Frank Aaen
Frank Aaen | |
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 Aaen in 2011 | |
| Born | 25 July 1951 Nørresundby, Denmark |
| Occupation(s) | Economist, politician |
Frank Aaen (born 25 July 1951) is a Danish economist and Member of Parliament (the Folketing) for Enhedslisten. On 15 March 2006, he suffered a thrombosis[1] but was back in the Folketing by April.
Frank Aaen is an educated economist and holds a master's degree in economics from Aalborg University which he received in 1985.
Politics
Aaen has been a member of parliament from 1994 to 2003 and 2005 to 2015. He is a member of the left-wing political party Red-Green Alliance.[2] In 2006, he called for the detention of Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni during her trip to Denmark for the purpose of determining her culpability as a member of the Israeli cabinet for alleged Israeli war crimes.[3] In January 2019, he was accused by Kristian Jensen of spreading false information regarding the sale of energy company Radius.[4] Aaen maintained that the company was being sold at a cheap price.[5] The Danish Ministry of Finance has canceled the sale citing a lack of political support.[6]
References
- ^ Ravn Dorthe (15 March 2006) Frank Aaen ramt af blodprop (in Danish). Berlingske Tidende.
- ^ Gronholt-Pedersen, Jacob (18 March 2019). "Danske Bank investors vote against proposal to split up bank". Reuters. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
- ^ Shepherd, Robin (10 September 2009). A State Beyond the Pale: Europe's Problem with Israel. Orion. ISBN 9780297857891.
- ^ Jensen, Kristian (22 January 2019). "Kristian Jensen: Enhedslistens Frank Aaen spreder bevidst falske informationer om salget af Radius". Politiken (in Danish). Retrieved 28 March 2019.
- ^ "Frank Aaen svarer igen i debat om salg af Radius: Finansministeren sætter nyt lavpunkt for debat". Politiken (in Danish). 24 January 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
- ^ Ritzau (4 January 2019). "Danish finance ministry halts Ørsted's sale of Radius". EnergyWatch. Retrieved 28 March 2019.