Minister for the Environment (Denmark)
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Minister for the Environment of Denmark is the politically appointed head of the Danish
Ministry of the Environment, and a member of the Cabinet. The current Minister for the Environment in the Cabinet of Helle Thorning-Schmidt
is Ida Auken
from the Socialist People's Party
.
The ministry and the minister post was created in 1971; the ministry was named Ministry of Pollution Combating until 1973.
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
Ministry of the Environment, and a member of the Cabinet. The current Minister for the Environment in the Cabinet of Helle Thorning-Schmidt
Cabinet of Helle Thorning-Schmidt
The cabinet of Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt is the current cabinet of Denmark. It is a coalition government between the Social Democrats, Social Liberal Party and Socialist People's Party...
is Ida Auken
Ida Auken
Ida Margrete Meier Auken is a Danish politician from the Socialist People's Party. Her mother is Margrete Auken. She is a priest by profession and has been a member of the Danish parliament since 2007...
from the Socialist People's Party
Socialist People's Party (Denmark)
The Socialist People's Party is a green and socialist political party in Denmark.-1959–69:The SF was founded on 15 February 1959 by Aksel Larsen, a former leader of the Communist Party of Denmark and CIA agent. Larsen was removed from the ranks of the DKP for his criticism over the Soviet...
.
The ministry and the minister post was created in 1971; the ministry was named Ministry of Pollution Combating until 1973.
List of Ministers for the Environment
- Jens Kampmann (b. 1937) (Social DemocratsSocial Democrats (Denmark)The Social Democrats , is a Danish political party committed to the political ideology of social democracy. It is the major coalition partner in Denmark's government since the 2011 parliamentary election, and party leader Helle Thorning-Schmidt is the current Prime Minister of Denmark...
): 11 October 1971 – 27 September 1973 (As Minister for pollution combating, he was also Minister for Public Works) - Helge Nielsen (1918-1991) (Social DemocratsSocial Democrats (Denmark)The Social Democrats , is a Danish political party committed to the political ideology of social democracy. It is the major coalition partner in Denmark's government since the 2011 parliamentary election, and party leader Helle Thorning-Schmidt is the current Prime Minister of Denmark...
): 27 September 1973 – 19 December 1973 - Holger Hansen (b. 1929) (VenstreVenstre (Denmark)VenstreThe party name is officially not translated into any other language, but is in English often referred to as the Liberal Party. Similar rules apply for the name of the party's youth wing Venstres Ungdom. , full name Venstre, Danmarks Liberale Parti , is the largest political party in Denmark...
): 19 December 1973 – 13 February 1975 (Also Minister for GreenlandMinister for GreenlandMinister of Greenland was a cabinet post for affairs with the Danish Arctic territory.Tom Høyem was Minister from 1982 and served till 1987 briefly ....
) - Helge Nielsen (1918-1991) (Social DemocratsSocial Democrats (Denmark)The Social Democrats , is a Danish political party committed to the political ideology of social democracy. It is the major coalition partner in Denmark's government since the 2011 parliamentary election, and party leader Helle Thorning-Schmidt is the current Prime Minister of Denmark...
): 13 February 1975 – 26 January. 1977 - Svend Jakobsen (b. 1935) (Social DemocratsSocial Democrats (Denmark)The Social Democrats , is a Danish political party committed to the political ideology of social democracy. It is the major coalition partner in Denmark's government since the 2011 parliamentary election, and party leader Helle Thorning-Schmidt is the current Prime Minister of Denmark...
): 26 January. 1977 – 26 February 1977 - Niels Matthiasen (1924-1980) (Social DemocratsSocial Democrats (Denmark)The Social Democrats , is a Danish political party committed to the political ideology of social democracy. It is the major coalition partner in Denmark's government since the 2011 parliamentary election, and party leader Helle Thorning-Schmidt is the current Prime Minister of Denmark...
): 26 February 1977 – 30 August 1978 - Ivar NørgaardIvar NørgaardIvar Nørgaard , also spelled Ivar Noergaard, was a Danish politician, former economics minister and member of the Social Democrats. Noorgaard led the negotiations for Denmark's ascension into the European Union in 1973.Noorgaard served as the head of several ministries within Social Democratic...
(b. 1922) (Social DemocratsSocial Democrats (Denmark)The Social Democrats , is a Danish political party committed to the political ideology of social democracy. It is the major coalition partner in Denmark's government since the 2011 parliamentary election, and party leader Helle Thorning-Schmidt is the current Prime Minister of Denmark...
): 30 August 1978 – 28 February 1980 - Erik Holst (b. 1922) (Social DemocratsSocial Democrats (Denmark)The Social Democrats , is a Danish political party committed to the political ideology of social democracy. It is the major coalition partner in Denmark's government since the 2011 parliamentary election, and party leader Helle Thorning-Schmidt is the current Prime Minister of Denmark...
): 28 February 1980 – 10 September 1982 - Christian Christensen (1925-1988) (Christian DemocratsChristian Democrats (Denmark)The Christian Democrats are a political party in Denmark. The party was founded in 1970 to oppose the liberalization of restrictions on pornography and the legalization of abortion....
): 10 September 1982 – 3 June 1988 (Also Minister for Nordic Affairs until 10 September 1987 ) - Lone DybkjærLone DybkjærLone Dybkjær , is a Danish politician. She graduated from Rungsted Statsskole in 1958 and took a Master of Engineering in chemistry at the Technical University of Denmark in 1964....
(b. 1940) (Danish Social Liberal Party): 3 June 1988 – 18 December 1990 - Per Stig MøllerPer Stig MøllerPer Stig Møller was Culture Minister of Denmark. He has been a member of Folketinget for the Conservative People's Party since 1984, and was Minister for the Environment from December 18, 1990 to January 24, 1993 as part of the Cabinet of Poul Schlüter IV and Foreign Minister from November 27,...
(b. 1942) (Conservative People's PartyConservative People's Party (Denmark)The Conservative People's Party , also known as Conservatives is a Danish political party.-History:The party was founded 1915 based mostly on its predecessor, Højre , but also on the Free Conservatives and a moderate faction of Venstre , the liberals.The party has participated in several coalition...
): 18 December 1990 – 25 January 1993 - Svend AukenSvend AukenSvend Gunnarsen Auken was a Danish politician. He represented the Social Democrats as a member of the Danish parliament from 1971 until his death....
(b. 1943) (Social DemocratsSocial Democrats (Denmark)The Social Democrats , is a Danish political party committed to the political ideology of social democracy. It is the major coalition partner in Denmark's government since the 2011 parliamentary election, and party leader Helle Thorning-Schmidt is the current Prime Minister of Denmark...
) 25 January 1993 – 27 November 2001 (Also Energy Minister from 27 September 1994) - Hans Christian SchmidtHans Christian SchmidtHans Christian Schmidt is a danish politician and has been the Minister for transportation. A teacher by profession, he was the Danish Minister of Food from 2004 to 2007. Before that, he was the Minister for the Environment from 2001...
(b. 1953) (VenstreVenstre (Denmark)VenstreThe party name is officially not translated into any other language, but is in English often referred to as the Liberal Party. Similar rules apply for the name of the party's youth wing Venstres Ungdom. , full name Venstre, Danmarks Liberale Parti , is the largest political party in Denmark...
): 27 November 2001 – 2 August 2004 - Connie HedegaardConnie HedegaardConnie Hedegaard is a Danish politician and public intellectual who has been European Commissioner for Climate Action in the European Commission since 10 February 2010....
(b. 1960) (Conservative People's PartyConservative People's Party (Denmark)The Conservative People's Party , also known as Conservatives is a Danish political party.-History:The party was founded 1915 based mostly on its predecessor, Højre , but also on the Free Conservatives and a moderate faction of Venstre , the liberals.The party has participated in several coalition...
): 2 August 2004 – 23 November 2007 - Troels Lund PoulsenTroels Lund PoulsenTroels Lund Poulsen is a Danish politician and has been Minister for Education of Denmark. Prior to that, he became Minister for the Environment following the 2007 Danish parliamentary election. He is member of the parliament for the party Venstre...
(b. 1976) (VenstreVenstre (Denmark)VenstreThe party name is officially not translated into any other language, but is in English often referred to as the Liberal Party. Similar rules apply for the name of the party's youth wing Venstres Ungdom. , full name Venstre, Danmarks Liberale Parti , is the largest political party in Denmark...
): 23 November 2007 – 23 February 2010 - Karen EllemannKaren EllemannKaren Ellemann is a Danish member of parliament for the party Venstre and the current Minister for the Environment of Denmark and Minister for Nordic Cooperation.-Personal life:...
(VenstreVenstre (Denmark)VenstreThe party name is officially not translated into any other language, but is in English often referred to as the Liberal Party. Similar rules apply for the name of the party's youth wing Venstres Ungdom. , full name Venstre, Danmarks Liberale Parti , is the largest political party in Denmark...
): 23 February 2010 – 03 October 2011 - Ida AukenIda AukenIda Margrete Meier Auken is a Danish politician from the Socialist People's Party. Her mother is Margrete Auken. She is a priest by profession and has been a member of the Danish parliament since 2007...
(Socialist People's PartySocialist People's Party (Denmark)The Socialist People's Party is a green and socialist political party in Denmark.-1959–69:The SF was founded on 15 February 1959 by Aksel Larsen, a former leader of the Communist Party of Denmark and CIA agent. Larsen was removed from the ranks of the DKP for his criticism over the Soviet...
) :03 October 2011 –
External links
- Danish Ministry of the Environment - Official webpage.