Bo Lidegaard
Encyclopedia
Bo Lidegaard is a Danish
historian, diplomat, and editor in chief of daily broadsheet newspaper Politiken
.
He is the son of authors Mads Lidegaard and Else Lidegaard. Bo Lidegaard graduated from Gentofte Statsskole in 1976, and became cand. phil. in history at the University of Copenhagen
in 1984. He became a Ph.D.
after completing a dissertation on Henrik Kauffmann
in 1997. He has authored a number of books on Danish history.
Lidegaard started his diplomatic career in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1984. He was among other positions posted at Danish representations in Geneva
and Paris
, before leaving the foreign service in 2000. In 2005, he joined the Ministry of the State
, where he served as Permanent Under-Secretary of State, initially heading the Foreign and Security Affairs section, and was later in charge of the Climate Change secretariat. During the build-up to COP 15, he headed the Danish overarching coordination secretariat, and was the man who proposed the development of what would become the controversial "Danish Text". In April 2011, he accepted the offer to succeed deceased Thøger Seidenfaden as editor in chief of Politiken.
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
historian, diplomat, and editor in chief of daily broadsheet newspaper Politiken
Politiken
Politiken is a Danish daily broadsheet newspaper, published by JP/Politikens Hus.The newspaper comes third among Danish newspapers in terms of both number of readers and circulated copies ....
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He is the son of authors Mads Lidegaard and Else Lidegaard. Bo Lidegaard graduated from Gentofte Statsskole in 1976, and became cand. phil. in history at the University of Copenhagen
University of Copenhagen
The University of Copenhagen is the oldest and largest university and research institution in Denmark. Founded in 1479, it has more than 37,000 students, the majority of whom are female , and more than 7,000 employees. The university has several campuses located in and around Copenhagen, with the...
in 1984. He became a Ph.D.
Ph.D.
A Ph.D. is a Doctor of Philosophy, an academic degree.Ph.D. may also refer to:* Ph.D. , a 1980s British group*Piled Higher and Deeper, a web comic strip*PhD: Phantasy Degree, a Korean comic series* PhD Docbook renderer, an XML renderer...
after completing a dissertation on Henrik Kauffmann
Henrik Kauffmann
Henrik Kauffmann was the Danish ambassador to the United States during World War II. On April 9, 1941, the anniversary of the German occupation of Denmark, he signed on his own initiative "in the Name of the King" an "Agreement relating to the Defense of Greenland" authorizing the United States...
in 1997. He has authored a number of books on Danish history.
Lidegaard started his diplomatic career in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1984. He was among other positions posted at Danish representations in Geneva
Geneva
Geneva In the national languages of Switzerland the city is known as Genf , Ginevra and Genevra is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie, the French-speaking part of Switzerland...
and Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, before leaving the foreign service in 2000. In 2005, he joined the Ministry of the State
Ministry of the State of Denmark
Ministry of the State of Denmark is a Danish government ministry. Atypical of a Danish ministry it does not have any councils, boards or committees associated with it and its near sole responsibility is to act as the secretariat of the Prime Minister of Denmark...
, where he served as Permanent Under-Secretary of State, initially heading the Foreign and Security Affairs section, and was later in charge of the Climate Change secretariat. During the build-up to COP 15, he headed the Danish overarching coordination secretariat, and was the man who proposed the development of what would become the controversial "Danish Text". In April 2011, he accepted the offer to succeed deceased Thøger Seidenfaden as editor in chief of Politiken.