Margrete Auken

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Margrete Auken
Århus
Personal details
Born
Margrete Helle Auken

(1945-01-06) 6 January 1945 (age 79)
Socialistisk Folkeparti
 EU
European Green Party
SpouseErik Aksel Nielsen
Children3, including Ida Auken
ParentKirsten Auken (mother)
RelativesSvend Auken (brother)
Alma materUniversity of Copenhagen
Websitewww.auken.dk

Margrete Helle Auken (born 6 January 1945) is a Danish

Socialistisk Folkeparti, part of the European Green Party. She was also formerly a Member of the Folketing
.

Auken was educated at the University of Copenhagen and is a sognepræst (parish priest) at the Frederiksberg Church in the Church of Denmark.

Political career

Auken was a member of the

Danish parliament
from October 1979 to December 1990 and from September 1994 to June 2004.

When she was elected as the sole candidate for SF for the

European United Left – Nordic Green League
without the approval of SF.

In parliament, Auken has been serving on the

Committee on Petitions
.

In addition to her committee assignments, Auken is a member of the delegation for relations with Palestine. She is also part of the European Parliament Intergroup on the Welfare and Conservation of Animals[2] and the European Parliament Intergroup on Seas, Rivers, Islands and Coastal Areas.[3]

Auken was re-elected in 2019.[4]

Personal life

Auken's brother is

Cabinet of Helle Thorning-Schmidt I
.

References

  1. ^ Margrete Auken's biography by European Greens
  2. ^ Members Archived 2019-08-31 at the Wayback Machine European Parliament Intergroup on the Welfare and Conservation of Animals.
  3. ^ Members 2019-2024 European Parliament Intergroup on Seas, Rivers, Islands and Coastal Areas.
  4. ^ "Valgresultat EP-valg Danmark - Følg resultatet for EP-valget her | DR". www.dr.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2020-05-16.
  5. ^ "Margrete Auken og Erik A. Nielsen har fejret guldbryllup: Uden humoren var det aldrig gået". 13 July 2018.

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