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|birth_date=1957-04-28 | |birth_date=1957-04-28 | ||
|death_date=2011-01-27 | |death_date=2011-01-27 | ||
| − | |constitutes=editor, journalist, | + | |death_cause=cancer |
| + | |alma_mater=Institut d’études politiques de Paris,Aarhus Universitet,Yale University | ||
| + | |constitutes=editor, journalist, publisher | ||
|nationality=Danish | |nationality=Danish | ||
| − | |employment= | + | |description=10 time Bilderberger Danish editor. Bilderberg Steering committee |
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| + | |title=Politiken/Editor-in-Chief | ||
| + | |start=1993 | ||
| + | |end=2011 | ||
| + | |description=Editor-in-chief at the Danish newspaper [[Politiken]]}} | ||
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| − | '''Tøger Seidenfaden''' was editor-in-chief of ''[[Weekendavisen]]'' between 1987 and 1992 and managing director of [[TV 2 (Denmark)|TV 2]] from 1992 to 1993. | + | '''Tøger Seidenfaden''' was editor-in-chief of ''[[Weekendavisen]]'' between 1987 and 1992 and managing director of [[TV 2 (Denmark)|TV 2]] from 1992 to 1993, and, most prominent, as editor-in chief of [[Politiken]] from 1993-2011. |
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| + | ==Family Background== | ||
| + | Tøger Seidenfaden comes from a family of Danish bourgeoisie prominently linked to the intellectual, cultural and political life of the capital Copenhagen. His father, [[Erik Seidenfaden]], was editor-in-chief at the Danish newspaper [[Dagbladet Information]] for almost twenty years (1946-65). During WW2, Erik was active in the Danish resistance a British [[SOE]] agent with rank of officer, having close ties to SOE leader [[Ronald Turnbull]]. After the war, Erik's campaign for Denmark joining [[NATO]] in 1949 had a crucial impact.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_Seidenfaden_(journalist)</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Career== | ||
| + | From 1984 to 1985, straight out of university, Tøger Seidenfaden was employed by the government's security committee. In 1985 he was hired as foreign editor, and from 1987 to 1992 as editor-in-chief at [[Weekendavisen]]. In 1989, Seidenfaden published, despite strong resistance, extracts from Salman Rushdie's Satanic Verses in Weekendavisen. | ||
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| + | As editor-in-chief of [[Politiken]] from 1993 to 2011, Tøger Seidenfaden was known as a prominent and at times controversial editor-in-chief who stuck to his opinions.<ref>https://www.information.dk/kultur/2011/01/intellektuelt-legebarn</ref> | ||
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| + | He was a staunch critic of the Soviet Union. As editor-in-chief at Weekendavisen, he was for Danish participation in the first Gulf War in 1991. 12 years later, in Politiken, he was against Denmark's participation in the 2003 war. | ||
==Connections== | ==Connections== | ||
| − | Seidenfaden was a long-time [[Bilderberger]] and [[Bilderberg Steering committee]] member<ref> | + | Like his father, he was a member of The [[International Institute for Strategic Studies]] in London, the Executive Committee of the Danish [[European Movement]], and the so-called VL groups, a network of corporate and public sector executives, the closest to a Danish version of Bilderberg.<ref>https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/udland/pendanter-til-bilderberg-her-er-de-andre-elitenetvaerk-i-verden</ref> |
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| + | Seidenfaden was a long-time [[Bilderberger]] and [[Bilderberg Steering committee]] member<ref>http://www.information.dk/125091</ref>, member of the [[Trilateral Commission]]'s Executive Committee (his father was also member of the Trilateral Commission).<ref>[http://www.trilateral.org/memb.htm Trilateral Commission website]</ref> | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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| Born | 1957-04-28 | |||||||||||||||
| Died | 2011-01-27 (Age 53) | |||||||||||||||
Cause of death | cancer | |||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Danish | |||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Institut d’études politiques de Paris, Aarhus Universitet, Yale University | |||||||||||||||
| Member of | Bilderberg/Steering committee, International Institute for Strategic Studies, Trilateral Commission | |||||||||||||||
10 time Bilderberger Danish editor. Bilderberg Steering committee
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Tøger Seidenfaden was editor-in-chief of Weekendavisen between 1987 and 1992 and managing director of TV 2 from 1992 to 1993, and, most prominent, as editor-in chief of Politiken from 1993-2011.
Family Background
Tøger Seidenfaden comes from a family of Danish bourgeoisie prominently linked to the intellectual, cultural and political life of the capital Copenhagen. His father, Erik Seidenfaden, was editor-in-chief at the Danish newspaper Dagbladet Information for almost twenty years (1946-65). During WW2, Erik was active in the Danish resistance a British SOE agent with rank of officer, having close ties to SOE leader Ronald Turnbull. After the war, Erik's campaign for Denmark joining NATO in 1949 had a crucial impact.[1]
Career
From 1984 to 1985, straight out of university, Tøger Seidenfaden was employed by the government's security committee. In 1985 he was hired as foreign editor, and from 1987 to 1992 as editor-in-chief at Weekendavisen. In 1989, Seidenfaden published, despite strong resistance, extracts from Salman Rushdie's Satanic Verses in Weekendavisen.
As editor-in-chief of Politiken from 1993 to 2011, Tøger Seidenfaden was known as a prominent and at times controversial editor-in-chief who stuck to his opinions.[2]
He was a staunch critic of the Soviet Union. As editor-in-chief at Weekendavisen, he was for Danish participation in the first Gulf War in 1991. 12 years later, in Politiken, he was against Denmark's participation in the 2003 war.
Connections
Like his father, he was a member of The International Institute for Strategic Studies in London, the Executive Committee of the Danish European Movement, and the so-called VL groups, a network of corporate and public sector executives, the closest to a Danish version of Bilderberg.[3]
Seidenfaden was a long-time Bilderberger and Bilderberg Steering committee member[4], member of the Trilateral Commission's Executive Committee (his father was also member of the Trilateral Commission).[5]
Events Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
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| Bilderberg/1994 | 2 June 1994 | 5 June 1994 | Finland Helsinki | The 42nd Bilderberg, in Helsinki. |
| Bilderberg/1996 | 30 May 1996 | 2 June 1996 | Canada Toronto | The 44th Bilderberg, held in Canada |
| Bilderberg/1997 | 12 June 1997 | 15 June 1997 | US Lake Lanier Georgia (State) | The 45th Bilderberg meeting |
| Bilderberg/1998 | 14 May 1998 | 17 May 1998 | Scotland Turnberry | The 46th Bilderberg meeting, held in Scotland, chaired by Peter Carrington |
| Bilderberg/1999 | 3 June 1999 | 6 June 1999 | Portugal Sintra | The 47th Bilderberg, 111 participants |
| Bilderberg/2000 | 1 June 2000 | 4 June 2000 | Belgium Brussels Genval | The 48th Bilderberg, 94 guests |
| Bilderberg/2001 | 24 May 2001 | 27 May 2001 | Sweden Stenungsund | The 49th Bilderberg, in Sweden. Reported on the WWW. |
| Bilderberg/2002 | 30 May 2002 | 2 June 2002 | US Virginia Chantilly Westfields Marriott | The 50th Bilderberg, held at Chantilly, Virginia. |
| Bilderberg/2003 | 15 May 2003 | 18 May 2003 | France Versailles | The 51st Bilderberg, in Versailles, France |
| Bilderberg/2006 | 8 June 2006 | 11 June 2006 | Canada Ottawa | 54th Bilderberg, held in Canada. 133 guests |
| WEF/Annual Meeting/2004 | 21 January 2004 | 25 January 2004 | World Economic Forum Switzerland | 2068 billionaires, CEOs and their politicians and "civil society" leaders met under the slogan Partnering for Prosperity and Security. "We have the people who matter," said World Economic Forum Co-Chief Executive Officer José María Figueres. |
