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Martin Lidegaard

Danish politician, leader of the Social Liberal Party

Martin Lidegaard (born 12 December 1966) is a Danish politician and leader of the Danish Social Liberal Party since 2022. He was the foreign minister in the government of Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt from 2014 to 2015, having previously been the minister of climate, energy and building from 2011 to 2014.²

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

Born Dec 12, 1966.¹

Companies

Danish Social Liberal PartyChair 2022 to now¹⁴

Early life and education

Date not recordedRoskilde University³
Date not recordedHelsingør Gymnasium³

Career

Occupation: director of communications, politician.⁷

Since 2026Minister for Commerce of Denmark^{4 5}
Since 2022Chair, Danish Social Liberal Party⁶
2014 to 2015Minister of Foreign Affairs of Denmark⁴
Date not recordedMember of the Folketing⁴

Personal life

BornDec 12, 1966, Copenhagen⁸
CitizenshipKingdom of Denmark⁹

Politics

Lidegaard has served as a member of the Folketing from 2001 until 2007 and again since the 2015 elections.

On 3 November 2022, one day after former leader Sofie Carsten Nielsen resigned, Lidegaard became leader of the Social Liberal Party. At the press conference announcing this, he reiterated the Social Liberal Party stance of a government with parties from both blocs.

His mother is Danish journalist and author Else Lidegaard. He is also the brother of author, editor and historian Bo Lidegaard.