Petersen, Niels Helveg Former Minister for Foreign Affairs

Social Liberal Party Member of the Folketing from September 21st 1994

Address Drosselvej 72, 2000 Email [email protected]

Niels Lolk Helveg Petersen, Born January 17th Affiliations 1939 in , son of former minister While studying, member of the central board Kristen Helveg Petersen and former mayor council of the Young Social Liberals, editor of Lilly Helveg Petersen. Married to Kirsten Lee, »Liberté« (Liberty, the Social Liberals MD, former director of Finsenscentret situated students' magazine) and of in the National Hospital of , now »Studenterbladet«, the organ of the Joint manager of Public Health Office. Council of Danish Students. Member of the council of representatives of the Student Parliamentary career Union. Minister for Foreign Affairs, January 25th 1993 - December 21st 2000. Minister for Economic Affairs, June 3rd 1988 - December 18th 1990. Member of the Presidium of the Folketing from February 23rd 2005 to November 27th 2007. Member of the Folketing for The Social Liberal Party in greater constituency from November 13th 2007, in Funen County constituency, September 21st 1994 - November 13th 2007 and February 15th 1977 - February 1st 1993, and in constituency November 22nd 1966 - September 30th 1974. The Social Liberal Party's candidate in Middelfart nomination district from 1976, in Fredensborg nomination district, 1966-1974, and in Nyborg nomination district, 1964-1966. Member of the Foreign Policy Committee, 1968-1974 and again from 2001. The party's political spokesman, 1968-1974 and 1977- 1978. Chairman of the parliamentary group of the Social Liberal Party, 1978-1988 and of the Folketing's Economic and Political Affairs Committee, 1982-1984. Chairman of the Greater Copenhagen Development Council, 1990-1993.

Education and jobs Master of Laws, , 1965. Study sojourn at Stanford University, California, 1961-1962. Matriculated from Stenhus Boarding School, Holbæk, 1957. Intermediate school examination, Nykøbing S. Citizens' and Lower Secondary School 1954. Head of Cabinet with the Danish EU Commissioner Finn Gundelach, 1974-1977.

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