Martin Lidegaard [SEP] date of birth
Martin Lidegaard
Martin Lidegaard (born 12 December 1966 in Copenhagen) is a Danish politician who was Denmark's Foreign Minister from 2014 to 2015, having previously been the Minister of Climate, Energy and Building from 2011 to 2014. He is a member of the Danish Social Liberal Party.
Other activities.
- European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR), Member of the Council
Bo Lidegaard
Bo Lidegaard (born 23 January 1958) is a Danish historian, diplomat, author and editor in chief of daily broadsheet newspaper "Politiken".
Early life and education.
Lidegaard is the son of authors Mads Lidegaard and Else Lidegaard, and is the brother of Danish political figure Martin Lidegaard. Bo Lidegaard graduated from Gentofte Statsskole in 1976, and became cand. phil. in history at the University of Copenhagen in 1984. He received his Ph.D. after completing a dissertation on Henrik Kauffmann in 1997.