the Folketing in the 1884 Danish Folketing election. By the early 20th century, it had become the party with the largest representation in the Folketing, a distinction it would hold for 77 years. It first formed a government after the 1924 Danish Folketing election under Thorvald Stauning, the longest-serving Danish Prime Minister of the 20th century. During Stauning's government which lasted until the 1926 Danish Folketing election, the Social Democrats exerted a profound influence on Danish society, laying the foundation of the Danish welfare state. From 2002 to 2016, the party used the name Socialdemokraterne in some contexts. The party was a member of the Labour and Socialist International from 1923 to 1940. A member of the Socialist International until 2017, the party withdrew to join the Progressive Alliance, founded in 2013.
context_section_description: The Party Leader is Mette Frederiksen. She succeeded Helle Thorning-Schmidt, who stepped down after the left bloc's defeat in the 2015 Danish general election. Deputy Party Leaders are Lord Mayor of Copenhagen Frank Jensen and Mogens Jensen. The Secretary General is Jan Juul Christensen.
  In the Cabinet of Helle Thorning-Schmidt, the party had ten ministers, including the Prime Minister.
caption: Cabinet of Helle Thorning-Schmidt in front of Amalienborg in 2011
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