Arne Rolighed (Flade på Mors, 2 June 1947) is a Danish former politician and the current president of the Danish Cancer Society until July 2010. Although he was never a member of the Danish parliament, Prime minister Poul Nyrup Rasmussen appointed him as Health Minister in December 2000, a position he held until the Social Democratic government lost the 2001 parliamentary election to Venstre's Anders Fogh Rasmussen.
Early life
Born in Flade på Mors. He graduated in Political Science from Aarhus University.
Notes
- ^ "Arne Rolighed forlader Kræftens Bekæmpelse" (in Danish). Politiken.dk. Retrieved 2009-12-19.
- "Arne Rolighed". Folketinget (in Danish). Retrieved 2021-11-16.
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| Preceded bySonja Mikkelsen | Health Minister of Denmark 2000–2001 |
Succeeded byLars Løkke Rasmussen Minister of the Interior and Health |
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