Margrethe Vestager (Danish pronunciation: [makʁætə ˈvɛstˌæˀɐ]; born 13 April 1968) is a Danish social liberal politician, Executive Vice President of the European Commission for a Europe Fit for the Digital Age since 1 December 2019 and European Commissioner for Competition from 2014. Vestager was a member of the Folketing from 20 November 2001 until 2 September 2014, representing the Danish Social Liberal Party (Radikale Venstre). She was the political leader of her party from 2007 to 2014, and served as Minister of Economic Affairs and the Interior from 2011 to 2014. She has been described as "the rich world’s most powerful trustbuster".
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