Frank Aaen
Frank Aaen | |
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 Aaen in 2011 | |
| Born | 25 July 1951 Nørresundby, Denmark |
| Occupation(s) | Economist, politician |
Frank Aaen (born 25 July 1951) is a Danish economist and politician who has represented the Enhedslisten party in the Folketing (Danish Parliament). He experienced a thrombosis on 15 March 2006 but was able to resume his parliamentary duties by the following month.
Aaen earned a master's degree in economics from Aalborg University in 1985.
Politics
Representing the leftist Red-Green Alliance, Aaen held a seat in the Folketing during two periods: from 1994 until 2003, and again from 2005 through 2015. In 2006, he called for the detention of Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni during her visit to Denmark, citing alleged war crimes. In January 2019, Kristian Jensen accused him of disseminating inaccurate information concerning the divestment of the energy firm Radius; Aaen maintained that the company had been sold at an undervalued price. Subsequently, the Danish Ministry of Finance withdrew the sale due to insufficient political backing.