Christian Friis Bach
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Christian Friis Bach | |
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Member of the Danish Parliament | |
| In office 15 September 2011 – 31 July 2014 | |
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| Born | 29 April 1966 Frederiksberg, Denmark |
| Political party | Social Liberal |
| Spouse |
Karin Friis Bach (m. 1989) |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University |
| Website | Official website |
Christian Friis Bach (born 29 April 1966) is a Danish author, lecturer and part-time farmer.
Early life and education
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Friis Bach was born in
Career
Bach was Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary of the
He has been Honorary Professor of International Economics and Development at the University of Copenhagen (2009–2014), Assistant Professor in Development Economics at the University of Copenhagen's Institute of Economics (1996–1999) followed by six years as associate professor in International and Development Economics at the Royal Danish Agricultural University (1999–2005) (currently University of Copenhagen).
He was a special advisor to the European Commissioner Connie Hedegaard, in relation to the United Nations Global Sustainability Panel (2010–2011) and was a member of then prime minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen's Commission on Effective Development Cooperation with Africa, which held meetings between April and October 2008.[3]
Bach has a long history with civil society, notably as the international director of
He has published a number of books and articles, both scientific and popular.
Bach has been married to Karin Friis Bach since 1991. They have three grown-up children (born 1991, 1993 and 1999). In their spare time, they run a part-time farm with cows and horses 25 kilometres (16 mi) from Copenhagen.
References
- ^ "Secretary-General Appoints Christian Friis Bach of Denmark Executive Secretary of U.N.E.C.E." United Nations. 19 July 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
- ^ Jakob Stig Jørgensen (26 November 2013). "Friis Bach får plads i den radikale ledelse" [Friis Bach becomes part of the Social Liberal leadership]. Politiken (in Danish). Retrieved 19 December 2014.
- ^ Commission on Effective Development Cooperation with Africa Folketing.
- ^ "Christian Friis Bach is DRC's next Secretary General"Danish Refugee Council, press release, 4 July 2017. Archived 7 November 2017 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Christian Friis Bach has stepped down from his role as Secretary General in the Danish Refugee Council", Danish Refugee Council, press release, 24 April 2019. Archived 24 April 2019 at the Wayback Machine
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