Elsebeth Gerner Nielsen

Work Experience

2008 – now      Rector

                       Design School Kolding

1994 – 2007      Member of Parliament (The Social-Liberal Party, Kolding Constituency)

                       Danish Parliament, Copenhagen, Denmark

                       - Danish Minister of Culture 1998-2001

                       - Rapporteurships: culture, environment, energy, psychiatry, immigration policy

1992                 Research Assistant

                       University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark

1988 – 1989      Chief Clerk

                        Social and Health Administration, Storstrøm County, Denmark

1986 – 1988      Project Manager

                        Bolbro Brugerhus (a cultural centre), Odense, Denmark

1986 – 1988     Teaching Assistant

                        University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark

Education

1986                 Master’s degree in Social Science (cand.rer.soc.)

                         University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark

Memberships

Member of the Danish Ethics Committee 2008 – 2011

Member of the Board of the Centre for Culture and Experience Economy 2009

Member of the Board of Have Communication 2009 – now

Member of the Danish government’s DesignVision2020 Committee 2010

Chairman of the Danish Center for Culture and Development 2012 – 2013

Member of the Aalto University Advisory Board, Helsinki 2012 – now

Chair of the Aalto University Advisory Board for artistic development activities, Helsinki 2013 – now

Member of the Board of KRUUSE A/S 2012 – now

Member of the board of Spar Nord Fonden 2013 - now

Cumulus Board Member 2013 – now (vicepresident)