Sofie Carsten Nielsen | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Carsten Nielsen in 2011 | |
| Leader of the Social Liberal Party | |
| In office 7 October 2020 – 2 November 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Morten Østergaard |
| Succeeded by | Martin Lidegaard |
| Minister for Higher Education and Science | |
| In office 3 February 2014 – 28 June 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | Helle Thorning-Schmidt |
| Preceded by | Morten Østergaard |
| Succeeded by | Esben Lunde Larsen |
| Member of the Folketing | |
| Assumed office 15 September 2011 | |
| Constituency | Greater Copenhagen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 May 1975 Hørsholm, Denmark |
| Political party | Social Liberals |
Sofie Carsten Nielsen (born 24 May 1975) is a Danish politician, who was formerly the leader of the Danish Social Liberal Party from October 2020 to November 2022. In the 2000s, Nielsen began her political career with the European Parliament as a consultant before working for the Ministry of Gender Equality as a deputy minister. After being elected to the Folketing at the 2011 Danish general election for the Greater Copenhagen constituency, Nielsen became the Minister for Higher Education and Science in 2014. Nielsen remained in her minister position until she was replaced by Esben Lunde Larsen in 2015.
She left the Folketing on April 17. 2023 to become a lobbyist for DI.