Niels Lolk Helveg Petersen (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.
| 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
- CV - from Folketinget.
- Personal webpage - from the official website of the Danish Social Liberal Party.
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