Brian Mikkelsen
Denmark’s Minister for Industry, Business and Financial Affairs
Brian Mikkelsen is Denmark’s Minister for Industry, Business and Financial Affairs, and a member of the Conservative People’s Party of Denmark. Mikkelsen has previously served as a Member of Parliament, as Minister for Culture from 2001-2008, as Minister of Justice from 2008-2010 and as Minister for Economic and Business Affairs from 2010-2011.
Mikkelsen was member of the Council of the Danish Centre for Human Rights and the council of representatives of the Danish Cultural Institute. He was member and from 2004-2006 vice-president of the board of the World Anti-Doping Agency and still is member of the executive committee.
Mikkelsen holds a master’s degree in political science from the University of Copenhagen and has co-authored and contributed to books on a wide range of subjects, from democracy in Namibia to American cinema.
