Ellen Trane Nørby
Ellen Trane Nørby (born 1 February 1980 in Herning) has been a Danish politician since February 8th, 2005 as a member of parliament. On March 10, 2011, she took over from Peter Christensen as spokesperson for the Liberal Party. In 2012-2013 she was Nørby chairperson of the Danish European Movement.
Political Career[edit]
She was Representative on media from 2006 and then became Political spokesperson from 2011-2014, spokesperson on social affairs and gender equality 2007-2011 and cultural policy spokesperson 2005-2007. She then became a Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, the Cultural Affairs Committee, the Climate, Energy and Building Committee, and the Greenland Committee and later Deputy member of the Foreign Policy Committee.
Education[edit]
She graduated in social studies from the University of Copenhagen in 2001 and later studied for an MA in History of Art between 1998-2005. She completed her secondary school education in Lemvig between 1995-98 and Primary school in Nørre Nissum 1985-1995.
Notable Work[edit]
She has held numerous roles including President of LYMEC, European Liberal Youth 2002-2004 and later became vice-president 1999-2002. She was Candidate for the Liberal Party in Copenhagen County for the European Parliament election 2004, Chairperson for the Liberal Party's European Affairs Committee 2004-2009, Vice-chairwoman of the Danish European Movement 2007-2013 and acting chairwoman December 2012 -April 2013 She was Author of the book -Smag på Europa med honning og chili (Taste Europe -with Honey and Chilli), Saxo, 2004. Initiative-taker for and editor of the book »Flere med nye regler (Several with -new Rules), Forlagskompagniet, 2004. She then became a Regular columnist in the Danish Trades Union Congress' (LO) weekly newsletter 'Ugebrevet A4', the political magazine 'RÆSON' (REASON) and various other magazines and periodicals.
