Karen Ellemann

Karen Ellemann (born Charlottenlund, 26 August 1969) is a Danish member of parliament for the party Venstre and former Minister for Equality and Minister for Nordic Cooperation. She is the former Minister for the Environment of Denmark and the former Minister of the Interior and of Social Affairs.

Karen Ellemann
Minister of Interior and Social Affairs
In office
28 June 2015 – 28 November 2016
MonarchMargrethe II
Prime MinisterLars Løkke Rasmussen
Preceded byMorten Østergaard
Succeeded bySimon Emil Ammitzbøll
Personal details
Born (1969-08-26) 26 August 1969
Charlottenlund, Denmark
Political partyVenstre
Spouse(s)
  • Aren Boje Kharabian (divorced)
Kresten Kloch
(
m. 2011)
Children2
FatherUffe Ellemann-Jensen
CabinetL.L. Rasmussen II

Personal life

Ellemann is the daughter of former Foreign Minister, Uffe Ellemann-Jensen. She is an educated teacher. She is divorced and has two children, with whom she lives in Hørsholm.

Political career

From 2005 to 2007, Ellemann was a member of the city council in Rudersdal Municipality. Following the 2007 parliamentary election, she was elected to the Parliament of Denmark (Danish: Folketinget). On 7 April 2009, she was appointed Minister of the Interior and of Social Affairs in the cabinet of prime minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen. In February 2010, she became minister for the environment and Minister of Nordic Cooperation. On 28 June 2015 she was appointed Minister of the Interior and of Social Affairs in the cabinet of prime minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen.

Elleman is considered a controversial politician in Denmark due to the decision of importing 6,000 tons of highly toxic chemical waste HCB, also known as Hexachlorobenzene from Australia. She is convinced that the import is a good opportunity to expose Danish knowhow at its best in the process of handling the HCB waste.

Opponents criticized the decision with reference to the extreme consequence an accident would have on the marine environment if one should occur during the 12,000 nautical miles (22,000 km) transport to Denmark.

Ellemann is humorously referred to as "chemical Karen" by leading newspaper editors.

References
    Political offices
    Preceded by
    Karen Jespersen    		 Minister of the Interior and of Social Affairs
    2009 - 2010    		 Succeeded by
    Bertel Haarder
    (Ministry of the Interior and Health)
    Benedikte Kiær
    (Ministry of Social Affairs)
    Preceded by
    Troels Lund Poulsen    		 Minister for the Environment of Denmark
    2010 - 2011    		 Succeeded by
    Ida Auken
    Preceded by
    Bertel Haarder    		 Minister for Nordic Cooperation
    2010 - 2011    		 Succeeded by
    Manu Sareen
    Preceded by
    Manu Sareen    		 Minister for Social and Home Affairs
    2015 - 2016    		 Succeeded by
    Mai Mercado
    Preceded by
    Ellen Trane Nørby    		 Minister for Gender Equality
    2016 - 2018    		 Succeeded by
    Eva Kjer Hansen
    Preceded by
    Peter Christensen    		 Minister for Nordic Cooperation
    2016 - 2018    		 Succeeded by
    Eva Kjer Hansen
    Preceded by
    Esben Lunde Larsen    		 Minister for Fisheries
    2017 - 2018    		 Succeeded by
    Eva Kjer Hansen
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