Mogens Camre
Encyclopedia
Mogens Niels Juel Camre is a Danish
politician
and former Member of the European Parliament
with the Danish People's Party
(Danish: Dansk Folkeparti), a Vice-Chairman of the Union for a Europe of Nations and sat on the European Parliament
's Committee on Budgetary Control
and its Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
.
He was also substitute for the Committee on Constitutional Affairs
.
, an Austrian Social-Democrat and Renate Weber
, a Romanian MEP, to mean that Camre had stated that Danes were more clever than Bulgarians and Romanians.
On 13 November 2007 he was elected
to the Danish parliament, but only two days later announced that he declined his seat in parliament because it would mean that he couldn't finish his term in the European Parliament.
Politics of Denmark
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politician
Politician
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and former Member of the European Parliament
Member of the European Parliament
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with the Danish People's Party
Danish People's Party
The Danish People's Party is a political party in Denmark which is frequently described as right-wing populist by political scientists and commentators. The party is led by Pia Kjærsgaard...
(Danish: Dansk Folkeparti), a Vice-Chairman of the Union for a Europe of Nations and sat on the European Parliament
European Parliament
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's Committee on Budgetary Control
Committee on Budgetary Control
-Responsibilities of the committee:As the name suggests, the CONT is the European Parliament committee charged with producing reports relating to the European Union's Budget.-Membership: Members of the Committee -External links:*...
and its Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
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.
He was also substitute for the Committee on Constitutional Affairs
Committee on Constitutional Affairs
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.
Controversy
Camre has made statements on several occasions which occasioned controversy. Most recently he stated that This statement was interpreted by several other MEPs, among them Hannes SwobodaHannes Swoboda
Hannes Swoboda aka Johannes Swoboda is an Austrian social democratic politician. He has been a Member of the European Parliament since 1996...
, an Austrian Social-Democrat and Renate Weber
Renate Weber
Renate Weber is a Romanian lawyer and human rights activist who, in November 2007, was elected as . She is the first Romanian appointed as Chief of an ....
, a Romanian MEP, to mean that Camre had stated that Danes were more clever than Bulgarians and Romanians.
On 13 November 2007 he was elected
Danish parliamentary election, 2007
The 66th Folketing election in Denmark was held on 13 November 2007. The election allowed prime minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen to continue for a third term in a coalition government consisting of the Liberals and the Conservative People's Party with parliamentary support from the Danish People's...
to the Danish parliament, but only two days later announced that he declined his seat in parliament because it would mean that he couldn't finish his term in the European Parliament.
Education
- 1961: Bachelor of commerce (accountancy)
- 1967: Master's degree in political and economic science
Career
- 1967-1968 and 1987-1995: Civil servant, Budget Department of Finance Ministry
- 1974-1989: Member of Tax Tribunal
- since 1980: Chairman of the Board of KTAS (1982-1992) and board member of a number of other companies
- 1985-1987: Member of the Board of Governors of Denmark's National Bank
- 1995-1999: Budgetary Adviser with Denmark's Permanent Representation to the EU
- 1962-1966 and 1968-1987: Member of Executive Social Democratic PartyPartyA party is a gathering of people who have been invited by a host for the purposes of socializing, conversation, or recreation. A party will typically feature food and beverages, and often music and dancing as well....
in CopenhagenCopenhagenCopenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region... - 1967-1968 and 1981-1982: Member of National Executive of Social Democratic Party
- 1981-1982: Member of Danish TUC's Executive Committee
- 1981-1982: Member of the Executive Committee of the Labour Movement's Economic Council
- 1968-1987: Member of the Folketing
- Member of several Folketing committees, including the Political and Economic Affairs Committee
- Chairman of the Folketing's Environment and Planning Committee
- Vice-Chairman of the Folketing's Market Relations and Finance Committees
- since 1999: Member of the European ParliamentMember of the European ParliamentA Member of the European Parliament is a person who has been elected to the European Parliament. The name of MEPs differ in different languages, with terms such as europarliamentarian or eurodeputy being common in Romance language-speaking areas.When the European Parliament was first established,...
- since 1999: Vice-Chairman of the Union for Europe of the Nations Group