Uffe Ellemann-Jensen Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Uffe Ellemann-Jensen (Danish pronunciation: [?uf? ?l?mæn ?j?nsn?], informal: [???uf? ??l??mæn?] (born 1 November 1941) was Minister for Foreign Affairs of Denmark in the Conservative led Poul Schlüter Administration 1982–1993. He was leader of the Danish Liberal Party, Venstre 1984–1998 and President of the European Liberals 1995–2000. Since 1998, Ellemann-Jensen has been Chairman of Baltic Development Forum, a non-profit networking organisation dedicated to the business development of the Baltic Sea region. He is non-executive director of various boards of international companies.
"If you can't join them, beat them." - Said at the first EEC summit after Denmark had won the European Championships in football on June 26th 1992 - just 24 days after voting no to the Maastricht Treaty.
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In 1998 he was very close to becoming Prime Minister of Denmark. When the votes were counted he had the support of 89 members of parliament. His opponent, Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, was supported by 90 members of parliament. Their battle to become Prime Minister can be seen in the TV documentary Kandidaterne (1998).
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His father, Jens Peter Jensen, was editor of the financial newspaper Børsen and a member of Folketinget for Denmark's liberal party, Venstre.
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Worked as a journalist for several newspaper and the Danish Broardcasting Corporation, Danmarks Radio, before becoming a politician.
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Leader of Denmark's liberal party, Venstre, from 1984 to 1998.
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Member of the Danish parliament, Folketinget, from 1977 to 2001 for Denmark's liberal party, Venstre.
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When Irish rock band U2 visited Denmark in 1993 as part of their Zoo TV tour, lead singer Bono, as his alter ego Mac Phisto, called Uffe Ellemann Jensen on the phone but he wasn't home. Instead his wife, Alice Vestergaard, picked up. She then hung up thinking that it was a prank call.
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Danish Minister of Foreign Affairs (1982-1993)
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Den magiske juleæske
2016
Poul
Den gode, den onde & den virk'li sjove
1991
TV Series
TV News Host
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Aftenshowet
2010-2015
TV Series
Himself
Go' morgen Danmark
2004-2015
TV Series
Himself / Himself - Tidligere Udenrigsminister
Meyerheim
2006-2012
TV Series
Himself
Ellemann/Lykketoft
2010
TV Series
Himself
24 timer vi aldrig glemmer
2009
TV Series
Himself
Reimers
2009
TV Series
Himself
Store danskere
2008
TV Series documentary
Himself
Clement kontra
2006
TV Series
Himself
Rent fup
2006
TV Series
Himself
60 Minutes
2006
TV Series documentary
Himself - Newspaper Editor (segment "State of Denmark")
Profilen
2005
TV Series
Himself - Former politician, Venstre
DM i indsamling 2005 - Forældreløse børn i Afrika
2005
TV Special
Himself - Former Minister of Foregin Affairs
Åbning af Operaen
2005
TV Special
Himself
Charlies bogklub
2004
TV Series
Himself - Author
Den 6. sans
2004
TV Series
Himself
Go' aften Danmark
2002-2004
TV Series
Himself / Himself - Former Minister of Foreign Affairs
Deadline
2004
TV Series documentary
Himself
aHA!
2003
TV Series
Himself
Venner for livet
2002
TV Series
Himself
Kongehuset
2002
TV Series documentary
Himself - Formand, Det Udenrigspolitiske Selskab
Utzon
2001
TV Series
Himself
Danmark i den kolde krig
2000
TV Series documentary
Himself
Dk4 universitetet
2000
TV Series
Himself - Politician
Grænseland
1999
TV Series
Himself - Politician
Absolut 98 - Danmarks største nytårsshow
1998
TV Special
Himself
Kandidaterne
1998
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Helt ærligt, mand...
1998
TV Series documentary
Himself
NatMadsen
1997
TV Series
Himself
Walden
1992
TV Series
Himself
Talkshowet
1992
TV Series
Himself
Dronning i 20 år
1992
TV Special documentary
Himself - Minister of Foreign Affairs
TV-Avisen
1965
TV Series
Himself - Host / Reporter (1970-1975)
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Gintberg på kanten
2014
TV Series documentary
Himself
Spise med Price
2010
TV Series documentary
Himself
Danske drømme - en TV-historie om det moderne Danmark fortalt af Leif Davidsen
1998
TV Series documentary
Himself
Den gode, den onde & den virk'li sjove
1990
TV Series
Himself
Known for movies
Kandidaterne (1998) as Himself
Ellemann/Lykketoft (2010) as Himself
Dronning i 20 år (1992) as Himself - Minister of Foreign Affairs
Go' morgen Danmark (2004-2015) as Himself / Himself - Tidligere Udenrigsminister
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