Lone Dybkjær | |
|---|---|
_(cropped).jpg')) | |
| Member of the Folketing | |
| Constituency | Vestre Storkreds |
| In office 1971–1977 | |
| In office 1979–1994 | |
| In office 2005–2011 | |
| Member of the European Parliament | |
| In office 1994–2004 | |
| Spouse of the Prime Minister | |
| In office 1995 – 27 November 2001 | |
| Prime Minister | Poul Nyrup Rasmussen |
| Preceded by | Lisbeth Schlüter |
| Succeeded by | Anne-Mette Rasmussen |
| Minister for the Environment of Denmark | |
| In office 3 June 1988 – 18 December 1990 | |
| Prime Minister | Poul Schlüter |
| Preceded by | Christian Christensen |
| Succeeded by | Per Stig Møller |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 May 1940 Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Died | 20 July 2020 (aged 80) Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Political party | Radikale Venstre Social Democrats |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Alma mater | Technical University of Denmark |
Lone Dybkjær (23 May 1940 – 20 July 2020) was a Danish politician. She served three non-consecutive terms as a member of the Folketing.
Between 1988 to 1990, she was Minister for the Environment of Denmark during the second Poul Schlüter cabinet. Between 1994 to 2004, she was a member of the European Parliament.
Political career
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 1994-2004 and also a member of the Danish Parliament (Folketinget), where she served as minister of Environment during the Cabinet of Poul Schlüter. She was married to former Danish prime minister Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, even though he is from a left-mid-wing party, the Social Democrats.
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
She 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.
Dybkjær died on 20 July 2020 in Copenhagen from cancer, aged 80.[3]
References
- ^ "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 Dybkjær er død (in Danish)
External links
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Christian Christensen | Minister for the Environment of Denmark 3 June 1988 – 18 December 1990 | Succeeded by Per Stig Møller |