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Tom Høyem

Danish and German politician

Tom Høyem (born 10 October 1941) is a Danish and German politician, and former headmaster in the European Schools.²

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Born Oct 10, 1941.¹

Companies

Modersmål-selskabetFounder¹²

Early life and education

Date not recordedUniversity of Copenhagen³

Career

Occupation: politician, philologist, journalist, minister, head teacher.⁷

1982 to 1987Minister for Greenland^{5 6}
Date not recordedFounded Modersmål-selskabet⁴
Date not recordedMember of the Folketing⁵

Personal life

BornOct 10, 1941, Nykøbing Falster⁸
CitizenshipKingdom of Denmark, Germany⁹

Politics

Political career in Denmark

Between September 1982 and September 1987, Høyem served as Minister for Greenland within the Danish government under the premiership of Poul Schlüter. He was succeeded by Mimi Jakobsen.

On 14 September 1984, Høyem was awarded the honour of kommandør af Dannebrogordenen.

Høyem has served as independent election observer for Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe on behalf of the Danish government in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Ukraine, the State of Palestine and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Political career in Germany

In 1994, Høyem joined the Freie Demokratische Partei, the German liberal party, and in 2004 he was elected to serve on the Gemeinderat (council) of the city of Karlsruhe.