Brian Mikkelsen

Danish Minister of Culture 2001-2008

Presentation Opening Speech: Uniting the World? Values in Sport in the 21st Century - Play the Game 2002  Name: Mr Brian Arthur Mikkelsen Date of Birth: 31 January 1966, Copenhagen Academic qualifications: MA (Political Science) Marital Status: Married to Ms Eliane Wexe Mikkelsen, LLB. Four children. Two from wife's previous marriage.


Political career: 1985-1986
Business Manager Conservative Secondary School Students 1986-1987
National Chairman Conservative Secondary School Students 1986-1987
Chairman Scandinavian Conservative Secondary School Students 1987-1989
Member National Executive Committee Conservative Youth 1989-1990
National Chairman 1989-1990
Member of Executive Committee of Christian Democratic Youth Organisation 1989-1991
Member National Executive Conservative Peoples Party 1990-
Conservative Peoples Party candidate for the Holbk constituency 1994-
Member of Parliament (MF) 1998-
Member National Executive Committee Conservative Peoples Party 1999-
Deputy Chairman, Conservative Peoples Party Parliamentary Group 2001-2008
Minister for Culture 2008-2010
Minister of Justice 2010-
Minister for Economic and Business Affairs Former Conservative Party spokesman for Research, Culture and Education.
Former Parliamentary Committee Chairman: Parliamentary 71 Committee on the Mentally Ill

Former Parliamentary Committee posts: Cultural Committee, Revenue Committee,
Transport Committee, Education Committee, Research Committee and the Islands Committee.
Professional career 1990-1992
Gfk/Observa, Analyst 1992-1996
ASE (Unemployment Fund for the Self-employed) Councils, executives etc: 1983-1984
Executive member Ledje-Smrum FC 1987-1989
Executive member FOF 1989-1991
Member National Council DUF (Danish Youth Council) 1994-2001
Member Holbæk College of Education Council 1996-2001
Member Railway Council 1997-2001
Executive member Technology Council 1998-2001
Member of Council for the Danish Centre for Human Rights 1998-2001
Member of Danish Cultural Institute Council 1998-2001
Member Executive Committee FOF 2000-2001
Member Danish Road Safety Council 2000-
Member VL Group 7 2000-2001
Member ARTE Council Academic history: 1982-1983
Orcas High School 1983-1986
Ballerup Gymnasium (graduated in 1986) 1986-1989
Institute of Economics, University of Copenhagen 1991-1994
Institute of Political Science, University of Copenhagen (MA, Political Science, 1994) Co-author of*

Nicaragua, 1986

Namibia på vej mod demokrati, 1988 (Namibia on the Road to Democracy)

Det borgerlige gennembrud, 1991 (The Conservative Breakthrough)

Jorden og de selvstændige, 1994 (Land and Small Businesses)

* Published in Danish only.

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