Parliamentary career
Minister for Economic and Interior Affairs from June 3rd 2026.
Chairwoman of the Green Left from 2014.
Minister for Transport, August 9th 2013 – February 3rd 2014.
Minister for Trade and Investments, October 3rd 2011 – August 9th 2013.
Acting Minister for the Environment, May 1st 2013 – July 31st 2013.
Acting Minister for Health, January 14th 2012 – April 10th 2012.
Spokeswoman on the EU, 2009-2011.
Spokeswoman on consumer policy, 2007-2011.
Spokeswoman on transport, 2007-2011.
Education
Ma (political science), University of Copenhagen (leave 2000-2012), 1992-2010.
Employment
Political coordinator, CARE Danmark, 2006-2007.
International coordinator, Danish Society for the Conservation of Nature, 2003-2006.
Environmental policy staff member, Danish Society for the Conservation of Nature, 2000-2003.
Affiliations
Member of the Business Schools' think-tank Forum Europa, 2006-2010.
Chairwoman of 92-gruppen Forum for Bæredygtig Udvikling (92 Group of the Forum for Sustainable Development), 2006-2007.
Member of Nævnet vedrørende EU Oplysning (EU Information Board), 2001-2005.
Vice-chairwoman of the Danish Association for International Cooperation, 2002-2004.
Chairwoman of the Popular Socialist Youth of Denmark, 1996-1998.


