Niels Helveg Petersen
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Niels Helveg Petersen (born 17 January 1939 in Odense) is a Danish politician, member of parliament (Folketinget) for the Danish Social Liberal Party. He was Minister for Economic Affairs from June 3, 1988 to December 18, 1990 in the Cabinet of Poul Schlüter III, and 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).
Niels Helveg Petersen is the son of the former minister Kristen Helveg Petersen and former mayor of Copenhagen Lilly Helveg Petersen.
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| 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 |
[edit] References
- CV - from Folketinget.
- Personal webpage - from the official website of the Danish Social Liberal Party.
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