Lars Aagaard
Lars Aagaard | |
|---|---|
 Aagaard in 2023 | |
| Minister for Climate, Energy and Utilities | |
| Assumed office 15 December 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Mette Frederiksen |
| Preceded by | Dan Jørgensen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lars Aagaard Møller 13 August 1967 Odense, Denmark |
| Political party | Moderates |
Lars Aagaard Møller[1] (born 13 August 1967)[2] is a Danish politician with the Moderates. He has been serving as Minister for Climate, Energy and Utilities since December 2022.[3][4]
From 2009 to 2022, he was director of the industry organization Dansk Energi. He was given a large part of the credit for Dansk Energi becoming an important player in Danish energy policy, but did not continue when the organization changed its name to Green Power Denmark in connection with a merger with two smaller industry associations for wind and solar energy.
Career
Aagaard has a master's degree in Business Administration from Roskilde University which he completed in 1994.[2] He has been employed at the Danish Technological Institute and as a civil servant in the Ministry of Economy and Business and has since been head of Confederation of Danish Industry division of environment and energy department. In 2006 he was employed by Green Power Denmark as the organization's deputy director.[2] In 2009, he became director of the organization.[5]
According to a portrait article on Altinget.dk he said that the organization has moved into the "super league for interest protection" when discussing Danish Energy and climate policy. On 15 December 2022, Aagaard was brought in as Minister for Climate, Energy and Utilities i den nye SVM-government.[6] He was not a member of the Danish Parliament when he became a minister.[citation needed]
Energy policy
Aagaard is a prominent debater within Danish energy policy, where he is described as a knowledgeable lobbyist who masters the political game.[2] He has thus, among other things, participated in the debate on the costs of Denmark's green transition[7] and about the Danish energy tax system.[8]
Position of trust
Aagaard sits on the board of Velux Danmark and is deputy chairman of the board of the Technological Institute. He is a member of the energy fund's board and member of the board of Eurelectric - the energy industry's European umbrella organization.[5] In 2017, he got a seat on the Environmental Economic Council, when Dansk Energi got an independent seat on the council.[9]
Personal life
Lars Aagaard lives in Dragør and is the father of two girls.[5] In his younger days he was active in Danish Social Liberal Party.[2]
References
- ^ "Statsministeriets forestilling om udnævnelse af et nyt ministerium" (PDF). stm.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "Dansk Energi-direktør fylder 50: "Det er svesken på disken med ham her"". Klima. 23 August 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ "Lars Aagaard". regeringen.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 17 December 2022.
- ^ "Her er SVM-regeringens ministre". nyheder.tv2.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 17 December 2022.
- ^ a b c Green Power Denmark [dead link]
- ^ "Ellemann bliver forsvarsminister og Løkke bliver udenrigsminister: Se hele listen her". DR. 15 December 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ "Grøn omstilling koster op mod 30 milliarder, men alligevel bliver vi rigere". Politiken. 27 December 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ Høg, Jørgen (8 February 2016). "Direktør vil ændre energiafgifter". borsen.dk. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ "Lars Aagaard får plads i centralt råd". energiwatch.dk. 9 February 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2023.