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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