She was a member of the Radikale Venstre, a Danish party in the middle of the political spectrum. She was a member of the European Parliament for the party from 1994 to 2004 and also a member of the Danish Parliament (Folketinget), where she served as minister of Environment during the Cabinet of Poul Schlüter.
She was a member of the eminent international Council of Patrons of the Asian University for Women (AUW) in Chittagong, Bangladesh. The university, which is the product of east–west foundational partnerships (Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Open Society Foundation, IKEA Foundation, etc.) and regional cooperation, serves extraordinarily talented women from 15 countries across Asia and the Middle East.[1][2]
lone, dybkjær, 1940, july, 2020, danish, politician, served, three, consecutive, terms, member, folketing, member, folketingconstituencyvestre, storkredsin, office, 1971, 1977in, office, 1979, 1994in, office, 2005, 2011member, european, parliamentin, office, 1. Lone Dybkjaer 23 May 1940 20 July 2020 was a Danish politician She served three non consecutive terms as a member of the Folketing Lone DybkjaerMember of the FolketingConstituencyVestre StorkredsIn office 1971 1977In office 1979 1994In office 2005 2011Member of the European ParliamentIn office 1994 2004Spouse of the Prime MinisterIn office 1995 27 November 2001Prime MinisterPoul Nyrup RasmussenPreceded byLisbeth SchluterSucceeded byAnne Mette RasmussenMinister for the Environment of DenmarkIn office 3 June 1988 18 December 1990Prime MinisterPoul SchluterPreceded byChristian ChristensenSucceeded byPer Stig MollerPersonal detailsBorn 1940 05 23 23 May 1940Copenhagen DenmarkDied20 July 2020 2020 07 20 aged 80 Copenhagen DenmarkPolitical partyRadikale VenstreSocial DemocratsSpousePoul Nyrup Rasmussen m 1994 wbr Alma materTechnical University of DenmarkBetween 1988 and 1990 she was Minister for the Environment of Denmark during the second Poul Schluter cabinet Between 1994 and 2004 she was a member of the European Parliament Contents 1 Political career 2 Personal life 3 References 4 External linksPolitical career editShe was a member of the Radikale Venstre a Danish party in the middle of the political spectrum She was a member of the European Parliament for the party from 1994 to 2004 and also a member of the Danish Parliament Folketinget where she served as minister of Environment during the Cabinet of Poul Schluter She was a member of the eminent international Council of Patrons of the Asian University for Women AUW in Chittagong Bangladesh The university which is the product of east west foundational partnerships Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Open Society Foundation IKEA Foundation etc and regional cooperation serves extraordinarily talented women from 15 countries across Asia and the Middle East 1 2 Personal life editShe graduated from Rungsted Statsskole in 1958 and took a Master of Engineering in chemistry at the Technical University of Denmark in 1964 In 1994 she married then Prime Minister Poul Nyrup Rasmussen Dybkjaer died on 20 July 2020 in Copenhagen from breast cancer aged 80 3 References edit Former First Lady of the United States Joins Asian University for Women Council of Patrons malaysiaglobalbusinessforum com 2017 07 20 CBK joins Advisory Leadership of Regional University Empowering Women island lk 2017 03 11 Lone Dybkjaer er dod in Danish External links editBiography on the website of the Danish Parliament Folketinget Political officesPreceded byChristian Christensen Minister for the Environment of Denmark3 June 1988 18 December 1990 Succeeded byPer Stig Moller nbsp This article about a Member of the European Parliament from Denmark is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lone Dybkjaer amp oldid 1169825555, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,