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Danish Parliamentary Ombudsman

Danish Parliamentary Ombudsman
Folketingets Ombudsmand
Incumbent Niels Fenger since 1 December 2019
Type	Parliamentary Ombudsman
Appointer	The Folketing
Term length	No fixed term
Inaugural holder	Stephan Hurwitz
Formation	1 June 1954 (1954-06-01)

The Danish Parliamentary Ombudsman (Danish: Folketingets Ombudsmand) is a public official (ombudsman) appointed by the Danish Parliament (Danish: Folketinget) to safeguard the interests of citizens, investigate complaints and oversee all public administrative authorities.

Established in 1955, following the inclusion of the ombudsman institution in the 1953 Danish Constitution, it was inspired by the Swedish model. The primary role of the Ombudsman is to investigate complaints against public authorities, ensuring compliance with laws and regulations. The Ombudsman can initiate investigations independently and conducts regular inspections of institutions where individuals are deprived of their liberty, such as prisons and psychiatric hospitals. While the Ombudsman cannot enforce decisions, their recommendations and criticisms carry significant weight, often leading to administrative changes.

Arne Bertelsen

Arne Bertelsen (11 October 1910 - 12 February 1971) was a Danish physician and politician who was a member of the Danish Parliament for the Independent Party between 1960 and 1962. In 1957, he became Denmark's first professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, and served as Dean of the Medical Faculty of the University of Copenhagen, from 1963 to 1964.

Bertelsen has participated in numerous study tours during his career, and during World War II, Bertelsen participated as a physician in the Finnish Winter War (1941–1942). In 1956, he conducted an ambitious seven-week mission along Greenland’s western coast, providing care to hundreds of patients, many suffering from polio.

Early life and education

Arne Bertelsen was born on 11 October 1910 in Birkerød, the son of painter Aage Bertelsen and his wife Karen Dorthea Schmidt.

Arne Bertelsen graduated from Birkerød Statsskole in 1928 and completed his medical studies at the University of Copenhagen, earning his cand. med. (Candidate of Medicine) in 1935 and his doctorate in medicine in 1938.

Career

Medical career

He was appointed prosector in anatomy at Aarhus University in 1935, serving until 1937 and also prosector in surgury at the University of Copenhagen (1948–1950).

Bertelsen’s early medical career unfolded at Rigshospitalet, where he worked as a resident surgeon from 1938 to 1949, gaining comprehensive training in orthopedic surgery. In 1949, he was appointed senior registrar and later head of department at the Orthopaedic Hospital in Copenhagen. He became a lecturer in orthopedics at the University of Copenhagen in 1953 and was promoted to professor in 1957, holding the position until his death in 1971. The professorship was Denmark's very first in Orthopaedic Surgery.

He founded Denmark’s first hand surgery department in 1957 and significantly advanced the treatment of pseudarthrosis and bone regeneration. His international training in Vienna (1935), England, the U.S., and Canada (1946–1947) brought cutting-edge techniques to Denmark. His research, including his 1953 thesis on blood cell formation, garnered international recognition. In the summer of 1956, Bertelsen embarked on an extraordinary mission to Greenland, where he traveled along the western coast over seven weeks, treating hundreds of patients suffering from polio and other conditions. During the journey, he performed 29 operations that would otherwise have had to be performed in Denmark.

Member of parliament

In the 1960 Danish general election, Bertelsen was a candidate for the Independent Party in the Eastern constituency (Danish: Østre Storkreds). The Independent Party represented a purely liberal policy and had been founded in 1953 by former Prime Minister, Knud Kristensen. The party was represented in the Danish Parliament from 1960-1975. Bertelsen was elected as the Member of the Folketing from the Independent Party with the most personal votes (4.261).

Bertelsen strongly opposed the 1961 amendment to the Danish Penal Code, known as the "Grim Law" (Danish: Den Grimme Lov), which sought to raise the age of consent for homosexual acts from 18 to 21 years. Drawing on his medical experience, he criticized the law's premise, stating, "I don't think a normal boy (...) can change his sex drive." Bertelsen rejected the idea that homosexuality could be "corrected" and argued the law targeted individuals unfairly: "I think here we make the innocent suffer for the guilty". Advocating against stigmatization, he described the suffering of homosexual patients, many of whom faced societal rejection and suicidal tendencies, and concluded that the law contradicted modern principles of rehabilitation and resocialization. After its enactment in 1961, the law was quickly criticised for discriminating against the country's gay population. After much criticism, it was repealed in 1965.

In 1962, he resigned from Parliament, citing lack of time. His seat was succeeded by Birthe Wetlesen.

Danish Parliamentary Press Gallery

Danish Parliamentary Press Gallery

Folketingets Presseloge
Formation	1918 (1918)
Type	Voluntary association
Headquarters	Christiansborg Palace
Chairwoman	Rikke Gjøl Mansø

The Danish Parliamentary Press Gallery or the Folketing's Press Gallery (Danish: Folketingets Presseloge) is a press gallery association established in 1918 to oversee rules and responsibilities of Danish journalists when at Christianborg Palace, and who report the workings of the Danish Parliament (Danish: Folketinget).

Membership of the press gallery is subject to approval by the Presidium of the Danish Parliament. Historically, its members had privileged access to documents related to parliamentary and government work, but since the launch of the Folketing's website, public access to official documents has been universally available. Today, the press association primarily serves as a liaison between the Folketing's leadership and political journalists regarding practical matters, such as journalists' access to Christiansborg and the editorial offices in the building.

The current chair is Rikke Gjøl Mansø, a journalist of the Danish Broadcasting Corporation (DR), who succedded Marchen Neel Gjertsen in 2019.

History

The Parliamentary chamber in 1923. In the background, the press gallery can be seen.

The Press Gallery traces its origins to early 20th-century political journalists — known then as reporters of the Rigsdag (Danish: rigsdagsreferenter) — who sought better working conditions while parliament was temporarily relocated to Fredericiagade during the rebuilding of Christiansborg after the 1884 fire. Originally, journalists enjoyed only the same limited access rights as ordinary citizens. Through collective organization, three prominent reporters — H.J. Blicher, G. Chr. Olsen, and A.J. Poulsen — negotiated directly with the presiding officers of the Rigsdag (Landsting and Folketing) and with the architect of the new Christiansborg, achieving dedicated facilities once parliament returned there in 1918.

From that point on, Presseloge members enjoyed reserved spaces, including press galleries (Danish: referentloger) in both Folketingssalen and Landstingssalen, equipped with telephone booths and a pneumatic tube system that enabled swift dispatch of reports to newspaper offices. In December 1918, Rigsdagens Press Gallery (later known as Folketingets Press Gallery) held its first general assembly, formalizing the association’s role as a professional body representing accredited journalists at Christiansborg. By 1919, it had begun an annual tradition of gatherings, such as the first Presseloge dinner hosted at Restaurant Nimb, attended by senior politicians and party leaders.

Central Administration of Denmark

Central Administration of Denmark

Agency overview
Formed	25 December 1066 (1066-12-25)
Jurisdiction	Government of Denmark
Headquarters	Copenhagen
Employees	100.855
Agency executive	Barbara Bertelsen, Permanent Secretary of State at the Prime Minister's Office of Denmark

The Central Administration of Denmark (Danish: centraladministrationen), also known as the State Administration of Denmark (Danish: statsadministrationen), is the nationwide public administration of the Kingdom of Denmark, and is conventionally comprised of the ministerial departments and subdivisional directorates, agencies, councils and boards, under the jurisdiction of the Cabinet of Denmark, the central executive power.

The central administration is staffed by the Civil Service of Denmark (Danish: embedsværket), a permanent bureaucracy or secretariat of public officials, which supports the functions and decisions of the government through the administration of legislation, management of public appropriations, information and counselling.

Christian Conrad Sophus Danneskiold-Samsøe

Christian Conrad Sophus, Count Danneskiold-Samsøe (16 September 1800 – 4 April 1886) was a Danish nobleman, landowner and Privy Councillor (Danish: gehejmeråd).

He was formally a lensgreve of the County of Samsø, and thus the holder of the highest noble title of Denmark within the premier Danish aristocratic lineage, the Danneskiold-Samsøe Dynasty which decended from Christian V.

Biography

In 1869, he succeded his brother to the fief of Samsø, an island held as a county by the House of Danneskiold-Samsøe since it was created in 1696 for Christian V's mistress, Sophie Amalie Moth and her Danneskiold-Samsøe descendants. In doing so, he not only became a lensgreve, the highest noble rank in Denmark, but the head of the House of Danneskiold-Samsøe, already ranked as the second-highest nobles by the Danish order of precedence.

He married Lady Elizabeth Brudenell-Bruce, daughter of Charles Brudenell-Bruce, 1st Marquess of Ailesbury, and had two children, Frederick and Henrietta, of whom she married Henry Byng, 4th Earl of Strafford.

Isabelle Brockenhuus-Løwenhielm

Isabelle Brockenhuus-Løwenhielm
Matron of the Sankt Lukas Stiftelsen
In office 1900–1924
Preceded by	none (office established)
Succeeded by	Eva Lyngby
Personal details
Born	Isabelle Julie Marie Brockenhuus-Løwenhielm (1856-07-09)9 July 1856 Vejrupgård, Marslev
Died	May 16, 1932(1932-05-16) (aged 75) Hellerup

Isabelle Julie Marie Brockenhuus-Løwenhielm (9 July 1856 – 16 May 1982) was a Danish noblewoman and deaconess nurse, best known as the founder and inaugural Matron of the Sankt Lukas Stiftelsen, a Deacon institution that was initially a private hospital in Hellerup, now a hospice and Christian community.

She was a Superior Lady-Beneficiary (Danish: Overordentlig stiftsdame) of the noble Diocese of Vallø,

Today, Sankt Lukas Stiftensen also operates a residential facility for the elderly, a day care center, a meeting place for pensioners, a counseling service, and a community for battered single women with a non-Danish ethnic background and their children.

Julia Raben-Levetzau

Julia Raben-Levetzau
Chief Court Mistress of Denmark
In office 1876–1888
Monarch	Christian IX
Preceded by	Ida Marie Bille
Succeeded by	Louise Bille-Brahe
Personal details
Born	Julie Adelaide Harriet Bornemann (1808-06-30)30 June 1808 Copenhagen
Died	March 28, 1888(1888-03-28) (aged 79) Copenhagen
Spouse	Carl Vilhelm Raben-Levetzau
Parent(s)	Anker Vilhelm Frederik Bornemann, President of the Supreme Court of Denmark

Julia Adelaide Harriet, Countess Raben-Levetzau (née Bornemann; 30 June 1808 – 28 March 1888) was a Danish noblewoman and courtier, who served as the Chief Court Mistress of Denmark (Danish: Overhofmesterinde) from 1876 to her death in 1888, during the queenship of Louise of Hesse-Kassel, queen consort of Christian IX of Denmark.

Ditte Juul-Jørgensen

Ditte Juul-Jørgensen
Juul-Jørgensen in 2024.
Director-General of the Directorate-General for Energy
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 August 2019
President	Ursula von der Leyen
Preceded by	Dominique Ristori
Head of Cabinet of the European Commissioner for Competition Margrethe Vestager
In office November 2014 – July 2019
Succeeded by	Kim Jørgensen
Personal details
Born	(1966-03-11) 11 March 1966
Children	3
Alma mater	University of Copenhagen College of Europe

Ditte Maria Juul Jørgensen (11 March 1966) is a Danish and European civil servant. She is the current Director-General of the Directorate-General for Energy in the European Commission, having previously served as Head of Cabinet of European Commissioner for Competition, Margrethe Vestager, from 2014 to 2019.

Early life and education

Ditte Maria Juul Jørgensen was born on 11 March 1966.

Personal life

Juul-Jørgensen and her German husband, Marc, together have 3 children.

Anders Tybjærg Hansen

Anders Emil Tybjærg Hansen (5 March 1915 - 30 April 2006) was a Danish physician-scientist and professor, renowned for his pioneering contributions to cardiovascular medicine. He introduced cardiac catheterisation to Scandinavia in 1947 and developed significant advancements in hemodynamic pressure measurement.

Throughout his career, Tybjærg Hansen held prominent academic and clinical positions, including professor of internal medicine at the University of Copenhagen (1962–1985). As chairman of the Danish Heart Foundation (1967–1986), he was instrumental in promoting cardiovascular health, especially through advocacy for exercise, disease prevention, and extensive public outreach.

Artom Rand

Artom Georg Niels Rand (29 November 1880 – 15 December 1956) was a Danish major merchant, auctioneer and fruit importer who founded and was the director of Copenhagen Fruit Auctions.

Lars Bay Larsen

Lars Bay Larsen (8 June 1953) is a Danish jurist and judge, who has served as the Vice President of the Court of Justice of the European Union, since 2021. He has been a Judge of the court since 2006.

Vibeke Pasternak Jørgensen

Vibeke Pasternak Jørgensen (born 13 October 1967) is a Danish diplomat, laywer and Ambassador-at-large, who serves as the current Under-Secretary of State for Legal Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

In her current position, she serves as the General counsel and chief legal officer (CLO) of the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. She officially represented Denmark in the genocide case Ukraine v. Russian Federation, brought before the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in 2022.

Henriette Ellermann-Kingombe

Henriette Ellermann-Kingombe (born 21 March 1970) is a Danish civil servant and courtier, who is the current Private Secretary and lady-in-waiting to Queen Mary of Denmark, since 2021.

Carsten Grønbech-Jensen

Carsten Grønbech-Jensen (born 3 November 1971) is a Danish diplomat and civil servant. He is the current Permanent Representative of Denmark to the European Union, having previously served as Director of European and Arctic Policy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Lisbet Zilmer-Johns

Lisbet Zilmer-Johns (born 14 August 1965) is a Danish diplomat and civil servant. Since 2024, she has been the incumbent Permanent Secretary of State at the Ministry of Societal Resilience and Contingency, having previously served as Secretary of State for Foreign Policy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2023-2024), and as Director-General of the Danish Critical Supply Agency (2020-2023).

Born in 1965, Zilmer-Johns has had a long career in the Danish Foreign Service, entering as an administrator in 1992, and has since held positions including Permanent Representative to the Political and Security Committee of the European Union in Brussels and as Director of Global Policy and Security at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Personal life

Married in 1996 to senior diplomat and ambassador Michael Zilmer-Johns.

Jonas Bering Liisberg

Jonas Bering Liisberg (born 22 July 1970) is a Danish jurist, diplomat and civil servant. He is the current Secretary of State ("State Secretary") for European and the Arctic Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, having previously served as Permanent Representative of Dennmark to the European Union (2019-2022) and Secretary of State for Foreign Policy (2017-2019).

Early life and education

Jonas Bering Liisberg on 22 July 1970, the son of theatre manager Henrik Bering Liisberg and Gabriella Liisberg.

Anniken Krutnes

Her Excellency Anniken Ramberg Krutnes
Anniken Ramberg Krutnes in 2020.
Ambassador of the Kingdom of Norway to the United States
Incumbent
Assumed office 17 September 2020
Monarch	Harald V
Prime Minister	Erna Solberg Jonas Gahr Støre
Preceded by	Kåre R. Aas
Ambassador of Norway for Arctic and Antarctic Affairs
In office August 2016 – August 2018
Monarch	Harald V
Prime Minister	Erna Solberg
Ambassador of Norway to the Netherlands concurrently to Luxembourg
In office September 2011 – July 2016
Monarch	Harald V
Prime Minister	Jens Stoltenberg Erna Solberg
Personal details
Born	(1968-09-15) 15 September 1968 Asker, Norway
Residence(s)	Washington, D.C., United States
Alma mater	University of Oslo Norwegian School of Economics

Anniken Ramberg Krutnes (born 15 September 1968) is a Norwegian diplomat and civil servant. Since 2020, she has been the current Ambassador of Norway to the United States, the first woman to hold that position. She has previously served as Norway's Ambassador for Arctic and Antarctic Affairs (2016–2018) as well as Ambassador of Norway to the Netherlands and Luxembourg (2011–2016)

Krutnes'

Deputy Director General of the Department of Security Policy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Norway.

Career

concurrently side-accredited to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

Birgitte Nygaard Markussen

Birgitte Nygaard Markussen (born 30 March 1963) is a Danish diplomat and civil servant. She is the current Director for Humanitarian Affairs, Civil Society and Engagement at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark, having previously served as the Ambassador of the European Union to the African Union from 2020 to 2023.

Markussen has held several diplomatic positions during her career, with a particular emphasis on foreign relations with Africa. She started her career in the Danish Foreign Service, where she served as Ambassador of Denmark to Burkina Faso (2010–2012), and as the Director for Africa at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark (2012–2016), before joining the European External Action Service, becomming firstly the Deputy Managing Director for Africa (2016–2020), and then Foreign Policy Expoert to the European Investment Bank (2018–2020), and then EU ambassador to the African Union and the UN Economic Commission for Africa.

Martin Bille Hermann

His Excellency Martin Bille Hermann R.
Martin Bille Hermann in 2017.
Permanent Representative of Denmark to the OECD
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 September 2023
Monarchs	Margrethe II Frederik X
Prime Minister	Mette Frederiksen
Preceded by	Carsten Staur
Permanent Representative of Denmark to the United Nations
In office 1 September 2019 – 1 September 2023
Monarch	Margrethe II
Prime Minister	Lars Løkke Rasmussen Mette Frederiksen
Preceded by	Ib Petersen
Succeeded by	Christina Markus Lassen
Ambassador of Denmark to Indonesia concurrently to Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste and ASEAN
In office 2012–2014
Monarch	Margrethe II
Prime Minister	Lars Løkke Rasmussen Helle Thorning-Schmidt
Preceded by	Børge Petersen
Succeeded by	Casper Klynge
Personal details
Born	(1968-12-21) 21 December 1968 Copenhagen, Denmark
Residence(s)	Bruxelles, Belgium
Alma mater	University of Copenhagen

Martin Bille Hermann (born 21 December 1968) is a Danish diplomat and civil servant. He is the current Permanent Representative of Dennmark to OECD, having previously served as the Permanent Representative of Denmark to the United Nations (UN) in New York, from 2019 to 2023.

Susanne Shine

Forthcomming Ambassador of Denmark to Belgium.

Lene Mandel Vensild

Forthcomming Permanent Representative of Denmark to the Political and Security Committee of the European Union (EU).

Sørine Godfredsen

Sørine Godfredsen (born 7 July 1967) is a Danish pastor, journalist, author, and conservative political and cultural debater and commentator, who writes for Kristeligt Dagblad and Berlingske.

Early life and education

Sørine Godfredsen was born on 7 July 1967 in Hadsten, Central Jutland Region, the daughter of * and *.

She grew up in a family of four children and graduated with an examen artium in modern languages from the County Gymnasium of Hadsten in 1986.

In 1993, Godfredsen earned her journalism degree from the Danish School of Media and Journalism in Aarhus. Following a brief stint as a TV journalist at TV2 Midt/Vest in Holstebro, she moved to Brighton, completing a master's degree in media studies at the University of Sussex in 1994.

Godfredsen worked as a journalist at Det Fri Aktuelt from 1994 to 2001, covering sports, culture, and commentary. Concurrently, she pursued theology studies at the University of Copenhagen, earning a Master of Theology (cand.theol.) degree in 2004.

Views

She considers herself conservative, and supports christian and traditional values.

Personal life

She married Henrik Flødstrup, a journalist at Ekstra Bladet, on 21 May 2023.

Majorie of Scotland

Majorie of Scotland, Countess of Pembroke (also Margery, actually Margaret; 1200 – 17 November 1244) was a Scottish princess, the third daughter of William the Lion, King of Scotland and his wife Ermengarde de Beaumont. She was a member of the House of Dunkeld by birth, and by marriage a member of the Marshal family.

Biography

Marriage

She married Gilbert Marshal, 4th Earl of Pembroke, son of William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke and Isabel de Clare, 4th Countess of Pembroke, on 1 August 1235 in Berwick-upon-Tweed. He recieved with her a large dowry in Scotland, with 10000 marks and more.

Her father William the Lion, granted Marjorie the lands of Strathord and Strathearn, in free marriage. Later her cousin, Malcolm II of Scotland, granted her the lands of Pitgorno and Drumdreel in Strathmiglo, Fife, in exchange for those she had recivered from her father. King Alexander II later decreed, that these lands are to pass to the Balmerino Abbey after Marjerie’s death.

Magdalene Charlotte Hedevig Løvenskiold

Magdalene Charlotte Hedevig Løvenskiold
Lady of Løvenborg Castle
Painted in 1772 by Jens Juel.
Born	Magdalene Charlotte Hedevig von Numsen 27 February 1731 Copenhagen
Died	6 May 1796(1796-05-06) (aged 65) Løvenborg Castle, Holbæk
Noble family	House of Løvenskiold
Spouse(s)	Severin Leopoldus Løvenskiold
Issue	Michael Herman Løvenskiold
Father	Michael von Numsen, Minister of War
Mother	Margrethe Thomasine von Ingenhaven

Magdalene Charlotte Hedevig Løvenskiold (27 February 1731 – 6 May 1796) was a Danish noblewoman and estate owner.

Born into a newly ennobled family, Magdalene married Severin Løvenskiold, a lieutenant from the wealthy Norwegian Løvenskiold family, in 1749. A woman of influence, she played a key role in political circles, notably in the 1784 government change. Widowed in 1776, she took charge of the Løvenborg estate, implementing tough financial measures and advocating for practical farming methods. After 13 years of administration, she handed over the estate to her son, Michael Herman Løvenskiold, in 1789. Magdalene lived at Løvenborg until her death in 1796.

Sophie Axelsdatter Brah

Sophie Axelsdatter Brahe (11 May 1578 – 21 December 1646) was a Danish noblewoman and estate owner.

Lady of Rosenholm Castle

René Dinesen

His Excellency René Rosager Dinesen R.
René Rosager Dinesen in 2023.
Ambassador of Denmark to the United Kingdom
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 September 2022
Monarch	Margrethe II
Prime Minister	Mette Frederiksen
Preceded by	Lars Thuesen
Ambassador of Denmark to Austria concurrently to North Macedonia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Albania, the IAEA, OSCE, CTBTO and UN
In office 1 September 2018 – 1 September 2022
Monarch	Margrethe II
Prime Minister	Lars Løkke Rasmussen Mette Frederiksen
Preceded by	Liselotte Plesner
Succeeded by	Christian Grønbech-Jensen
Ambassador of Denmark to Afghanistan
In office 2011–2012
Monarch	Margrethe II
Prime Minister	Lars Løkke Rasmussen Helle Thorning-Schmidt
Preceded by	Anders Carsten Damsgaard
Succeeded by	Niels Boel Abrahamsen
Personal details
Born	(1971-04-13) 13 April 1971 Svendborg, Denmark
Spouse	Camilla Follin Dinesen
Residence(s)	London, United Kingdom
Alma mater	University of Copenhagen

René Rosager Dinesen (born 13 April 1971) is a Danish diplomat and civil servant. He is the current Ambassador of Denmark to the United Kingdom, having also served as Ambassador of Denmark to South Africa (2012–2015) and Ambassador of Denmark to Afghanistan (2011–2012).

Dinesen has held several diplomatic positions during his career, including as Ambassador of Denmark to Austria (2018-2022), concurrently serving as non-resident Ambassador to North Macedonia, Slovakia, Slovenia and Albania. During his time as Danish ambassador to Austria, Dinesen also served as Resident Representative of Denmark to the International Atomic Energy Agency, as well as Permanent Representative of Denmark to OSCE, CTBTO and other UN organizations in Vienna. He was previously Deputy Permanent representative of Denmark to the United Nations (New York) and Under-Secretary of State for Consular Affairs and Public Diplomacy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Early life and education

René Rosager Dinesen was born 13 April 1971 in Svendborg on the Island of Funen, Denmark.

In 1996, he obtained a Master of Arts in political sciences and international relations (Cand.scient.pol.) from the University of Copenhagen.

In 2017, he guest lectured the academic programmes Executive Education and Public Diplomacy at the Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism of the University of Southern California (USC).

Diplomatic career

United Kingdom

In the 2022 ambassadorial reshuffle,

He presented the Letters of Recall of his predecessor and his own letters of Credence during an audience with King Charles III at Buckingham Palace, London, on 30 November 2022.

Susanne Hyldelund

Her Excellency Susanne Hyldelund R.
Susanne Hyldelund in 2019.
Ambassador of Denmark to Germany concurrently to Switzerland and Liechtenstein
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 September 2020
Monarch	Margrethe II
Prime Minister	Mette Frederiksen
Preceded by	Friis Arne Petersen
State Secretary for Trade and Global Sustainability at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
In office 1 August 2017 – 1 September 2020
Monarch	Margrethe II
Prime Minister	Lars Løkke Rasmussen Mette Frederiksen
Succeeded by	Steen Hommel
Personal details
Born	(1968-06-30) 30 June 1968 Kolding, Denmark
Spouse	Torben Fogh Sørensen
Children	2
Residence(s)	Berlin, Germany
Alma mater	Aarhus University, School of Business and Social Sciences

Susanne Christina Hyldelund (born 30 July 1968) is a Danish diplomat and civil servant, who has served as the Ambassador of Denmark to Germany since 2020. She is concurrently serving as ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein. From 2009 to 2012, she held the position of Consul General of Denmark in Shanghai.

Hyldelund has held several positions within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark during her career, including serving as served as State Secretary for Trade and Global Sustainability, from 2017 to 2020 and as Under-Secretary for the Trade Council, from 2014 to 2017.

Early life and education

Susanne Christina Hyldelund was born on 30 July 1968 in Koldning, Jutland, Denmark.

Diplomatic career

and from 2012 to 2014 the Head of Invest & Innovation, an arm of the Danish Foreign Ministry.

Ambassador to Germany

In 2020, Hyldelund assumed her first ambassadorial appointment, becoming Ambassador of Denmark to Germany. She presented her credentials to President Frank-Walter Steinmeier at Bellevue Palace in Berlin on 4 November 2020. She is concurrently serving as non-resident side-accredited Ambassador of Denmark to the Swiss Confederation and the Principality of Liechtenstein.

Personal life

She is fluent in Danish, English, German and French.

Kirsten Malling Biering

Kirsten Malling Biering (born 19 December 1951) is a retired Danish senior diplomat and political advisor. She is currently senior advisor at the Danish Institute for International Studies and the think tank EUROPA, having previously served as Ambassador of Denmark to France (2015-2019), Sweden (2010-2015), the Netherlands (2005-2010) and Latvia (1991-1995). She has also served as Permanent Representative of Denmark to OSCE.