Per Stig Møller (, informal: Per Stig; born 27 August 1942 in

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) is a Danish politician. He was a member of the

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(Danish national parliament) for the Conservative People's Party from 1984 until 2015, and was Minister for the Environment from 18 December 1990 to 24 January 1993 as part of the Cabinet of Poul Schlüter IV and Foreign Minister from 27 November 2001 to 23 February 2010 as part of the

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, II and

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, and the first Cabinet of Lars Løkke Rasmussen. From 23 February 2010 to 3 October 2011 he was

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. Per Stig Møller is the son of the former

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Poul Møller Poul Møller (13 October 1919 in Frederiksberg – 5 August 1997) was a Danish Conservative People's Party politician. In 1969 he became the leader of his political party following the death of Poul Sorensen. He served as a Member of the Euro ...

and journalist Lis Møller, who were both Members of Parliament.

Education

Per Stig Møller completed his

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at the

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in 1967, and was awarded a ''dr.phil.'' (

higher doctorate A doctorate (from Latin ''docere'', "to teach"), doctor's degree (from Latin ''doctor'', "teacher"), or doctoral degree is an academic degree awarded by universities and some other educational institutions, derived from the ancient formalism '' l ...

) in 1973 for his thesis '' Malte-Bruns litterære kritik og dens plads i transformationsprocessen mellem klassicisme og romantik i fransk litteraturhistorie 1800-1826'' (Eng.: ''Literary criticism of Malte-Brun and its position in the transformation process between classicism and romanticism in French history of literature 1800-1826'').

Non-political career

*1973 - 1974: Editor of culture in

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. *1974 - 1976: Lecturer at the

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. *1974, 1976 - 1979: Vice president (souschef) at the department of culture and society at Danmarks Radio. *1979 - 1984: Working with the program manager at Danmarks Radio. *1985 - 1986: Vice president of ''Radiorådet'', the leading organ of Danmarks Radio which is appointed by Folketinget. *1986 - 1987: President of ''Radiorådet''. *1984 - 2001: Commentator at the newspaper

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Political career

*1983 - 1989: President of Folkeligt Oplysningsforbund. *1984 – 2015: Member of

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for the Conservative People's Party. *1985 - 1998: Member of ''hovedbestyrelsen'', the leadership of the Conservative People's Party. *1987 - 2001: Member of the

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. *1990 - 1993: Minister for the Environment in the Cabinet of Poul Schlüter IV. *1994 - 2001: Member of Udenrigspolitisk Nævn, the committee for foreign policy. *1994 - 1996: President of Sikkerhedspolitisk Udvalg, the committee of security. *1997 - 1998: Leader of the Conservative People's Party, succeeding Hans Engell. He resigned after a poor result in the election in 1998. *1998 - 2001: Foreign policy spokesman for the Conservative People's Party. *2001 - 2010: Foreign Minister of Denmark *2010–2011: Culture Minister of Denmark *2011–2011:

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Bibliography

*''Synspunkter i konservatismen'' (anthology) (1968) *''Antikleksikon'' (with Preben Hasselbalch and

Jens Winther Jens Winther (29 October 1960 – 24 February 2011) was a Danish jazz trumpeter, composer, arranger and bandleader. He composed for and played in a long line of European big bands and other orchestras. His work includes compositions for symphon ...

) (1970) *''La Critique dramatique et littéraire de Malte-Brun'' (1971) *''Utopi og virkelighed'' (with

Søren Krarup Søren Krarup (born 3 December 1937) is a Danish pastor, writer, and politician, who was a Member of Parliament (MP) for the Danish People's Party from 2001 to 2011.. Retrieved on 10 May 2018. Krarup is a significant and influential critic from ...

and Ebbe Reich) (1973) *'' Malte-Bruns litterære kritik og dens plads i transformationsprocessen mellem klassicisme og romantik i fransk litteraturhistorie 1800-1826'' (Doctor of Philosophy, Ph. D. thesis) (1973) *''

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: Mod en ny civilisation'' (commentary) (1973) *''Tøger Reenberg: Ars Poetica. Digte mellem to tider'' (commentary) (1973) *''Erotismen'' (1973) *''København-Paris t/r'' (1973) *''Tværsnit 1790'' (anthology) (1974) *''På Sporet af det forsvundne Menneske'' (1976) *''Forfatternes Danmarkshistorie'' (editor) (1977) *''Livet i Gøgereden'' (1978) *''Fra Tid til Anden'' (1979) *''Forfatternes kulturhistorie'' (editor) (1979) *''Tro, Håb og Fællesskab'' (1980) *''Forfatternes forfatterhistorie'' (editor) (1980) *''Midt i Redeligheden'' (1981) *'' Orwells Håb og Frygt'' (1983) *''Nat uden Daggry'' (1985) *''Mulighedernes Samfund'' (with

Bertel Haarder Bertel Geismar Haarder (born 7 September 1944, in Rønshoved, near Aabenraa) is a Danish writer, teacher and politician, who was a member of the Folketing for the Venstre political party. He has served as minister several times, including Minis ...

and

Tom Høyem Tom Høyem (born 10 October 1941) is a Danish and German politician, and former headmaster in the European Schools. Political career in Denmark Between September 1982 and September 1987, Høyem served as Minister for Greenland within the Dan ...

) (1985) *''Stemmer fra Øst'' (1987) *''Historien om Estland, Letland og Litauen'' (1990) *''Kurs mod Katastrofer?'' (1993) *''Miljøproblemer'' (1995) *''Den naturlige Orden - Tolv år der flyttede Verden'' (1996) *''Spor. Udvalgte Skrifter om det åbne Samfund og dets Værdier'' (1997) *''Magt og Afmagt'' (1999) *'' Munk'' (2000) *''Mere Munk'' (2003) *''Samtale fremme forståelsen'' (2010) *''Kaj Munk, digter, præst og urostifter'' (2014) *''Aldrig skal Danmark dø'' (2015)

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