Henning Christophersen | |
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.jpg) Christophersen in 1990 | |
| Vice President of the European Commission forEconomic & Financial Affairs | |
| In office 6 January 1989 – 22 January 1995 | |
| President | Jacques Delors |
| Preceded by | François-Xavier Ortoli |
| Succeeded by | Yves-Thibault de Silguy |
| Vice President of the European Commission forFinancial Programming & the Budget | |
| In office 6 January 1985 – 5 January 1989 | |
| President | Jacques Delors |
| Preceded by | Christopher Tugendhat |
| Succeeded by | Peter Schmidhuber |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 10 September 1982 – 23 July 1984 | |
| Prime Minister | Poul Schlüter |
| Preceded by | Knud Heinesen |
| Succeeded by | Palle Simonsen |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 30 August 1978 – 26 October 1979 | |
| Prime Minister | Anker Jørgensen |
| Preceded by | Anker Jørgensen |
| Succeeded by | Kjeld Olesen |
| Leader of Venstre | |
| In office September 1978 – 23 July 1984 | |
| Preceded by | Poul Hartling |
| Succeeded by | Uffe Ellemann-Jensen |
| Member of the Folketing | |
| In office 1971–1984 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1939-11-08)8 November 1939 |
| Died | 31 December 2016(2016-12-31) (aged 77) |
| Party | Venstre |
| Occupation | Politician |
Henning Christophersen (8 November 1939 – 31 December 2016) was aDanish politician, who served as Vice President of theEuropean Commission (1985–1995), leader of the Danishliberal partyVenstre (1978–1984) and a member of theEuropean Convention.[1] Christophersen was one of the early architects of the Single Market and the Euro.
Christophersen was born inCopenhagen. He was Deputy Prime minister andFinance Minister of Denmark (1982–1984) andForeign Minister of Denmark (1978–1979).
During his time as Vice President of the European Commission for Budget and later for Economic & Financial Affairs, Christophersen decisively contributed to the preparations of the launch of the Euro and of the Economic & Monetary Union. Through his pioneering work on Transeuropean Networks, he also played a big role in the realization of the Internal Market.
In 1992, as EU commissioner, Christophersen together with 10 Baltic Ministers of Foreign Affairs founded theCouncil of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS) and theEuroFaculty.[2]
He was the Chairman of theEnergy Charter Conference 1998 until 2007.
He was Chairman and member of a number of Supervisory Boards of Directors, and a Partner ofKreab, Brussels.
Christophersen died on 31 December 2016 in Brussels at the age of 77 after a short illness.[3]
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| Preceded by | Foreign Minister of Denmark 30 August 1978 – 26 October 1979 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Finance Minister of Denmark 10 September 1982 – 23 July 1984 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by ... | Vice-President of the European Commission 1985–1995 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs 1985–1995 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Danish European Commissioner 1985–1995 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Leader of Venstre 1977–1984 | Succeeded by |
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