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Niels Helveg Petersen
Niels Helveg Petersen | |
|---|---|
 Petersen in 2008 | |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 25 January 1993 – 21 December 2000 | |
| Prime Minister | Poul Nyrup Rasmussen |
| Preceded by | Uffe Ellemann-Jensen |
| Succeeded by | Mogens Lykketoft |
| Minister for Economic Affairs | |
| In office 3 June 1988 – 18 December 1990 | |
| Prime Minister | Poul Schlüter |
| Preceded by | Knud Enggaard |
| Succeeded by | Anders Fogh Rasmussen |
| Leader of Danish Social Liberal Party | |
| In office 1978–1990 | |
| Preceded by | Svend Haugaard |
| Succeeded by | Marianne Jelved |
| Member of Parliament for Funen | |
| In office 13 November 2007 – 15 September 2011 | |
| Member of Parliament for Fyns Amtskreds | |
| In office 21 September 1994 – 13 November 2007 | |
| Member of Parliament for Fyns Amtskreds | |
| In office 15 February 1977 – 1 February 1993 | |
| Member of Parliament for Frederiksborg Amtskreds | |
| In office 22 November 1966 – 30 September 1974 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 January 1939 Odense, Denmark |
| Died | 3 June 2017 (aged 78) Løkkeby, Denmark |
| Cause of death | Esophageal Cancer |
| Political party | Social Liberal |
| Spouse |
Kirsten Lee (m. 1984) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Copenhagen Stanford University |
| Signature |  |
Niels Lolk Helveg Petersen (Danish pronunciation: [ˈne̝ls ˈlʌlˀk ˈhelˌve̝ˀj ˈpʰe̝ˀtɐsn̩]; informally Niels Helveg; 17 January 1939 – 3 June 2017) was a Danish politician. He was Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1993 to 2000, having previously held the role of Minister for Economic Affairs between 1988 and 1990. He was a Member of the Folketing for the Danish Social Liberal Party from 1966 to 1974, 1977 to 1993, and again from 1994 to 2011.
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