Connie Hedegaard
Connie Hedegaard Koksbang (born 15 September 1960) is a Danish politician and public intellectual. She was European Commissioner for Climate Action in the (second Barroso) European Commission from 10 February 2010 through 31 October 2014.
Connie Hedegaard | |
|---|---|
| European Commissioner for Climate Action | |
| In office 9 February 2010 – 31 October 2014 | |
| President | José Manuel Barroso |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Miguel Arias Cañete (Climate Action and Energy) |
| Minister for Climate and Energy | |
| In office 23 November 2007 – 24 November 2009 | |
| Prime Minister | Anders Fogh Rasmussen Lars Løkke Rasmussen |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Lykke Friis |
| Minister for Nordic Cooperation | |
| In office 18 February 2005 – 23 November 2007 | |
| Prime Minister | Anders Fogh Rasmussen |
| Preceded by | Flemming Hansen |
| Succeeded by | Bertel Haarder |
| Minister for the Environment | |
| In office 2 August 2004 – 23 November 2007 | |
| Prime Minister | Anders Fogh Rasmussen |
| Preceded by | Hans Christian Schmidt |
| Succeeded by | Troels Lund Poulsen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 October 1960 Holbæk, Denmark |
| Political party | Conservative People's Party |
| Alma mater | University of Copenhagen |
On behalf of Denmark, Hedegaard hosted the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen 2009. She was Danish Minister for Climate and Energy from 23 November 2007 as a member of the Cabinet of Anders Fogh Rasmussen III and that of Lars Løkke Rasmussen and had been the Danish Minister for the Environment from 2 August 2004 to 23 November 2007, as a member of the Cabinet of Anders Fogh Rasmussen I and II.
In Denmark, Hedegaard is a member of the Conservative People's Party (DKF), and elected member of parliament (Folketing) from 10 January 1984 to 3 October 1990 and again in the 2005 Danish parliamentary election. Prior to becoming a minister, she worked as a journalist at DR, the Danish national broadcaster.