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'''Lykke Friis''' is Prorector for Education at the University of Copenhagen and is a former [[Denmark|Danish]] politician for the party [[Venstre (Denmark)|Venstre]] and former [[Denmark/Minister/Climate and Energy|Minister for Climate and Energy]] and [[Minister for Gender Equality (Denmark)|equal rights]].<ref name=indmeld>[http://borsen.dk/politik/nyhed/170889/ "Lykke Friis meldte sig ind i Venstre i nat"], borsen.dk, 24 November 2009</ref><ref name="reuters.com">John Acher (November 24, 2009), [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-denmark-commissioner-idUSTRE5AN1Z820091124 Denmark proposes Hedegaard for new EU climate job] ''[[Reuters]]''.</ref> 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.<ref name=indmeld/>
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She is a member of [[George Soros]]' [[European Council on Foreign Relations]] and the [[Trilateral Commission]].
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==Background==
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Friis is the daughter of a Danish father and a [[Germany|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.<ref>[http://borsen.dk/politik/nyhed/170867/ "Portræt af Lykke Friis"], borsen.dk, 24 November 2009</ref> [[Eisenhower Fellowships]] selected Lykke Friis in 2002 to represent Denmark.
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==Career==
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Friis has worked as an academic in the [[Minister of Economic and Business Affairs (Denmark)|Ministry of Economic and Business Affairs]], and as a researcher in [[Dansk Udenrigspolitisk Institut]]. From 2003 until 2006, she was head of European Politics in the [[Confederation of Danish Industries]]. She has taught at both the [[University of Copenhagen|University of Copenhagen Faculty of Social Sciences]] and at [[Copenhagen Business School]] in international relations.
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During her time as minister, Friis presided over the [[2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference]] in [[Copenhagen]].<ref name="reuters.com"/> In 2011, she oversaw the Danish government's plan to wean itself off [[coal]], [[oil]] and [[natural gas]] by [[2050]] by boosting energy efficiency and the use of [[renewable energy sources]].<ref>John Acher (February 24, 2011), [https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-denmark-britain-eu-carbon-idUKTRE71N53P20110224 Denmark, Britain urge deeper CO2 EU emissions cut] ''[[Reuters]]''.</ref>
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Friis has contributed to newspapers, radio, TV, and seminars on [[European Union|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.<ref>[http://www.dr.dk/P1/rosenkjaer/LykkeFriis/20090121113905.htm "Lykke Friis får DRs Rosenkjærpris for 2008"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090201160530/http://dr.dk/P1/rosenkjaer/LykkeFriis/20090121113905.htm |date=2009-02-01 }}, www.dr.dk, 26 November 2009</ref>
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(politician)
Lykke Friis (2010).jpg
Born27 October 1969
NationalityDanish
Alma materLondon School of Economics, University of Copenhagen
Member ofEuropean Council on Foreign Relations, Trilateral Commission
PartyVenstre (Denmark)

Lykke Friis 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.[1][2] 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.[1]

She is a member of George Soros' European Council on Foreign Relations and the Trilateral Commission.

Background

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.[3] Eisenhower Fellowships selected Lykke Friis in 2002 to represent Denmark.

Career

Friis has worked as an academic in the Ministry of Economic and Business Affairs, and as a researcher in Dansk Udenrigspolitisk Institut. From 2003 until 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.

During her time as minister, Friis presided over the 2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen.[2] In 2011, she oversaw the Danish government's plan to wean itself off coal, oil and natural gas by 2050 by boosting energy efficiency and the use of renewable energy sources.[4]

Friis 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.[5]


 

An appointment by Lykke Friis

AppointeeJobAppointedEnd
Inger StøjbergDenmark/Minister/Gender Equality7 April 200923 February 2010

 

Events Participated in

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Munich Security Conference/202014 February 202016 February 2020Germany
Munich
Bavaria		The 56th Munich Security Conference, in 2020, "welcomed an unprecedented number of high-ranking international decision-makers."
Munich Security Conference/202317 February 202319 February 2023Germany
Munich
Bavaria		Annual conference of mid-level functionaries from the military-industrial complex - politicians, propagandists and lobbyists. The real decisions are made by deep politicians behind the scenes, elsewhere.
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References

  1. ↑ a b "Lykke Friis meldte sig ind i Venstre i nat", borsen.dk, 24 November 2009
  2. ↑ a b John Acher (November 24, 2009), Denmark proposes Hedegaard for new EU climate job Reuters.
  3. ↑ "Portræt af Lykke Friis", borsen.dk, 24 November 2009
  4. ↑ John Acher (February 24, 2011), Denmark, Britain urge deeper CO2 EU emissions cut Reuters.
  5. ↑ "Lykke Friis får DRs Rosenkjærpris for 2008" Archived 2009-02-01 at the Wayback Machine., www.dr.dk, 26 November 2009
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