Photo: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons¹⁵

Esben Lunde Larsen

Danish politician

Esben Lunde Larsen (born November 14, 1978) is a former Danish politician. He was a member of the Folketing (the Danish Parliament) for the Venstre party in the Ringkøbing district of the West Jutland constituency from the 2011 parliamentary election until October 1, 2018.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Esben Lunde Larsen (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Nov 14, 1978.¹

About

From June 18, 2015, to January 29, 2016, he served as the Minister for Higher Education and Science. Afterward, he was the Minister for the Environment and Food until May 2, 2018, when he resigned as minister following involvement in several corruption cases.

In July 2018, he announced that he would leave the Folketing to work for the American organization World Resources Institute in Washington, D.C. In 2021, he was promoted from being a fellow at WRI to a newly created position as Director of Faith and Sustainability.

From Wikipedia’s article on Esben Lunde Larsen, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

World Resources InstituteDeputy managing director May 2021 to Sep 2022¹⁴

Early life and education

2008University of Copenhagen Candidatus theologiæ^{3 4}

Career

Occupation: politician, theologian.⁹

Since 2024Worked at World Bank⁵
2021 to 2022Deputy managing director, World Resources Institute⁵
2018 to 2021Worked at World Resources Institute⁵
Until 2018Member of the Folketing^{6 7}
2016 to 2018Minister for the Environment⁶
2015 to 2016Education and Research Minister⁶
2011 to 2012Substitute member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe^{6 8}
1998 to 1999Worked at Sædding Efterskole^{4 5}

Personal life

CitizenshipKingdom of Denmark¹⁰

Politics

Lunde Larsen joined the youth wing of the Venstre party, Venstres Ungdom, in 1995. He was elected to the municipal council for Ringkøbing-Skjern Municipality in 2006 and became deputy mayor in 2010. In the council, Lunde Larsen served as chairman of the Knowledge Committee and vice-chairman of the Finance and Business Committee.

In the 2011 parliamentary election, Lunde Larsen was elected to the Folketing with 10,183 personal votes. After the election, he became a member of Venstre's group board and was appointed as Venstre's spokesperson for Research, Innovation, and Higher Education, as well as spokesperson for the State Educational Grant (SU).

From Wikipedia’s article on Esben Lunde Larsen (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Awards

2018commander of the Order of the Dannebrog^{11 12}

Sources

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WikidataEsben Lunde Larsen on Wikidata
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WikipediaEsben Lunde Larsen on Wikipedia
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WikidataEsben Lunde Larsen: education, on Wikidata
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Wikidataeducation, as reported
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WikidataEsben Lunde Larsen: Worked at Sædding Efterskole, on Wikidata
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WikidataEsben Lunde Larsen: Member of the Folketing, on Wikidata
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WikidataMember of the Folketing, as reported
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WikidataSubstitute member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, as reported
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WikidataEsben Lunde Larsen: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataEsben Lunde Larsen: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataEsben Lunde Larsen: award, on Wikidata
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Wikidataaward, as reported
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WikidataEsben Lunde Larsen: LinkedIn, on Wikidata
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WikidataWorld Resources Institute, Deputy managing director
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Wikimedia CommonsEsben Lunde Larsen photo by U.S. Department of Agriculture, Public domain