Background
Friis, Lykke was born on October 27, 1969 in Virum, Denmark. Daughter of Hans and Frauke (Hitzing) Friis.
politician Member of the Folketing
Friis, Lykke was born on October 27, 1969 in Virum, Denmark. Daughter of Hans and Frauke (Hitzing) Friis.
Bachelor of Science in Economics, London School of Economics, 1992. Master of Arts in Political Science, University Copenhagen, 1993. Doctor of Philosophy in International Relations, University Copenhagen, 1997.
Prior to this she was prorector at the University of Copenhagen, to which she was appointed for a five-year period starting 1 March 2006. Lykke Friis obtained her Master of Science in Economics and Political Science from London School of Economics in 1992, followed by a Master of Science in political science from University of Copenhagen in 1993. She got a Doctor of Philosophy in international politics from the University of Copenhagen in 1997.
Eisenhower Fellowships selected Lykke Friis in 2002 to represent Denmark.
She has worked as an academic in the Ministry of Economic and Business Affairs, and as a researcher in Dansk Udenrigspolitisk Institut. From 2003-2006, she was head of European Politics in the Confederation of Danish Industries.
She has taught at both the University of Copenhagen Faculty of Social Sciences and at Copenhagen Business School in international relations. She has contributed to newspapers, radio, television, and seminars on European Union-related issues, and has written a number of articles and books and such subjects.
Her ability to make the European Union-material accessible secured her the Danmarks Radio Rosenkjærprisen in 2008.
In private, Lykke Friis is known as a connoisseur of German football and is a fan of Football Club Bayern Munich.
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Prior to her appointment as government minister, she was not a member of Venstre.
Married Peter Warming, August 9, 1997.