Mogens Jensen is Minister for Trade and Development Cooperation in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Mr. Jensen has been a member of parliament for the Social Democratic Party since 2007, where he has held the positions as Vice-chairman of the Social Democratic Party; Government auditor; Chairman for the Social Democratic Party parliamentary group; Spokesperson for culture and media; Member of the Cultural Affairs Committee, The Foreign Policy Committee, The Foreign Affairs Committee, The Legal Affairs Committee, The Greenland Committee, and The Faroe Islands Committee; and Chairman for the Danish Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.