Anders Samuelsen | |
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| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 28 November 2016 – 27 June 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Lars Løkke Rasmussen |
| Preceded by | Kristian Jensen |
| Succeeded by | Jeppe Kofod |
| Leader of Liberal Alliance | |
| In office 5 January 2009 – 6 June 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Naser Khader |
| Succeeded by | Alex Vanopslagh |
| President of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe | |
| In office 15 November 2017 – 18 May 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Lubomír Zaorálek |
| Succeeded by | Marija Pejčinović Burić |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 August 1967 Horsens, Denmark |
| Political party | Liberal Alliance |
| Alma mater | Aarhus University |
Anders Samuelsen (born 1 August 1967 in Horsens, Denmark) is a Danish former politician who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2016 to 2019, member of the Folketing from 2007 to 2011 and as leader of the Liberal Alliance party from 2009 to 2019.
In 1993, Samuelsen got a master's degree in political science from Aarhus University.[1] From 1994 to 1998, he was a consultant and section manager at the College for the Deaf, Castberggård.[1]