| Series Title | European Voice |
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| Series Details | Vol.8, No.25, 27.6.02, p16 |
| Publication Date | 27/06/2002 |
| Content Type | News |
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Date: 27/06/02
Born: 1942 Family: Widowed, three children Education: Comparative literature, Copenhagen University His CV is among the longest of the current government, following an extensive career in politics and radio. Before assuming his current post, he served as the government's foreign policy spokesman before being ousted after a chaotic tenure in 1998. Has promised to make completion of enlargement negotiations a personal test for the Danish presidency.
Born: 1953 Family: Married, three children Education: Economics, Arhus University Led the Liberal Party to a stunning victory in 2001, ousting the EU's longest-serving leader, Social Democrat Poul Nyrup Rasmussen. In politics for nearly 25 years, the new model Rasmussen has pledged to clamp down on illegal immigration and put a lid on taxes.
Born: 1954 Family: Married, two children Education: Agricultural school, accounting, business and police academy Before entering politics, he worked on his family's farm and also spent several years as a police constable and detective - experience that could come in handy as the EU tries to coordinate its crime-fighting efforts. Has also been active in the Conservative Party for 20 years. In 1999 he became head of the party.
Born: 1966 Family: Single, two children Education: Danish school of Librarianship Daughter of a housewife and journalist, Kjær was drawn to politics at 17 when she served as chairman of the Young Conservatives of Arhus. After a brief stint at the European Parliament's documentation centre in Brussels, she returned home to serve as a member of the Danish Parliament (Folketing).
Born: 1945 Family: Married Education: Economics, Copenhagen University After graduating, Pedersen spent two years in the Royal Life Guards. He served on Helsinge council, becoming town mayor before moving into national politics. Since 1986, he's held a number of federal posts, including minister of housing, the interior, Nordic cooperation and economic affairs.
Born: 1965 Family: Married Education: Economics, Arhus University Espersen likes to quote John F. Kennedy and Winston Churchill and is the first person in her family to join a political party. She says it's important for women to have role models and is determined to be one. Her current job is her first in the justice field.
Hans Christian Schmidt Born: 1953 Family: Married Education: Haderslev Teacher Training College Has been his party's environment spokesman for seven years and minister since November 2001. He has pledged that, during the presidency, his government will pursue an active environmental policy and take a lead in pollution reduction.
Svend Aage Jensby Born: 1940 Family: Married Education: Master of Law from Arhus University Has been a member of the Folketing for the Liberal Party since 1990 and in his current job since November 2001. Jensby is a former assistant public prosecutor in Denmark and ex-police chief constable. He used to lecture in civil law at Aalborg University.
Born: 1943 Family: Married Education: Graduated in modern languages in 1963 Boel is a former secretary and finance manager with an export company. Was a member of Munkebo municipal council in Denmark from 1982-91 and again from 1994-97. She chaired the fiscal affairs committee for two years before taking up her current role last year.
Lars Loekke Rasmussen Born: 1964 Family: Married Education: University of Copenhagen Rasmussen is former chairman of the Liberal Party's youth organisation and used to work as an independent consultant. Has been a member of parliament since 1994 and was deputy party chairman in 1998. He is the author of two publications: The Association Handbook and If I Grow Old.
Bertel Haarder Born: 1944 Family: Married Education: Graduated from Arhus University with a master's in political science A former chairman of the Liberal Party's youth committee, Haarder became an MP in 1975. Minister for education from 1982-93, he joined the European Parliament a year later and became head of the Danish Liberal MEPs in 1995. Denmark will hold the presidency of the EU from July to December 2002. |
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| Subject Categories | Politics and International Relations |
| Countries / Regions | Denmark |
