Ida Auken

Ida Auken 2011

Ida Margrete Meier Auken (born 22 April 1978) is a Danish politician and member of parliament from the Danish Social Liberal Party. She was Minister for the Environment of Denmark from 2011-14.

Originally a member of the Socialist People's Party she switched parties in 2014.[1] Her mother is Margrete Auken and her late uncle was Svend Auken. Like her mother, she is a priest of the Church of Denmark by profession. She has been a member of the Danish parliament since 2007.

Ida Auken is member of the Advisory Board of Vigga.us , a Danish company that produces organic children's clothing after the circular idea , so that the clothes be rented and reused. Ida Auken is also a member of Old Brick 's Advisory Board, which is a Danish company that cleans and recycles used bricks. Ida Auken is also member of the Advisory Board of EMG , an international CSR and sustainability consultancy founded in the Netherlands, which advises in sustainable development and Cradle to Cradle certified products.[2]

Books

References

  1. Bjørnager, Jens Anton (31 January 2014). "Ida Auken skifter til de radikale". Politiken (in Danish). Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  2. Setchell, Megan. "EMG Advisory Board Member, Ida Auken, at RESOURCE Event". Blog. EMG CSR Sustainability Consultancy. Archived from the original on 2015-07-09. Retrieved 2015-07-09.

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Political offices
Preceded by
Karen Ellemann
Minister for the Environment of Denmark
2011 - 2014
Succeeded by
Kirsten Brosbøl


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