(1960-10-15) 15 October 1960 (age 63) Holbæk, Denmark
Political party
Conservative People's Party
Alma mater
University of Copenhagen
Connie Hedegaard 2012
Connie Hedegaard Koksbang (born 15 September 1960) is a Danish politician and public intellectual. She was European Commissioner for Climate Action in the (second Barroso) European Commission from 10 February 2010 through 31 October 2014.[1][2][3]
On behalf of Denmark, Hedegaard hosted the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen 2009.[4] She was Danish Minister for Climate and Energy from 23 November 2007 as a member of the Cabinet of Anders Fogh Rasmussen III and that of Lars Løkke Rasmussen and had been the Danish Minister for the Environment from 2 August 2004 to 23 November 2007, as a member of the Cabinet of Anders Fogh Rasmussen I and II.
In Denmark, Hedegaard is a member of the Conservative People's Party (DKF), and elected member of parliament (Folketing) from 10 January 1984 to 3 October 1990 and again in the 2005 Danish parliamentary election. Prior to becoming a minister, she worked as a journalist at DR, the Danish national broadcaster.
^The members of the Barroso Commission designate (2009–2014). European Commission. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
^Euro MPs back new European Commission. From BBC News. Retrieved 10 February 2010.
^Connie Hedegaard - Member of the European Commission. Retrieved 19 January 2015
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