Lene Espersen

Lene Espersen (born 26 September 1965) is a former Danish politician, a former leader of Conservative People's Party and a former Minister of Justice. She is the current CEO at the Danish Association of Architectural Firms. From 1 July 2016 to June 30, 2020, she served as chairman of the board of Aalborg University.

Lene Espersen
Deputy Prime Minister of Denmark
In office
10 September 2008  13 January 2011
Prime MinisterAnders Fogh Rasmussen
Lars Løkke Rasmussen
Preceded byBendt Bendtsen
Succeeded byLars Barfoed
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
23 February 2010  3 October 2011
Prime MinisterLars Løkke Rasmussen
Preceded byPer Stig Møller
Succeeded byVilly Søvndal
Minister of Economic and Business Affairs
In office
10 September 2008  23 February 2010
Prime MinisterAnders Fogh Rasmussen
Lars Løkke Rasmussen
Preceded byBendt Bendtsen
Succeeded byBrian Mikkelsen
Leader of the Conservative People's Party
In office
9 September 2008  13 January 2011
Preceded byBendt Bendtsen
Succeeded byLars Barfoed
Minister of Justice
In office
27 November 2001  10 September 2008
Prime MinisterAnders Fogh Rasmussen
Preceded byFrank Jensen
Succeeded byBrian Mikkelsen
Personal details
Born (1965-09-26) 26 September 1965
Hirtshals, Denmark
Political partyConservative People's Party
SpouseDanny Feltmann
Alma materUniversity of Aarhus

In 2006, Espersen was stripped of her parliamentary immunity after crashing into a woman on a scooter. She was subsequently banned from driving and fined €150.

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