Jacob Mark: "I have not tried anything else my entire adult life but to be a politician."

SF politician Jacob Mark announces departure from Folketing in December after 15 years in politics.

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With mixed feelings, SF politician Jacob Mark announced his departure from Folketing today. He made the decision while on paternity leave, and the decision to leave comes, in part, after he reevaluated priorities in his family life during his stressful pregnancy, he told DR News.

- It's both a relief – I can't stand keeping things secret – but it's also hard and sad, because I love Christiansborg and hold my SF colleagues in high regard.

Mark will leave politics on December 1st to take a position in a private company, which he has yet to reveal. He is looking forward to trying something new.

- I've only done politics my entire adult life, since I was 18 and got elected to Køge City Council, says Jacob Mark.

Politics can be all-consuming, and Mark wants to move on at a point where "I'm not set in my ways," he says.

His entire adult life, since he was 18 and got elected to Køge City Council, he has dedicated to politics. He has not tried anything else.

- I love politics and have enjoyed the time I've had. Now it's time for something else, says Jacob Mark and adds:

- When I was 18, I walked around town in Køge wanting to be a journalist and maybe a US reporter one day. And then I ended up debating government in Danish politics. I'm 33 years old, there's a lot that can happen in my life.

During his political career, Mark focused on children and youth and was a key figure behind SF's campaign on minimum wages. He is disappointed with the new government's focus:

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