1954
Formation:
1981 MA in political science, Aarhus University
Carrière:
1981-84 Head of section, Ministry of Agriculture
1985-88 European Commission, Brussels, member of Commissioner Henning Christophersen’s cabinet
1993-94 Head of Division, Ministry of Agriculture
1994-96 Adviser, The Prime Minister’s Office (later consigned to EU affairs)
1997-2002 Permanent undersecretary of state
1997- since May 1997 head of the section concerned with national politics, economics and North Atlantic relations
2002-2005 Director general, Ministry of Education, The National Authority of Education
2005- Permanent secretary, Ministry of Science, technology and Innovation (since 2011 : Ministry of Science, innovation and Higher Education)