Knud Rasmussen HEINESEN

Background

Heinesen, Knud Rasmussen was born on September 26, 1932 in Kerteminde, Funen, Denmark. Son of Ove and Sigrid (Jensen) Rasmussen.

Education

General certified education, Aurehøj Statsgymnasium, Copenhagen, 1951. Master of Arts in Economics, University Copenhagen, 1959.

Career

Teacher, Roskilde (Denmark) Folk H.S., 1959-1960; principal, Roskilde (Denmark) Folk H.S., 1962-1967; secretary, Economics Council of Labour Movement, Copenhagen, 1960-1962; assistant professor economics, Copenhagen School Economics and Business Administration, Copenhagen, 1968-1971; minister of education, Danish Government, Copenhagen, 1971-1973; minister of finance, Danish Government, Copenhagen, 1975-1979, 81-82; minister of public works, Danish Government, Copenhagen, 1981; president, Chief Executive Officer, Copenhagen Airports, 1985-1989; president, Chief Executive Officer, Mercur Leisure Group, Copenhagen, 1989-1991; president, Chief Executive Officer, BRFkredit a/s, Lyngby, Denmark, 1991-1995. Member Danish Radio Council, Copenhagen, 1961-1973, 74-75, chairman, 1967-1971. Chairman, Board Of Directors TeleDanmark, Financing Fund of 1992 (Faroe Islands).

Board directors The Great Belt Link, Copenhagen. Member board investors Cross Atlantic Partners, Copenhagen, 1994-1995, Danish Rys., Copenhagen, since 1995. Chairman, Board Of Directors Danish Labour Market Supplementary Pension Fund.

Achievements

• Knud Rasmussen Heinesen has been listed as a noteworthy Financial company executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Danish Parliament, 1971-1985, member finance, committee, 1974-1975. Board directors Social Democratic Parliamentary Group, 1979-1985, chairman, 1979-1981. Vice chairman Social Democratic Party, 1980-1985.

Board directors Birch & Krogboe Foundation, Virum, Denmark, 1992-1994, chairman, since 1994. Member Danish European Union Council, Copenhagen, since 1993. General secretary Federation Cooperative Socs., Copenhagen, 1967-1968.

Member Association Danish Mortgage Banks (board directors 1991-1995, chairman 1993-1994).

Interests

• Painting.

Connections

Married Aase Windfeld, July 25, 1955 (deceased 1980). Children: Eskil, Thomas, Signe. Married Karen Vilhelmsen, January 6, 1983.

Children: Sine, Mette, Anne.

Father:

Ove Rasmussen

Mother:

Sigrid (Jensen) Rasmussen

Spouse:

Karen Vilhelmsen

Spouse:

Aase Windfeld

child:

Thomas Heinesen

child:

Anne Heinesen

child:

Signe Heinesen

child:

Eskil Heinesen

child:

Mette Heinesen

child:

Sine Heinesen