Bjarne Corydon
 Bjarne Corydon     ( politician) | |
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| Born | 1 March 1973 Kolding, Denmark |
| Nationality | Danish |
| Alma mater | Aarhus University |
| Interests | McKinsey |
| Party | Social Democrats (Denmark) |
Attended the 2013 Bilderberg meeting as Danish Finance Minister, just before selling 19% of the state-owned shares in the energy company DONG to the investment bank Goldman Sachs. He also attended the 2024 Bilderberg meeting.
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Bjarne Fog Corydon is a Danish former politician who was Finance Minister of Denmark in the Helle Thorning-Schmidt cabinet from 2011 to 2015, and was formerly her secretary.[1] He attended the 2013 Bilderberg meeting, just before selling 19% of the state-owned shares in the energy company DONG to the investment bank Goldman Sachs. He also attended the 2024 Bilderberg meeting when CEO and Editor-in-Chief of a Danish newspaper specialising in business news.
Education
He studied at the University of Aarhus.
Political career
In 2011 he was elected to the Folketing, and was appointed Minister of Finance by Helle Thorning-Schmidt.[2] He was behind the controversial sale of the Danish company DONG to the US Goldman Sachs in 2014, which led the Socialist People's Party to leave the government coalition.[3]
After he left the Folketing in 2016, Corydon worked for the management consulting company McKinsey & Co. He still wrote articles for McKinsey in 2022.[4]
In 2018 he was appointed new CEO and Editor-in-Chief of Dagbladet Børsen, a Danish newspaper specialising in business news published in Denmark.[5] In 2023 his paper was convicted of fraudulent claiming "Covid aid". The paper restricted the sale of ads and postponed or negatively affected ad revenue for a period, in order to get higher government compensation for lost ad revenue in connection with Covid.[6]
Events Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
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| Bilderberg/2013 | 6 June 2013 | 9 June 2013 | Watford UK | The 2013 Bilderberg group meeting. |
| Bilderberg/2024 | 30 May 2024 | 2 June 2024 | Spain Madrid | The 70th Bilderberg Meeting |
References
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20111104235354/http://ugeavisen.dk/esbjerg/corydon-bliver-ny-finansminister
- ↑ https://www.berlingske.dk/business/corydon-og-vestager-styrer-danmark
- ↑ https://www.dr.dk/ligetil/indland/sf-forlader-regeringen
- ↑ https://www.nec.co.nz/market-leadership/publications-media/the-digitisation-of-denmark-how-denmark-has-become-a-digital-frontrunner/
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20190614070317/https://borsen.dk/nyheder/generelt/artikel/1/354677/bjarne_corydon_ny_topchef_paa_dagbladet_boersen.html
- ↑ https://ekstrabladet.dk/krimi/boersen-faar-boede-for-corona-svindel/9904470
