Søren Gade Jensen is a Danish

Denmark

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 politician

Politician

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 who served as Defence Minister

Defence Minister of Denmark

The Defence Minister of Denmark is the Danish political minister as the head of the Danish Ministry of Defence, and is responsible for the Danish military, keeping Denmark defended against external threats, waging war on behalf of Denmark , and the surveillance of the Danish sea and airspace.The...

 representing the Liberal

Liberalism

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 party, Venstre

Venstre (Denmark)

VenstreThe party name is officially not translated into any other language, but is in English often referred to as the Liberal Party. Similar rules apply for the name of the party's youth wing Venstres Ungdom. , full name Venstre, Danmarks Liberale Parti , is the largest political party in Denmark...

 from 2004 to 2010, when he replaced Svend Aage Jensby

Svend Aage Jensby

Svend Aage Jensby is a Danish politician representing the Liberal Party. He was Defence Minister in the Cabinet of Anders Fogh Rasmussen I from 27 November 2001 to 24 April 2004, when he was forced to resign and was replaced by Søren Gade. He was a member of parliament from 12 December 1990 to...

. He has been a Liberal member of the Danish Parliament since 2001. Before entering politics, he was a military officer and businessman. In January 2008 he lost his wife after years of cancer.

Søren resigned his position due to a long time conflict with the media after the publishing of an Arabic text, telling the defences methods in the Afghan war.