Brian Mikkelsen

Brian Mikkelsen
Brian Mikkelsen
The Danish Chamber of Commerce
	In office; 21 June 2018 – present
Minister of Economic and Business Affairs
	In office; 23 February 2010 – 3 October 2011
Prime Minister	Lars Løkke Rasmussen
Preceded by	Lene Espersen
Succeeded by	Ole Sohn
Minister of Justice
	In office; 10 September 2008 – 23 February 2010
Prime Minister	Anders Fogh Rasmussen ; Lars Løkke Rasmussen
Preceded by	Lene Espersen
Succeeded by	Lars Barfoed
Minister of Culture
	In office; 27 November 2001 – 10 September 2008
Prime Minister	Anders Fogh Rasmussen
Preceded by	Elsebeth Gerner Nielsen
Succeeded by	Carina Christensen
Vice President of World Anti-Doping Agency
	In office; 2004–2006
Personal details
Born	31 January 1966; Copenhagen, Denmark
Political party	Conservative People's Party
Spouse(s)	Eliane Wexøe Mikkelsen
Alma mater	University of Copenhagen

Brian Arthur Mikkelsen (born 31 January 1966) is CEO of The Danish Chamber of Commerce. He is former Minister and former member of the Conservative People's Party, and was in The Danish Parliament (Folketinget) from 21 September 1994 to 21 June 2018.

Early life

Mikkelsen was born in Copenhagen as the son of systems consultant Arne Mikkelsen and receptionist Winnie Mikkelsen.

Political career

Mikkelsen was the Danish Culture Minister from November 2001 to September 2008, Justice Minister from September 2008 to February 2010 and Minister of Economic and Business Affairs from February 2010 to October 2011. He was appointed Minister for Industry, Business and Financial Affairs on 28 November 2016.

Other activities

Mikkelsen has since 2001 been a member of the executive committee of the World Anti-Doping Agency, and he was its vice-president from 2004 to 2006. In his capacity as minister, he also holds the following positions:

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors[1]
European Investment Bank (EIB), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors[2]
Nordic Investment Bank (NIB), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors[3]

References

Board of Governors European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).
Board of Governors European Investment Bank (EIB).
Board of Governors Archived 2017-10-29 at the Wayback Machine Nordic Investment Bank (NIB).

Biography on the website of the Danish Parliament (Folketinget)

Political offices
Preceded by Elsebeth Gerner Nielsen	Culture Minister of Denmark 27 November 2001 – 10 September 2008	Succeeded by Carina Christensen
Preceded by Lene Espersen	Justice Minister of Denmark September 2008 – February 2010	Succeeded by Lars Barfoed
Preceded by Lene Espersen	Minister of Economic and Business Affairs February 2010 – October 2011	Succeeded by Ole Sohn

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.

[1] Board of Governors European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).

[2] Board of Governors European Investment Bank (EIB).

[3] Board of Governors Archived 2017-10-29 at the Wayback Machine Nordic Investment Bank (NIB).