Helle Degn

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Helle Degn
Helle Degn, tidigare kommissionar vid ostersjostaternas rad, dansk minister och riksdagsledamot talar vid temamotet i Helsingfors 2004.jpg
Member of Parliament
In office
1971–1975
In office
1977–2000
Personal details
Born (1946-10-20) 20 October 1946 (age 73)
Copenhagen, Denmark
Political party Social Democrats

Helle Degn (born 20 October 1946 in Copenhagen) is a Danish politician. She is a member of the Danish Social Democrats and chairman of Mandela Center, Denmark. In 2000 she was made a Commander of the Order of the Dannebrog by Queen Margrethe II.

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