English CV

• Born o­n May 23rd, 1940, Copenhagen
• Matriculated from Rungsted Statsskole 1958
• Graduated in chemical engineering 1964, DTU
• Member of Det Radikale Venstre (DRV) (The Danish Social-Liberal Party)
• Mother of Mette and Lotte Dybkjær
• Married to Poul Nyrup Rasmussen (former Prime Minister of Denmark, Social Democrat)

In the European Parliament

• Member of the European Parliament for the DRV 1994- 
• Member of the Rules of Procedure Committee, the European Liberal and Democratic and Reformist Group (ELDR), 1994-
• Member of the Committee o­n Women's Rights and Equal Opportunities, 1999-
• Member of the Committee o­n Constitutional Affairs, 2002-
• Alternate member of the Convention o­n the Future of Europe, 2002-2003
• Substitute member of the Committee o­n Development and Cooperation, 2002- 
• Member of the ACP-EU Assembly, 2002-

1999-2002

• Substitute member of the Committee o­n Constitutional Affairs, 2001-2002
• Substitute member of the Temporary Committee o­n Human Genetics and Other New Technologies in Modern Medicine, 2000-2002
• First vice-chairman of the ACP-EU Assembly, 1999-2002
• First vice-chairman of the Committee o­n Development and Cooperation, responsible for Human Rights, 1999-2002
• Substitute member of the Committee o­n Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy, 1999-2001
• Substitute member of the Temporary Committee o­n Echelon, 1999-2001

1994-1999

• Member of the Committee o­n Development and Cooperation, 1997-99
• Substitute, Committee o­n Petitions, 1997-99
• European Parliament Observer at the elections in Chad, 1997
• Member of the EP delegation to the UNGASS Conference, New York 1997
• Second vice-chairman of the Committee o­n the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy, 1994-1999
• Substitute, Committee o­n Institutional Affairs, 1994-99
• Member of the Committee o­n Petitions, 1994-1996
• Substitute, Committee o­n Research, Technological Development and Energy, 1994-1996

In the Folketing (the Danish Parliament) 

• Member of the Folketing for the DRV, 1973-1977 and 1979-1994
• Minister of the Environment, 1988-1990
• Chairman of the Energy Committee 1984-1987 and the Technology Committee 1984-1988
• Chairman of the Folketing 9-man committee o­n the technology board, 1986-1988
• Member of the Energy Committee, 1973-1977 and 1979-1987
• Member of the Environment Committee, 1975-1977, 1983-1987 and 1990-1994
• Member of the Employment Committee, 1981-1986 and 1990-1992
• Member of the Committee o­n the Rules of Procedure, 1980-1988
• Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, 1987-1988
• Member of the Social Affairs Committee, 1991-1992
• Member of the Health Committee, 1991-1992
• Member of the Trade and Industry Committee, 1990-1994
• Member of the Cultural Affairs Committee, 1992-1994
• DRV spokesman o­n employment, energy and environmental matters etc., 1979-1987, 1990-1994
• DRV foreign affairs spokesman, 1987-1988

• Member of the Danish delegation to the 1992 Rio UN Conference
• Member of the Danish Delegation to the UN General Assembly, 1984,1987 and 1992
• Member of the Danish Delegation to the UN Conference o­n Women, 1980 and 1985
• Chairman of the committee monitoring international action planning, 1987-1988
• Member of the Nordic Council International Committee, 1987-1988
• Member of the Nordic Council, 1982-1984

• Author of "Hvorfor nu LIGE igen?" (Why again?), 2003
• Author of 'Det Forunderlige Parlament' (Strange Parliament), revised edition, 2002
• Author of 'Det Forunderlige Parlament' (Strange Parliament), 1999
• Author of 'Det Digitale Denmark' (Digital Denmark), 1999
• Author of 'Uden for talerrækken – på tomandshånd med en moderne politiker' (Tête à tête with a modern politician), 1998
• Author of the pamphlet 'Miljøpolitikkens udvikling i Europa. En, to, træ' (Development of environmental policy in Europe. o­ne, two, three), 1998
• Contributor to Hans Edvard Nørgård-Nielsen (ed) 'Fuglefri' (Free as air), 1998
• Contributor to 'Fælles fremtid i syd og i nord ?' (South and north – a common future?), 1997
• Contributor to Henrik Egelyng, Berit Asmussen (ed) 'Frihandel: Kan Kloden bære? facts og debat om verdenshandel og miljø i relation til WTOs regeringsmøde i Singapore' (Free trade: will it cost the Earth?
• Facts and debate o­n world trade and environment in connection with the WTO intergovernmental meeting in Singapore), 1996
• Contributor to Lone Kuhlmans' book 'Den bedste tid er måske gemt til sidst' (Maybe the best times are saved till last), 1995
• Contributor to Knud Vilby (ed) 'Luk op ! Luk verden ind: MS 1944-1994', 1994 (Open up! Let the world in: Danish Association for International Cooperation 1944-1994), 1994
• Author of the report 'Info-samfundet år 2000' (The Information Society in 2000), 1994
• Author of the report 'Erfaringer med statslige aktieselskaber' (Experience with state-owned undertakings), 1993
• Author of the book 'Er vi værdiløse?' (Are we valueless?) 1992
• Adaptation of the book 'Alla dessa dagar' (All those days), (Danish: 'Dramaet i detaljen'), 1991
• Contributor to Jens Maigård, 'Atomkraft og Vækst i EF' (Nuclear energy and growth in the EC), 1981
• Subeditor of the book 'Borger i Danmark', (Citizens in Denmark), 1969
• Has also contributed to various other books

• Consultant, Danish Geotechnical Institute, 1978-1979
• Adviser, Danish Academy of Technical Sciences, 1977
• Head of the information secretariat, DTU, 1970-1977
• Secretary of the Medico Technical Committee, 1966-1970
• Secretary, Danish Academy of Technical Sciences, 1964-1966

• Member of the Advisory Board of Global Up-Skill, 2001-
• Member of the Global Business Advisory Board o­n International Trade in Information Technology, 2001-
• Co-chairman of the International Support Committee of the Asian University for Women in Bangladesh, 2000-
• Co-chairman of the Gender Task Force. Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe. Working Table o­n Democratisation and Human Rights, 1999-

• Member of the Environmental Technology Expert Panel of Almindelig Brand Invest, 1999-2001
• Government-appointed chairman of the Arbejdsmiljøinstitut, 1998-2001
• Government-appointed representative o­n the board of the Bank of Finance, 1991-2001
• Member of the Task Force o­n Higher Education, 1997-1999
• Vice-chairman of the Board of CSC Datacentralen A/S, 1996-2001
• Member of the IT Safety Council, 1996-1999
• Member of the Global Commission to Fund the United Nations, 1996
• Chairman of the Osteoporosis Association, 1994-2000
• Chairman of Den Grønne Nøgle, 1993-2000
• Chairman of the Board of CSC Datacentralen A/S, 1991-1996
• Member of the Board, Gyldendal, 1986-1988
• Member of the Board, Citicorp Investment, 1986-1988
• Chairman, Børnekommissionen, 1977-1979
• Member of shareholders' committee, Bikuben and of supervisory committee, Bikuben, Copenhagen, 1976-1988
• Vice-chairman of the Board, Krogerup Højskole, 1974-1988

• The Bird Life Prize 1993
• European Gold Medal for conservation of buildings, 1991
• Cyclist of the Year, 1989