Uffe Ellemann-Jensen

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Uffe Ellemann-Jensen
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 10 September 1982 – 25 January 1993
Prime Minister	Poul Schlüter
Preceded by	Kjeld Olesen
Succeeded by	Niels Helveg Petersen
Leader of Venstre
In office 23 July 1984 – 18 March 1998
Preceded by	Henning Christophersen
Succeeded by	Anders Fogh Rasmussen
President of the European Liberals
In office 1995–2000
Preceded by	Willy De Clercq
Succeeded by	Werner Hoyer
Personal details
Born	(1941-11-01)1 November 1941 Haarby, Denmark
Died	18 June 2022(2022-06-18) (aged 80) Copenhagen, Denmark
Political party	Venstre
Spouses	Hanne Jonsen ​ (m. 1963⁠–⁠1971)​ Alice Vestergaard ​ (m. 1971)​
Children	4 incl.: Karen Ellemann Jakob Ellemann-Jensen

Uffe Ellemann-Jensen (Danish pronunciation: [ˈufə ˈeləmæn ˈjensn̩], informal: [ˈufə ˈeləˌmænˀ]; 1 November 1941 – 18 June 2022) was a Danish politician who served as Minister for Foreign Affairs of Denmark in the Conservative-led Poul Schlüter Administration from 1982 to 1993. He was leader of the Danish Liberal Party Venstre from 1984 to 1998 and President of the European Liberals 1995–2000.

In 1998 Ellemann-Jensen founded Baltic Development Forum, a non-profit networking organisation dedicated to the business development of the Baltic Sea region. He was its first chairman from its founding to 2011, and was also honorary chairman following his resignation.^[1] He was also non-executive director of various boards of international companies.