Martin Lidegaard

Martin Lidegaard (born 12 December 1966 in Copenhagen) is a Danish politician who since 2022 has been political leader of the Social Liberal Party. He was Denmark's 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. Political career Lidegaard has served as a member of the Folketing from 2001 until 2007 and again since the 2015 elections. 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. Other activities European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR), Member of the Council Trilateral Commission, Member of the European Group