Elsebeth Gerner Nielsen (born 5 January 1960) is a Danish politician.

Life

Nielsen graduated from

Odense University Odense University was a university in Odense, Denmark. It was established in 1966. In 1998, the university was merged with two other institutions to form the University of Southern Denmark. Its campus is now known as University of Southern Denmark ...

, and was subsequently assigned as education assistant at the university. She was elected member of

Folketinget The Folketing ( da, Folketinget, ; ), also known as the Parliament of Denmark or the Danish Parliament in English, is the unicameral national legislature (parliament) of the Kingdom of Denmark—Denmark proper together with the Faroe Islands a ...

for the

Danish Social Liberal Party The Danish Social Liberal Party ( da, Radikale Venstre, , Radical Left) is a social-liberal political party in Denmark. The party was founded as a split from the Venstre Reform Party in 1905. Historically, the centrist party has played a centra ...

from 1994 to 2007. She was

Minister for Culture A culture minister or a heritage minister is a common cabinet position in governments. The culture minister is typically responsible for cultural policy, which often includes arts policy (direct and indirect support to artists and arts organizat ...

Poul Nyrup Rasmussen Poul Oluf Nyrup Rasmussen (, informally Poul Nyrup, born 15 June 1943) is a retired Danish politician. Rasmussen was Prime Minister of Denmark from 25 January 1993 to 27 November 2001 and President of the Party of European Socialists (PES) from ...

's fourth cabinet from 1998 to 2001.. Accessed 4 July 2019. She is married and has four children. In March 2020 she tested positive for

coronavirus Coronaviruses are a group of related RNA viruses that cause diseases in mammals and birds. In humans and birds, they cause respiratory tract infections that can range from mild to lethal. Mild illnesses in humans include some cases of the com ...

.Tidligere minister og rektor for Designskolen indlagt med coronavirus
March 2020

External links

Folketing.dK: Elisebeth Gerner Nielsen

References

1960 births Living people Danish Culture Ministers Danish Social Liberal Party politicians 21st-century Danish women politicians Women government ministers of Denmark University of Southern Denmark alumni {{Denmark-politician-stub