Career
He was the fourth High Commissioner of Greenland, and held the post from 1 April 2002 to 31 March 2005. From 1 January 2007, he became director of Roskilde Universitetscenter, taking over from Lars Kirdan. He has a Master of Arts in political science and Master of Arts in comparative studies, and was formerly ministerial secretary for Prime Minister Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, and research assistant and lecturer at Københavns Universitet.