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Anders Samuelsen

Anders Samuelsen
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
28 November 2016 – 27 June 2019
Prime MinisterLars Løkke Rasmussen
Preceded byKristian Jensen
Succeeded byJeppe Kofod
Leader of Liberal Alliance
In office
5 January 2009 – 6 June 2019
Preceded byNaser Khader
Succeeded byAlex Vanopslagh
President of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe
In office
15 November 2017 – 18 May 2018
Preceded byLubomír Zaorálek
Succeeded byMarija Pejčinović Burić
Personal details
Born (1967-08-01) 1 August 1967 (age 57)
Horsens, Denmark
Political partyLiberal Alliance
Alma materAarhus University

Anders Samuelsen (born 1 August 1967 in Horsens, Denmark) is a Danish former politician who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2016 to 2019, member of the Folketing from 2007 to 2011 and as leader of the Liberal Alliance party from 2009 to 2019.

In 1993, Samuelsen got a master's degree in political science from Aarhus University.[1] From 1994 to 1998, he was a consultant and section manager at the College for the Deaf, Castberggård.[1]


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