Karen Ellemann | |
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| Secretary General of the Nordic Council of Ministers | |
| Assumed office 1 January 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Paula Lehtomäki |
| Member of the Folketing | |
| In office 13 November 2007 – 1 November 2022 | |
| Constituency | Greater Copenhagen |
| Minister of Gender Equality and Nordic Cooperation Fisheries from 2017 | |
| In office 28 November 2016 – 2 May 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Lars Løkke Rasmussen |
| Minister of Interior and Social Affairs | |
| In office 28 June 2015 – 28 November 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | Lars Løkke Rasmussen |
| Minister of Environment and Nordic Cooperation | |
| In office 23 February 2010 – 3 October 2011 | |
| Prime Minister | Lars Løkke Rasmussen |
| Minister of Interior and Social Affairs | |
| In office 7 April 2009 – 23 February 2010 | |
| Prime Minister | Lars Løkke Rasmussen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 August 1969 Charlottenlund, Denmark |
| Political party | Venstre |
| Spouses | Aren Boje Kharabian (divorced)Kresten Kloch (m. 2011) |
| Children | 2 |
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| Relatives | Jakob Ellemann-Jensen (brother) |
Karen Ellemann Kloch, formerly Karen Ellemann Karabian, (born 26 August 1969) is a Danish politician, who serves as the current Secretary General of the Nordic Council of Ministers. She was previously a member of the Folketing for the Venstre political party. She is a former minister, having held the positions of Minister of Fisheries, Equality and Nordic Cooperation, Minister of the Environment and Minister of the Interior and Social Affairs.
Ellemann is the daughter of former Foreign Minister, Uffe Ellemann-Jensen. She has a background as a teacher.[citation needed] She is married and has two children.[1]