Niels Helveg Petersen
Niels Lolk Helveg Petersen (born January 17, 1939 in Odense on Fyn ; † June 3, 2017 in Tullebølle Sogn on Langeland ) was a Danish politician of the Det Radikalische Venstre (RV) party. He was his country's foreign minister from 1993 to 2000.
Life
Helveg Petersen comes from a Danish politician dynasty of the social liberals. His father was Minister of Education and Culture Kristen Helveg Petersen , his mother Lilly Helveg Petersen, Mayor of Copenhagen . His son Morten Helveg Petersen was a member of parliament until 2009 and has been a member of the European Parliament since 2014, his son Rasmus Helveg Petersen was development aid minister from 2013–2014 and minister for building, climate and energy from 2014–2015. Helveg Petersen studied law at the University of Copenhagen. He was married to Hanne Elisabeth Aarup.
From 1966 to 1974, 1977–1993 and 1994–2011 he was a member of the Folketing, interrupted by his work for the Danish EC Commissioner Finn Gundelach 1974–1977. From 1978 to 1988 Helveg Petersen succeeded Svend Haugaard as party leader of the RV. From June 3, 1988 to December 18, 1990, Helveg Petersen was the successor to Knud Enggaard as Minister of Economics in the center-right government of Poul Schlueter III .
From January 25, 1993 to December 21, 2000, he was the successor of Uffe Ellemann-Jensen as Foreign Minister in the Nyrup Rasmussen I , II , III and IV governments . After eight years in office, Helveg Petersen gave up his post as part of a cabinet reshuffle. The reason given was that he did not want to be entrusted with the implementation of the Danish EU reservations .
He died of esophageal cancer at the age of 78 .
Web links
- CV at Folketinget.dk, accessed on January 22, 2012
- Contributions by Helveg Petersens In: Radikalische Venstre, accessed on January 22, 2012
Individual evidence
- ↑ Tidligere udenrigsminister Niels Helveg Petersen er død. In: fyens.dk. Fyns Amts Avis, June 3, 2017, accessed June 4, 2017 (Danish).
- ↑ Niels Helveg Petersen tilbage Träder. In: DR Nyheder. December 20, 2000, accessed June 4, 2017 (Danish).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Helveg Petersen, Niels |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Helveg Petersen, Niels Lolk (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Danish politician (Det Radikalische Venstre (RV)), member of the Folketing |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 17, 1939 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Odense , Denmark |
| DATE OF DEATH | 3rd June 2017 |
| Place of death | Tullebølle Sogn , Denmark |