Background
OLSEN, Erling Hermann was born on April 18, 1927 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Parents: Albert Georg Olsen and Agnete Olsen (née Bing).
OLSEN, Erling Hermann was born on April 18, 1927 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Parents: Albert Georg Olsen and Agnete Olsen (née Bing).
University of Copenhagen, Economics, 1945-1953, and Doctor of Economics, 1971. Spoken languages: English, German, French.
Olsen was Speaker of the Folketing from 1994 to 1998. A man of many original ideas, he helped create the University of the Arctic, a so-called university without walls.
He was member of parliament 1964-1966, 1971-1973 and 1975-1998, and was member of four Danish governments as minister of housing 1978-1982 and minister of justice 1993-1994.
Spouse Annette Unmack Larsen, 1969. Children: Tore, Ida.
