Difference between revisions of "Connie Hedegaard"
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| + | Connie Hedegaard is a Danish journalist and politician. | ||
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| + | ==Early Political Career== | ||
| + | Hedegaard started her political career as leader of the Conservative Student Union (<i>Konservative Studerende</i>) and a member of the [[Denmark/Conservative People's Party |Conservative Party]]. She has been active in government on and off since 1984, when she was elected as the hitherto youngest member of the Folketing, the Danish national parliament, where she sat for six years. | ||
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| + | After being President of the [[NATO]]-close [[Atlantic Association of Young Political Leaders]] in 1985, she became defense spokeswoman for the party. | ||
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| + | In 1990, she left politics to pursue a career in journalism. Over the next 14 years, she worked as a journalist at the newspaper [[Berlingske Tidende]], took the post of Director of the News Bulletin Service at the public broadcaster [[Danmarks Radio|DR Radio News]], anchor for Deadline, a Danish TV news program, and Columnist at Danish national newspaper [[Politiken]]. | ||
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| + | ==Member of the Danish government, 2004–2010== | ||
| + | Moving back to politics in 2004, she became Minister of the Environment. A year later, she became Minister for Nordic Cooperation. After the November 2007 general election, she was chosen as Minister for Climate and Energy. | ||
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| + | ==European Commissioner for Climate Action, 2010–2014== | ||
| + | Taking up her new position at the European Commission under [[José Manuel Durão Barroso|President Barroso]] on 10 February 2010, Hedegaard stressed the importance of [[climate change]] in the 21st century. She hoped that by the end of her five-year term, Europe would be the most climate friendly region in the world. Her priorities would be to implement the European Climate and Energy package and to continue her efforts towards an ambitious international climate agreement. | ||
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| + | ==After the European Commission== | ||
| + | Since March 2018, she has been board director for Berlingske Media Group. | ||
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Revision as of 13:15, 12 October 2020
 Connie Hedegaard    (politician) | |
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| Born | 1960-10-15 Holbæk, Denmark |
| Nationality | Danish |
| Alma mater | University of Copenhagen |
| Member of | Bilderberg/Steering committee, European Council on Foreign Relations, Friends of Europe, Marshall Memorial Fellowship, Project Syndicate |
| Party | Conservative People's Party |
Connie Hedegaard is a Danish journalist and politician.
Contents
Early Political Career
Hedegaard started her political career as leader of the Conservative Student Union (Konservative Studerende) and a member of the Conservative Party. She has been active in government on and off since 1984, when she was elected as the hitherto youngest member of the Folketing, the Danish national parliament, where she sat for six years.
After being President of the NATO-close Atlantic Association of Young Political Leaders in 1985, she became defense spokeswoman for the party.
In 1990, she left politics to pursue a career in journalism. Over the next 14 years, she worked as a journalist at the newspaper Berlingske Tidende, took the post of Director of the News Bulletin Service at the public broadcaster DR Radio News, anchor for Deadline, a Danish TV news program, and Columnist at Danish national newspaper Politiken.
Member of the Danish government, 2004–2010
Moving back to politics in 2004, she became Minister of the Environment. A year later, she became Minister for Nordic Cooperation. After the November 2007 general election, she was chosen as Minister for Climate and Energy.
European Commissioner for Climate Action, 2010–2014
Taking up her new position at the European Commission under President Barroso on 10 February 2010, Hedegaard stressed the importance of climate change in the 21st century. She hoped that by the end of her five-year term, Europe would be the most climate friendly region in the world. Her priorities would be to implement the European Climate and Energy package and to continue her efforts towards an ambitious international climate agreement.
After the European Commission
Since March 2018, she has been board director for Berlingske Media Group.
Events Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilderberg/2005 | 5 May 2005 | 8 May 2005 | Germany Rottach-Egern | The 53rd Bilderberg, 132 guests |
| Bilderberg/2017 | 1 June 2017 | 4 June 2017 | US Virginia Chantilly | The 65th Bilderberg Meeting |
| Bilderberg/2018 | 7 June 2018 | 10 June 2018 | Italy Turin Hotel Torino Lingotto Congress | The 66th Bilderberg Meeting, in Turin, Italy, known for months in advance after an unprecedented leak by the Serbian government. |
| Bilderberg/2019 | 30 May 2019 | 2 June 2019 | Switzerland Montreux | The 67th Bilderberg Meeting |
| Bilderberg/2022 | 2 June 2022 | 5 June 2022 | US Washington DC Mandarin Oriental Hotel | The 68th Bilderberg Meeting, held in Washington DC, after an unprecedented two year hiatus during which a lot of the Bilderberg regulars were busy managing COVID-19 |
| Bilderberg/2023 | 18 May 2023 | 21 May 2023 | Portugal Lisbon Pestana Palace Hotel | The 69th Bilderberg Meeting, held in Lisbon, with 128 guests on the official list. The earliest in the year since 2009. |
| Bilderberg/2024 | 30 May 2024 | 2 June 2024 | Spain Madrid | The 70th Bilderberg Meeting |
| Brussels Forum/2007 | Belgium Brussels | Yearly discreet get-together of huge amount of transatlantic politicians, media and military and corporations, under the auspices of the CIA and NATO-close German Marshall Fund. | ||
| Brussels Forum/2010 | 26 March 2010 | 28 March 2010 | Belgium Brussels | Yearly discreet get-together of huge amount of transatlantic politicians, media and military and corporations, under the auspices of the CIA and NATO-close German Marshall Fund. |
| WEF/Annual Meeting/2009 | 23 January 2009 | 27 January 2009 | World Economic Forum Switzerland | Chairman Klaus Schwab outlined five objectives driving the Forum’s efforts to shape the global agenda, including letting the banks that caused the 2008 economic crisis keep writing the rules, the climate change agenda, over-national government structures, taking control over businesses with the stakeholder agenda, and a "new charter for the global economic order". |
| WEF/Annual Meeting/2013 | 23 January 2013 | 27 January 2013 | World Economic Forum Switzerland | 2500 mostly unelected leaders met to discuss "leading through adversity" |
| WEF/Annual Meeting/2014 | 22 January 2014 | 25 January 2014 | World Economic Forum Switzerland | 2604 guests in Davos considered "Reshaping The World" |
