Frank Aaen

Frank Aaen (born 25 July 1951, in Nørresundby) is a Danish economist and Member of Parliament (the Folketing) for Enhedslisten. On 15 March 2006, he suffered a thrombosis[1] but was back in the Folketing by April.

Frank Aaen
Frank Aaen
Born (1951-07-25) 25 July 1951
Nørresundby
OccupationEconomist, Politician

Frank Aaen is an educated economist and holds a master's degree in economics from Aalborg University which he received in 1985.

Politics

Aaen has been a member of parliament from 1994 to 2001 and 2005 to 2015. He is a member of the left-wing political party Red-Green Alliance.[2] This party, which is also called the Unity List, represents former Communists.[3] In 2006, he called for the detention of Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni during her trip to Denmark for the purpose of determining her alleged culpability as a member of the Israeli cabinet for the so-called Israeli war crimes.[4] In January 2019, he was accused by Kristian Jensen of spreading false information regarding the sale of energy company Radius.[5] Aaen maintained that the company was being sold at a cheap price.[6] The Danish Ministry of Finance has canceled the sale citing a lack of political support.[7]

References
  1. Ravn Dorthe (2006-03-15) Frank Aaen ramt af blodprop (in Danish). Berlingske Tidende.
  2. Gronholt-Pedersen, Jacob (2019-03-18). "Danske Bank investors vote against proposal to split up bank". Reuters. Retrieved 2019-03-28.
  3. Qvortrup, Mads; Qvortrup, Matt (2002). A Comparative Study of Referendums: Government by the People. Manchester: Manchester University Press. pp. 136. ISBN 0719060370.
  4. Shepherd, Robin (2009-09-10). A State Beyond the Pale: Europe's Problem with Israel. Orion. ISBN 9780297857891.
  5. Jensen, Kristian (2019-01-22). "Kristian Jensen: Enhedslistens Frank Aaen spreder bevidst falske informationer om salget af Radius". Politiken (in Danish). Retrieved 2019-03-28.
  6. "Frank Aaen svarer igen i debat om salg af Radius: Finansministeren sætter nyt lavpunkt for debat". Politiken (in Danish). 2019-01-24. Retrieved 2019-03-28.
  7. Ritzau (January 4, 2019). "Danish finance ministry halts Ørsted's sale of Radius". EnergyWatch. Retrieved 2019-03-28.
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