Lykke Friis
 Lykke Friis      (politician) | ||||||||
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| Born | 27 October 1969 | |||||||
| Nationality | Danish | |||||||
| Alma mater | London School of Economics, University of Copenhagen | |||||||
| Member of | European Council on Foreign Relations, Trilateral Commission | |||||||
| Party | Venstre (Denmark) | |||||||
Former Danish minister for Climate and Energy, where she presided over the 2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference. Member of European Council on Foreign Relations and Trilateral Commission.
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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.
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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
| Appointee | Job | Appointed | End |
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| Inger Støjberg | Denmark/Minister/Gender Equality | 7 April 2009 | 23 February 2010 |
Events Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
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| Munich Security Conference/2020 | 14 February 2020 | 16 February 2020 | Germany Munich Bavaria | The 56th Munich Security Conference, in 2020, "welcomed an unprecedented number of high-ranking international decision-makers." |
| Munich Security Conference/2023 | 17 February 2023 | 19 February 2023 | Germany 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. |
References
- ↑ a b "Lykke Friis meldte sig ind i Venstre i nat", borsen.dk, 24 November 2009
- ↑ a b John Acher (November 24, 2009), Denmark proposes Hedegaard for new EU climate job Reuters.
- ↑ "Portræt af Lykke Friis", borsen.dk, 24 November 2009
- ↑ John Acher (February 24, 2011), Denmark, Britain urge deeper CO2 EU emissions cut Reuters.
- ↑ "Lykke Friis får DRs Rosenkjærpris for 2008" Archived 2009-02-01 at the Wayback Machine., www.dr.dk, 26 November 2009
