Marianne Jelved
Marianne Jelved | |
|---|---|
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| Minister of Economic Affairs | |
| In office 25 January 1993 – 27 September 1994 | |
| Prime Minister | Poul Nyrup Rasmussen |
| Minister of Economic Affairs and Nordic Cooperation | |
| In office 27 September 1994 – 27 November 2001 | |
| Prime Minister | Poul Nyrup Rasmussen |
| Minister for Culture and Ecclesiastical Affairs | |
| In office 6 December 2012 – 28 June 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | Helle Thorning-Schmidt |
| Member of the Folketing | |
| In office 21 September 1994 – 2 November 2022 | |
| Constituency | North Jutland |
| In office 8 December 1987 – 1 December 1993 | |
| Constituency | North Jutland (1990-1993) Roskilde (1987-1990) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 September 1943 Charlottenlund, Denmark |
| Political party | Danish Social Liberal Party |
Marianne Bruus Jelved (née Hirsbro, born 5 September 1943) is a Danish politician and bureaucrat , who is a member of the Folketing for the Danish Social Liberal Party. She was elected into parliament in the 1994 Danish general election and had previously sat in parliament from 1987 to 1993. She is a former Minister of Economic Affairs, Nordic Cooperation, Culture and Ecclesiastical Affairs.[1]
Background
[edit]Jelved is educated as a teacher and has a Master's degree in education from the Danish School of Education. She worked as a primary school teacher for 22 years.[1]
Political career
[edit]Jelved was in the municipal council of Gundsø Municipality from 1982 to 1989.[1]
She was elected to the Parliament of Denmark in 1987 for the Danish Social Liberal Party (Radikale Venstre). In 1990 she became political leader of the party. During the 1990s she served as Minister of Economic Affairs (1993–2001) and Minister for Nordic Cooperation (1994–2001) in two Social Democratic governments. In 2007 MP Naser Khader and MEP Anders Samuelsen broke away from the party in protest to form the New Alliance, today known as Liberal Alliance.[2] Jelved resigned as political leader in 2007 following a drop in opinion polls and criticism from within the party.[3][4] She remained an MP, serving as Minister of Culture from 2012–2015[5] and Minister of Ecclesiastical Affairs from 2014–2015 in Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt's three-way government coalition. As of the 2019 elections, she is the oldest member of parliament.[6]
Bibliography
[edit]- Alt har sin pris (1999, ISBN 8711113677)
- Jelveds Danmark (2006, ISBN 9788790333201)
References
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ a b c "Marianne Jelved". Ft.dk. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ Kold, Lotte Flugt (30 April 2012). "Det Radikale Venstre". danmarkshistorien.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 15 June 2019.
- ^ Petersen, Sami Don (23 July 2006). ""Verden forandrer sig - det har de Radikale opdaget"". Berlingske.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 15 June 2019.
- ^ Haahr, Ulla (15 June 2007). "Vestager ny radikal dronning". DR (in Danish). Retrieved 15 June 2019.
- ^ "Jelved bliver ny kulturminister". Archived from the original on 5 December 2012.
- ^ "Det nye Folketing: Kun 24 politikere er over 60 år". 11 June 2019.
- 1943 births
- Living people
- People from Gentofte Municipality
- 20th-century Danish women writers
- 20th-century Danish educators
- 21st-century Danish educators
- 20th-century Danish women educators
- 21st-century Danish women educators
- Danish Social Liberal Party politicians
- Government ministers of Denmark
- 20th-century Danish women politicians
- 21st-century Danish women politicians
- Women government ministers of Denmark
- Danish municipal councillors
- Women members of the Folketing
- Members of the Folketing 1987–1988
- Members of the Folketing 1988–1990
- Members of the Folketing 1990–1994
- Members of the Folketing 1994–1998
- Members of the Folketing 1998–2001
- Members of the Folketing 2001–2005
- Members of the Folketing 2005–2007
- Members of the Folketing 2007–2011
- Members of the Folketing 2011–2015
- Members of the Folketing 2015–2019
- Members of the Folketing 2019–2022
- Leaders of the Danish Social Liberal Party
- 20th-century Danish writers