Martin Lidegaard

Martin Lidegaard (born 12 December 1966) is a Danish politician who has been the leader of the Social Liberal Party since 2022. He was the foreign minister in the government of Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt from 2014 to 2015, having previously been the minister of climate, energy and building from 2011 to 2014.^[1]

Martin Lidegaard
Leader of the Social Liberal Party
Incumbent
Assumed office 3 November 2022
Preceded by	Sofie Carsten Nielsen
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 3 February 2014 – 28 June 2015
Prime Minister	Helle Thorning-Schmidt
Preceded by	Holger K. Nielsen
Succeeded by	Kristian Jensen
Minister of Climate, Energy and Building
In office 3 October 2011 – 3 February 2014
Prime Minister	Helle Thorning-Schmidt
Preceded by	Lykke Friis
Succeeded by	Rasmus Helveg Petersen
Member of the Folketing
Incumbent
Assumed office 18 June 2015
Constituency	North Zealand
In office 20 November 2001 – 13 November 2007
Constituency	Roskilde (2005–2007) Vestre (2001–2005)
Personal details
Born	(1966-12-12) 12 December 1966 (age 58) Copenhagen, Denmark
Political party	Social Liberal Party
Alma mater	Roskilde University

Political career

Lidegaard has served as a member of the Folketing from 2001 until 2007 and again since the 2015 elections.^[2]

On 3 November 2022, one day after former leader Sofie Carsten Nielsen resigned, Lidegaard became leader of the Social Liberal Party. At the press conference announcing this, he reiterated the Social Liberal Party stance of a government with parties from both blocs.^[3]

Other activities

• European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR), Member of the Council^[4]
• Trilateral Commission, Member of the European Group^[5]