Monarch Margrethe II Name Lykke Friis Role Danish Politician | Preceded by Connie Hedegaard Spouse Peter Warming Political party Venstre Party Venstre | |
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Succeeded by Martin Lidegaard and Ida Auken Born 27 October 1969 (age 54) ( 1969-10-27 ) Books An Ever Larger Union?: EU Enlargement and European Integration Education University of Copenhagen, London School of Economics and Political Science | ||
Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen | ||
Lykke friis energy minister of denmark
Lykke Friis (born 27 October 1969) is Prorector for Education at the University of Copenhagen and is a former Danish politician for the party Venstre and former Minister for Climate and Energy and equal rights. Prior to her political career she has once before been Prorector at the University of Copenhagen and held the position from 2006 - 2009. Prior to her appointment as government minister, she was not a member of Venstre.
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- Lykke friis energy minister of denmark
- Danish minister for climate and energy lykke friis speaking at ewea 2011 annual event
- Biography
- References
Danish minister for climate and energy lykke friis speaking at ewea 2011 annual event
Biography
Lykke Friis is the daughter of a Danish father and a German mother. She graduated from Øregaard Gymnasium and has studied political science at the University of Copenhagen. Lykke Friis obtained her M.Sc. in Economics and Political Science from London School of Economics in 1992, followed by a M.Sc. in political science from University of Copenhagen in 1993. She got a PhD in international politics from the University of Copenhagen in 1997. Eisenhower Fellowships selected Lykke Friis in 2002 to represent Denmark.
She has worked as an academic in the Ministry of Economic and Business Affairs, and as a researcher in Dansk Udenrigspolitisk Institut. From 2003-2006, she was head of European Politics in the Confederation of Danish Industries. She has taught at both the University of Copenhagen Faculty of Social Sciences and at Copenhagen Business School in international relations.
She has contributed to newspapers, radio, TV, and seminars on EU-related issues, and has written a number of articles and books and such subjects. Her ability to make the EU-material accessible secured her the Danmarks Radio Rosenkjærprisen in 2008.
In private, Lykke Friis is known as a connoisseur of German football and is a fan of FC Bayern Munich.