Ulla Tørnæs

Ulla Tørnæs
Ulla Tørnæs
Minister for Science, Technology, Information and Higher Education of Denmark
	In office; 29 February 2016 – 28 November 2016
Preceded by	Esben Lunde Larsen
Succeeded by	Søren Pind
Minister for Development Cooperation
	In office; 28 November 2016 – 27 June 2019
Succeeded by	Rasmus Prehn
Personal details
Born	Ulla Tørnæs; 4 September 1962; Esbjerg, Denmark
Political party	Danish:; Venstre; EU:; Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
Alma mater	Odense University; University of Savoy; Copenhagen Business School;

Ulla Pedersen Tørnæs (born 4 September 1962) is a Danish politician of the Liberal Party. From 1994 to 2014, she was a member of the Danish parliament (Folketing). She served as Minister for Science, Technology, Information and Higher Education in the Lars Løkke Rasmussen II Cabinet of Denmark from February 2016 to November 2016 and as the Minister for Development Cooperation in the Lars Løkke Rasmussen III Cabinet.

Political career

Role in Danish politics

Tørnæs served as Minister for Education in the Cabinet of Anders Fogh Rasmussen I (2001–2005) and as Minister for Development Cooperation in the Cabinet of Anders Fogh Rasmussen II from 18 February 2005. From 2007, she was a member of the World Bank Group’s High Level Advisory Council on Women's Economic Empowerment, which was chaired by Danny Leipziger and Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul.[1] She was also a member of the Prime Minister’s Commission on Effective Development Cooperation with Africa which held meetings between April and October 2008.[2]

From 2010 until 2016, Tørnæs was a member of the management committee of the Danish Liberal Democracy Programme (DLDP).

Member of the European Parliament, 2014–2016

Tørnæs became a Member of the European Parliament following the 2014 European elections. A member of the ALDE (Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe) political faction, she served as Vice-Chairwoman of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs. In 2015, she was the lead negotiator for the ALDE group on the eCall system.[3]

In addition to her committee assignments, Tørnæs was a member of the parliament’s delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

Return to Danish politics

Tørnæs left the European Parliament on 29 February 2016, becoming Minister for Science, Technology, Information and Higher Education in the Lars Løkke Rasmussen II Cabinet, where she proposed the education ceiling. Her successor is Morten Løkkegaard.

From 28 November 2016 until 2019, Tørnæs again served as Minister for Development Cooperation.

Other activities

African Development Bank (AfDB), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (2016–2019)[4]
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), World Bank Group, Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (2016–2019)[5]
World Bank, Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (2016–2019)[6]
Danish Liberal Democracy Programme, Member of the Board
Plan International Denmark, Member of the Board (2010-2013)[7]

Controversy

Tørnæs was in the news on 25 February 2005 when it became known that her husband, Jørgen Tørnæs, had illegally employed a Latvian supervisor on one of his pig farms without the required residence and work permits. She was not forced to resign as minister because there was no proof she knew the supervisor was illegally employed.

Personal life

Tørnæs is the daughter of former minister Laurits Tørnæs and Katty Tørnæs.

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References

The World Bank Group Advisory Council on Women’s Economic Empowerment World Bank Group, Gender Equality as Smart Economics newsletter, March 2008.
Commission on Effective Development Cooperation with Africa Folketing.
Zoya Sheftalovich (April 29, 2015), eCall emergency system a-calling despite internal objections Politico Europe.
AfDB Annual Report 2017 African Development Bank (AfDB).
Board of Governors Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), World Bank Group.
Board of Governors World Bank.
Biography on the website of the Danish Parliament (Folketinget)

Biography on the website of the Danish Parliament (Folketinget)
(in Danish) News story about the illegally employed supervisor – from TV 2 (Denmark)

External links

(in Danish) Personal website of Ulla Tørnæs

Political offices
Preceded by Margrethe Vestager	Education Minister of Denmark 2001–2005	Succeeded by Bertel Haarder
Preceded by Bertel Haarder	Minister for Development Cooperation of Denmark 2005–2010	Succeeded by Søren Pind

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[1] The World Bank Group Advisory Council on Women’s Economic Empowerment World Bank Group, Gender Equality as Smart Economics newsletter, March 2008.

[2] Commission on Effective Development Cooperation with Africa Folketing.

[3] Zoya Sheftalovich (April 29, 2015), eCall emergency system a-calling despite internal objections Politico Europe.

[4] AfDB Annual Report 2017 African Development Bank (AfDB).

[5] Board of Governors Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), World Bank Group.

[6] Board of Governors World Bank.

[7] Biography on the website of the Danish Parliament (Folketinget)