Niels Helveg Petersen

Niels Helveg Petersen
Niels Helveg Petersen

Niels Lolk Helveg Petersen (Danish pronunciation: [ˈnels ˈlʌlˀg ˈhɛlveːˀ ˈpeːˀdɐsn̩]; informally Niels Helveg, born 17 January 1939 in Odense) is a Danish politician, member of parliament (Folketinget) for the Danish Social Liberal Party 1966-1974, 1977-1993 and again from 1994. Graduated in Law.

Niels Helveg Petersen entered Parliament at a young age and became a civil servant in the European Commission in 1974. When he returned from Brussels, he soon became party leader, a position he held until 1990.

He was Minister for Economic Affairs from June 3, 1988 to December 18, 1990 in the Cabinet of Poul Schlüter III.

After that he became Minister for Foreign Affairs from January 25, 1993 to December 21, 2000 in the Cabinet of Poul Nyrup Rasmussen I, II, III, and IV (except for the last part of the IV cabinet).

In April 2008 he announced that he is not standing at the next election to take place in November 2011 at the latest. [1]

Niels Helveg Petersen is the son of the former minister Kristen Helveg Petersen and former mayor of Copenhagen Lilly Helveg Petersen. His son Morten Helveg Petersen was member of the parliament from Marts 11, 1998 and until August 2009.

Political offices
Preceded by
Knud Enggaard
Minister for Economic Affairs
June 3, 1988 – December 18, 1990
Succeeded by
Anders Fogh Rasmussen
Preceded by
Uffe Ellemann-Jensen
Foreign Minister of Denmark
January 25, 1993 – December 21, 2000
Succeeded by
Mogens Lykketoft
Party political offices
Preceded by
Svend Haugaard
Parliamentary group leader of the Danish Social Liberal Party
1978–1988
Succeeded by
Marianne Jelved

See also

References

  1. ^ Niels Helveg Petersen stopper i politik - Politiken.dk



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