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Søren Pind

Danish lawyer and politician

Søren Pind (born 20 November 1969) is a Danish lawyer and former politician. He served as Danish Minister of Justice from 2015 to 2016, and as Minister of Science, Technology, Information and Higher Education from 2016 to May 2018, whereupon he retired from politics.²

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

Born Nov 20, 1969.¹

About

Pind was born in Herning. He served as councillor in the Copenhagen City Council from 1994 to 2005, and has taught at the University of Copenhagen.

Pind is considered more liberal than most other members of his party. In 2003, he was part of a group of party members who issued the "ten liberal theses", a document unsuccessfully challenging the direction the party was taking under Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen.

From Wikipedia’s article on Søren Pind, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

Active Owners DenmarkChief executive officer Mar 23, 2025 to now¹⁸

Early life and education

1988Bornholm Gymnasium³
Date not recordedUniversity of Copenhagen³

Career

Occupation: lawyer, politician.⁸

Since 2025Chief executive officer, Active Owners Denmark^{4 5}
Until 2018Member of the Folketing⁶
2016 to 2018Education and Research Minister⁶
2015 to 2016Justice Minister of Denmark⁶
2006 to 2008Substitute member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe^{6 7}

Personal life

BornNov 20, 1969, Herning⁹
CitizenshipKingdom of Denmark¹⁰

Politics

He was appointed to the Lars Løkke Rasmussen I Cabinet during a cabinet reshuffle in February 2010, becoming Minister for Development Cooperation. He was appointed Minister for Refugees, Immigrants and Integration on 8 March 2011, thus holding double ministerial office.

Pind's first term as minister ended on 3 October 2011, after the center-left coalition prevailed in the 2011 parliamentary election.

On 28 June 2015 he was appointed as Minister of Justice in the Cabinet of Lars Løkke Rasmussen II.

On 28 November 2016 he was appointed as Minister of Science, Technology, Information and Higher Education in Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen's Cabinet III.

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

Awards

2023Golden hearts (award)^{11 13}
2017commander of the Order of the Dannebrog¹¹
2010Ting Prize^{11 12}
Date not recordedOrder of the Dannebrog¹¹

Sources

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WikidataSøren Pind on Wikidata
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WikipediaSøren Pind on Wikipedia
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WikidataSøren Pind: education, on Wikidata
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WikidataSøren Pind: Chief executive officer, Active Owners Denmark, on Wikidata
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WikidataChief executive officer, Active Owners Denmark, as reported
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WikidataSøren Pind: Member of the Folketing, on Wikidata
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WikidataSubstitute member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, as reported
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WikidataSøren Pind: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataSøren Pind: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataSøren Pind: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataSøren Pind: award, on Wikidata
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Wikidataaward, as reported
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Wikidataaward, as reported
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WikidataSøren Pind: Official website, on Wikidata
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WikidataSøren Pind: X, on Wikidata
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WikidataSøren Pind: Facebook, on Wikidata
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WikidataSøren Pind: IMDb, on Wikidata
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WikidataActive Owners Denmark, Chief executive officer
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Wikimedia CommonsSøren Pind photo by Christian Ursilva from København, Danmark, CC BY-SA 4.0