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Margrethe Auken

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Margrete Auken (born 1945) is a Danish priest and politician who spent more than four decades shaping Danish and European politics for the Socialist People's Party (SF). She served in the Folketing from 1979 to 2004 and then as a Member of the European Parliament until 2024, focusing on the environment, trade policy and human rights. She comes from a prominent political family - her mother was sexologist and politician Kirsten Auken, her brother was the late minister Svend Auken, and her daughter Ida Auken is also a politician. Since retiring from the EP, she gives public lectures on faith, politics and public life.

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years as MEP in the European Parliament (2004-2024)

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  • 2026-02

    Margrete Auken held a lecture in Solsalen in Aarhus on 19 February 2026 about faith and politics.

  • 2026-forår

    Margrete Auken appeared as a lecturer at FOF Kulturhøjskolen's Friday lectures in spring 2026.

  • 2025

    Margrete Auken was a guest on the DR P2 programme 'Stines søndag', where she reflected on life as a newly retired person.

  • 2024

    Margrete Auken left the European Parliament in 2024 after four terms and did not run in the EP election.

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