Lene Espersen | |
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Deputy Prime Minister of Denmark | |
In office 10 September 2008 – 13 January 2011 | |
Prime Minister | Anders Fogh Rasmussen Lars Løkke Rasmussen |
Preceded by | Bendt Bendtsen |
Succeeded by | Lars Barfoed |
Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
In office 23 February 2010 – 3 October 2011 | |
Prime Minister | Lars Løkke Rasmussen |
Preceded by | Per Stig Møller |
Succeeded by | Villy Søvndal |
Minister of Economic and Business Affairs | |
In office 10 September 2008 – 23 February 2010 | |
Prime Minister | Anders Fogh Rasmussen Lars Løkke Rasmussen |
Preceded by | Bendt Bendtsen |
Succeeded by | Brian Mikkelsen |
Leader of the Conservative People's Party | |
In office 9 September 2008 – 13 January 2011 | |
Preceded by | Bendt Bendtsen |
Succeeded by | Lars Barfoed |
Minister of Justice | |
In office 27 November 2001 – 10 September 2008 | |
Prime Minister | Anders Fogh Rasmussen |
Preceded by | Frank Jensen |
Succeeded by | Brian Mikkelsen |
Personal details | |
Born | Hirtshals, Denmark | 26 September 1965
Political party | Conservative People's Party |
Spouse | Danny Feltmann |
Alma mater | University of Aarhus |
Lene Espersen (born 26 September 1965) is a former Danish politician, a former leader of Conservative People's Party and a former Minister of Justice. She is the current CEO at the Danish Association of Architectural Firms. From 1 July 2016 to June 30, 2020, she served as chairman of the board of Aalborg University.
In 2006, Espersen was stripped of her parliamentary immunity after crashing into a woman on a scooter. She was subsequently banned from driving and fined €150.[1]