Mink Scandal Costs Danish Minister His Job Amid Botched Cull

Mogens Jensen

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Denmark’s response to a coronavirus mutation in its mink population has just cost a Cabinet minister his job.

Mogens Jensen, the 57-year-old minister for food and veterinary affairs, is stepping down after losing parliament’s support, according to a statement issued by his office on Wednesday.