Lars Christian Lilleholt (born 2 March 1965 in

Odense Odense ( , , ) is the third largest city in Denmark (behind Copenhagen and Aarhus) and the largest city on the island of Funen. As of 1 January 2022, the city proper had a population of 180,863 while Odense Municipality had a population of 20 ...

) is a Danish politician, who is a member of the

Folketing 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 ...

for the Venstre political party. He was Minister of Energy, Utilities and Climate from 2015 to 2019. He was elected into parliament in the

2001 Danish general election General elections were held in Denmark on 20 November 2001.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p525 For the first time since the 1924 elections, the Social Democrats did not win the most seats. Anders ...

Political career

His political career started as member of

Venstres Ungdom Venstres Ungdom''The organisation's name is officially not translated into any other language. Similar rules apply for the name of the mother party Venstre. In Danish, Venstres Ungdom is usually referred to simply as "VU".'' (literally: ''Youth of ...

's National Committee 1983–88, from 1985 to 1988 serving as deputy chairman. He was a member of the board of Venstre 1985–89. He has been a parliamentary candidate for Venstre since 1993 He served as temporary Member of

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14 January – 31 January 1997 and 18 January – 10 February 2000. Lilleholt is a

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by profession. Former places of employment include ''

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'' 1990-91 and 1993–94, ''Fyns Amts Avis'' 1994–95, and the Danish District Heating Association (''Danske Fjernvarmeværkers Forening'') since 1995.

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External links

Official website
* 1965 births Living people People from Odense Venstre (Denmark) politicians Government ministers of Denmark Members of the Folketing 2001–2005 Members of the Folketing 2005–2007 Members of the Folketing 2007–2011 Members of the Folketing 2011–2015 Members of the Folketing 2015–2019 Members of the Folketing 2019–2022 Members of the Folketing 2022–2026 {{Denmark-politician-stub