Hedegaard, Connie (KF)
Former Member of the Folketing, The Conservative Party
Former Minister
Connie Hedegaard, born September 15th 1960 in Copenhagen, daughter of Knud Hedegaard and Elinor Hedegaard.
Member period Member of the Folketing for The Conservative Party in Greater Copenhagen greater constituency, 13. November 2007 – 3. January 2010. Member of the Folketing for The Conservative Party in Copenhagen County constituency, 8. February 2005 – 13. November 2007. Member of the Folketing for The Conservative Party in Copenhagen County constituency, 10. January 1984 – 3. October 1990.
Candidate for The Conservative Party in Gentofte nomination district, 20042009. Candidate for The Conservative Party in Amager nomination district, 19871990. Candidate for The Conservative Party in Gentofte nomination district, 19841987.
Parliamentary career Minister for the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen 2009, 5. April 2009 – 20. December 2009. Minister for Climate and Energy, 23. November 2007 – 24. November 2009. Minister for the Environment and Minister for Nordic Cooperation, 18. February 2005 – 23. November 2007. Minister for the Environment, 2. August 2004 – 18. February 2005.
Education Matriculated in modern languages, Stenhus Upper Secondary School, 1979. Holbæk Private Lower Secondary School, 19671976. MA in history and comparative literary history, University of Copenhagen.
Employment Anchorwoman with DR 2, Radio Denmark, 19982004. Head of Radio News, Radio Denmark, 19941998. Journalist, 'Berlingske Tidende', 19901994.
Affiliations Chairwoman of the Conservative Students in the Metropolitan Region 19811982. National chairwoman of Denmark's Conservative Students 19831984. President of the Atlantic Association of Young Political Leaders (AAYPL) 19851987. Member of the council of representatives of the Danish Atlantic Treaty Association from 1986. Member of the management committee of the Democracy Foundation 19901995. Member of the management committee of the Centre for Technology Supported Teaching ('Center for Teknologistøttet Undervisning') 19951998. Member of the Committee on Public Information Policy 19961997. Chairwoman of the Centre for Cultural Cooperation with the Developing Countries (CKU) 19982001. Member of the Year 2000 Foundation Side 1 / 2 ('År 2000Fonden') 19992000. Chairwoman of the management committee of the Ministry of Culture's Development Fund 20012002. Chairwoman of the management committee of BUSTER Children's Film Festival from 2002.
Publications Regular writer of a column in the newspaper 'Politiken' 19982004. Contributor to various controversial books.
Awards Received the Ebbe Munck Award 2003, the Publicist Award 2003, the Popular Education Association's (FOF) Cultural Award 2002, and KLF/Kirke & Mediers Scholarship Grant 2001.
The biography is no longer updated from January 11th 2010. Hedegaard, Connie (KF)
Former Member of the Folketing, The Conservative Party
Former Minister
Connie Hedegaard, born September 15th 1960 in Copenhagen, daughter of Knud Hedegaard and Elinor Hedegaard.
Member period Member of the Folketing for The Conservative Party in Greater Copenhagen greater constituency, 13. November 2007 – 3. January 2010. Member of the Folketing for The Conservative Party in Copenhagen County constituency, 8. February 2005 – 13. November 2007. Member of the Folketing for The Conservative Party in Copenhagen County constituency, 10. January 1984 – 3. October 1990.
Candidate for The Conservative Party in Gentofte nomination district, 20042009. Candidate for The Conservative Party in Amager nomination district, 19871990. Candidate for The Conservative Party in Gentofte nomination district, 19841987.
Parliamentary career Minister for the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen 2009, 5. April 2009 – 20. December 2009. Minister for Climate and Energy, 23. November 2007 – 24. November 2009. Minister for the Environment and Minister for Nordic Cooperation, 18. February 2005 – 23. November 2007. Minister for the Environment, 2. August 2004 – 18. February 2005.
Education Matriculated in modern languages, Stenhus Upper Secondary School, 1979. Holbæk Private Lower Secondary School, 19671976. MA in history and comparative literary history, University of Copenhagen.
Employment Anchorwoman with DR 2, Radio Denmark, 19982004. Head of Radio News, Radio Denmark, 19941998. Journalist, 'Berlingske Tidende', 19901994.
Affiliations Chairwoman of the Conservative Students in the Metropolitan Region 19811982. National chairwoman of Denmark's Conservative Students 19831984. President of the Atlantic Association of Young Political Leaders (AAYPL) 19851987. Member of the council of representatives of the Danish Atlantic Treaty Association from 1986. Member of the management committee of the Democracy Foundation 19901995. Member of the management committee of the Centre for Technology Supported Teaching ('Center for Teknologistøttet Undervisning') 19951998. Member of the Committee on Public Information Policy 19961997. Chairwoman of the Centre for Cultural Cooperation with the Developing Countries (CKU) 19982001. Member of the Year 2000 Foundation ('År 2000Fonden') 19992000. Chairwoman of the management committee of the Ministry of Culture's Development Fund 20012002. Chairwoman of the management committee of BUSTER Children's Film Festival from 2002.
Publications Regular writer of a column in the newspaper 'Politiken' 19982004. Contributor to various controversial books.
Awards Received the Ebbe Munck Award 2003, the Publicist Award 2003, the Popular Education Association's (FOF) Cultural Award 2002, and KLF/Kirke & Mediers Scholarship Grant 2001.
The biography is no longer updated from January 11th 2010.
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