Anders Eldrup

He graduated from Grenaa High-School in 1967 and hereafter started to study Political Science at Aarhus University.

As Secretary of State, he sought to restructure the Ministry of Finance and to give it a more central position in the social debate.

[5] Throughout the 90s, the Ministry of Finance became a key player in the central administration and prepared a wide range of the major political reforms of the 90s.

Anders Eldrup served as Vice President of DONG's board while he was Secretary of State.

[7] Eldrup has repeatedly urged politicians participating in international climate negotiations to adopt ambitious and long-term CO2 emissions reduction targets to secure a high price on carbon, which would make it more expensive to pollute.

[7] At the 2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference Eldrup was chosen to speak to the delegates at the COP15 as the representative of the international business community.

[9] His key message was that an ambitious, predictable and transparent climate agreement would constitute a framework that could facilitate the business community's necessary investments in low carbon technologies.

2007–2009 Eldrup, was a member of Copenhagen Climate Council, a group of international business leaders, scientists and policy experts.

[13] From 2007 to 2009 Anders Eldrup was also a member of the Danish Government's Business Climate Panel, which, based on analyses, presentations and recommendations, advised the government, nationally and internationally about activities and issues related to environmental technology and the climate change conference.