Background
Her mother is Margrete Auken and her late uncle was Svend Auken. Like her mother, she is a priest of the Church of Denmark by profession.
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Her mother is Margrete Auken and her late uncle was Svend Auken. Like her mother, she is a priest of the Church of Denmark by profession.
She was Minister for the Environment of Denmark from 2011-2014.
Socialist People"s Party, Danish Social Liberal Party.
Originally a member of the Socialist People"s Party she switched parties in 2014. She has been a member of the Danish parliament since 2007. Ida Auken is member of the Advisory Board of Vigga.us, a Danish company that produces organic children"s clothing after the circular idea, so that the clothes be rented and reused.
Ida Auken is also a member of Old Brick "s Advisory Board, which is a Danish company that cleans and recycles used bricks.
Ida Auken is also member of the Advisory Board of Electromyography, an international CSR and sustainability consultancy founded in the Netherlands, which advises in sustainable development and Cradle to Cradle certified products.