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Henning Christophersen

Danish politician (1939–2016)

Henning Christophersen (8 November 1939 – 31 December 2016) was a Danish politician, who served as Vice President of the European Commission (1985–1995), leader of the Danish liberal party Venstre (1978–1984) and a member of the European Convention. Christophersen was one of the early architects of the Single Market and the Euro.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Henning Christophersen (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Nov 8, 1939, died Dec 31, 2016.¹

Companies

MetroselskabetChair¹⁴
VenstreChair 1978 to 1984¹⁵

Early life and education

Date not recordedUniversity of Copenhagen³
Date not recordedMetropolitanskolen³

Career

Occupation: economist, politician, diplomat, journalist.⁸

1989 to 1995European Commissioner for Economic Affairs⁴
1985 to 1995Vice-president of the European Commission⁴
1982 to 1984Finance Minister of Denmark⁴
1978 to 1979Minister of Foreign Affairs of Denmark⁴
1978 to 1984Chair, Venstre⁷
1977 to 1984Chairman of Venstre^{4 5}
Date not recordedMember of the Folketing⁴
Date not recordedEuropean Commissioner for Economic Affairs⁴
Date not recordedChair, Metroselskabet⁶

Personal life

BornNov 8, 1939, Copenhagen⁹
DiedDec 31, 2016, Brussels-Capital Region¹⁰
CitizenshipKingdom of Denmark¹¹

Awards

1984Knight Grand Officer of the Order of the Dannebrog^{12 13}
Date not recordedCommanders Grand Cross of the Order of the Polar Star¹²
Date not recordedGrand Officer of the National Order of Merit¹²
Date not recordedKnight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order¹²
Date not recordedOrder of the Lion of Finland¹²

Sources

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WikidataHenning Christophersen on Wikidata
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WikipediaHenning Christophersen on Wikipedia
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WikidataHenning Christophersen: education, on Wikidata
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WikidataHenning Christophersen: Member of the Folketing, on Wikidata
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WikidataChairman of Venstre, as reported by Politiken
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WikidataHenning Christophersen: Chair, Metroselskabet, on Wikidata
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WikidataHenning Christophersen: Chair, Venstre, on Wikidata
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WikidataHenning Christophersen: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataHenning Christophersen: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataHenning Christophersen: place of death, on Wikidata
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WikidataHenning Christophersen: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataHenning Christophersen: award, on Wikidata
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Wikidataaward, as reported by Dansk Biografisk Leksikon, 3rd edition
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WikidataMetroselskabet, Chair
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WikidataVenstre, Chair
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Wikimedia CommonsHenning Christophersen photo by Richter Frank-Jurgen, CC BY-SA 2.0