Jan Trøjborg, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jan Trøjborg

Danish politician

Date of Birth: 14-Dec-1955

Place of Birth: Horsens, Central Denmark Region, Denmark

Date of Death: 06-May-2012

Profession: politician

Nationality: Denmark

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Jan Trøjborg (14 December 1955 – 6 May 2012) was a Danish politician representing the Social Democrats. He was a member of parliament (Folketinget) from 8 September 1987 to 31 December 2005.
In November 2005 he was elected Mayor of Horsens.
At the time of his death, he was the chairman of Kommunernes Landsforening.
He died of a heart attack while riding a bicycle in a cycling race.
His demise occurred the day before a Giro d'Italia stage was taking place in his city.
Trøjborg had been a key factor in bringing the 2012 Giro to Denmark.