Karin Riis-Jørgensen (born 7 November 1952, in

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) is a Danish

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who was a

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for Venstre between 1994 and 2009. She was a vice-chairwoman of the

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and sat on the

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. She is the Chairwoman of the

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, co-founded with

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in 2009. In the European Parliament she was also a substitute for the

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, a member of the Delegation for relations with the

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and a substitute for the Delegation for relations with the United States.

Education

* 1978: Degree in

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Career

* 1979–1989: Lawyer with the Danish Federation of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (Copenhagen and Brussels * 1989–1994: Head of department at Coopers & Lybrand * since 1994: part-time employment with Price Waterhouse Coopers * since 1994: Member of the Executive of Venstre, Denmark's Liberal Party * since 2002: Member of the bureau of Venstre's parliamentary group in the Folketing * 1994–2009:

* 2002–2009: Vice-chairwoman of the Group of the European Liberal, Democrat and Reform Party (ELDR)

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* * * 1952 births Living people Politicians from Odense Venstre (Denmark) MEPs MEPs for Denmark 2004–2009 MEPs for Denmark 1999–2004 MEPs for Denmark 1994–1999 20th-century women MEPs for Denmark 21st-century women MEPs for Denmark {{Denmark-MEP-stub

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