Jørgen Jensen (politician)

Jørgen Jensen (1920–1987) was a Danish trade unionist and politician who headed the Communist Party of Denmark (CPD) for ten years between 1977 and 1987.

[3] Jensen began to involve in the trade union movement in 1940 and joined the CPD in 1945.

[2] Jensen was elected to the Parliament on 9 January 1975 for the CPD representing the Frederiksborg constituency.

[2] Jensen succeeded Knud Jespersen in the post and remained in office until 13 April 1987.

[5] The Danish tabloid newspaper Ekstra Bladet nominated him as the "buffoon of the year" in 1981.