Per Stig Møller


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Per Stig Møller (Danish pronunciation: [ˈpʰɛɐ̯ ˈstiˀ ˈmøˀlɐ], informal: Per Stig; born 27 August 1942 in Frederiksberg) is a Danish politician. He was a member of the Folketing (Danish national parliament) for the Conservative People's Party from 1984 until 2015, and was Minister for the Environment from 18 December 1990 to 24 January 1993 as part of the Cabinet of Poul Schlüter IV and Foreign Minister from 27 November 2001 to 23 February 2010 as part of the Cabinet of Anders Fogh Rasmussen I, II and III, and the first Cabinet of Lars Løkke Rasmussen. From 23 February 2010 to 3 October 2011 he was Minister for Culture.

Per Stig Møller

Møller in 2011

Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
27 November 2001 – 23 February 2010
Prime MinisterAnders Fogh Rasmussen
Lars Løkke Rasmussen
Preceded byMogens Lykketoft
Succeeded byLene Espersen
Minister of Culture
In office
23 February 2010 – 3 October 2011
Prime MinisterLars Løkke Rasmussen
Preceded byCarina Christensen
Succeeded byUffe Elbæk
Minister of Ecclesiastical Affairs
In office
8 March 2011 – 3 October 2011
Prime MinisterLars Løkke Rasmussen
Preceded byBirthe Rønn Hornbech
Succeeded byManu Sareen
Minister of the Environment
In office
18 December 1990 – 25 January 1993
Prime MinisterPoul Schlüter
Preceded byLone Dybkjær
Succeeded bySvend Auken
Leader of the Conservative People’s Party
In office
1997–1998
Preceded byHans Engell
Succeeded byPia Christmas-Møller
Personal details
Born27 August 1942 (age 82)
Frederiksberg, Denmark
Political partyConservative People’s
Per Stig Møller (left) and Jóannes Eidesgaard in Fámjin before signing the contract about Faroese-Danish relations in foreign policy

Per Stig Møller is the son of the former Finance Minister Poul Møller and journalist Lis Møller, who were both Members of Parliament.

Per Stig Møller completed his master's degree in comparative literature at the University of Copenhagen in 1967, and was awarded a dr.phil. (higher doctorate) in 1973 for his thesis Malte-Bruns litterære kritik og dens plads i transformationsprocessen mellem klassicisme og romantik i fransk litteraturhistorie 1800-1826 (Eng.: Literary criticism of Malte-Brun and its position in the transformation process between classicism and romanticism in French history of literature 1800-1826).

Non-political career

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  • 1973 - 1974: Editor of culture in Danmarks Radio.
  • 1974 - 1976: Lecturer at the University of Paris.
  • 1974, 1976 - 1979: Vice president (souschef) at the department of culture and society at Danmarks Radio.
  • 1979 - 1984: Working with the program manager at Danmarks Radio.
  • 1985 - 1986: Vice president of Radiorådet, the leading organ of Danmarks Radio which is appointed by Folketinget.
  • 1986 - 1987: President of Radiorådet.
  • 1984 - 2001: Commentator at the newspaper Berlingske Tidende.
Political offices
Preceded by Minister for the Environment of Denmark
1990–1993 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Foreign Minister of Denmark
2001–2010 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Culture Minister of Denmark
2010–2011 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister for Ecclesiastical Affairs of Denmark
March–October 2011 		Succeeded by
Party political offices
Preceded by Leader of the Conservative People's Party
1997–1998 		Succeeded by