Niels Busk Explained
Niels Busk (born 2 August 1942 in Vadum)is a Danish politician andMember of the European Parliament with the Venstre,part of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe and sits onthe European Parliament's Committee on Agriculture and Rural Developmentand its Committee on Fisheries.
He is a substitute for theCommittee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety and a member of theDelegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly.
Education
- 1959: Lower secondary school-leaving certificate
- 1962: Danish Royal Lifeguards
- 1963: Lieutenant
- 1965: Dalum Agricultural College
Career
- Since 1981: Major in the Reserve
- Since 1981: Chairman of the vice-chairman and board member of various trade organisations, financial companies and farming bodies
- Since 1999: Member of the European Parliament
- Since 1999: Member of the Executive of Venstre, Denmark's Liberal Party
- Knight of the Dannebrog
- Commendation for good service in the national defence reserve force
- Nobel Peace Prize as active member of UN Peace-Keeping Forces
- UN Emergency Force decoration
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