Lene Espersen

Lene Espersen
Deputy Prime Minister of Denmark
In office 10 September 2008 – 13 January 2011
Prime Minister	Anders Fogh Rasmussen Lars Løkke Rasmussen
Preceded by	Bendt Bendtsen
Succeeded by	Lars Barfoed
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 23 February 2010 – 3 October 2011
Prime Minister	Lars Løkke Rasmussen
Preceded by	Per Stig Møller
Succeeded by	Villy Søvndal
Minister of Economic and Business Affairs
In office 10 September 2008 – 23 February 2010
Prime Minister	Anders Fogh Rasmussen Lars Løkke Rasmussen
Preceded by	Bendt Bendtsen
Succeeded by	Brian Mikkelsen
Leader of the Conservative People's Party
In office 9 September 2008 – 13 January 2011
Preceded by	Bendt Bendtsen
Succeeded by	Lars Barfoed
Minister of Justice
In office 27 November 2001 – 10 September 2008
Prime Minister	Anders Fogh Rasmussen
Preceded by	Frank Jensen
Succeeded by	Brian Mikkelsen
Personal details
Born	(1965-09-26) 26 September 1965 (age 58) Hirtshals, Denmark
Political party	Conservative People's Party
Spouse	Danny Feltmann
Alma mater	University of Aarhus

Lene Espersen (born 26 September 1965) is a former Danish politician, a former leader of Conservative People's Party and a former Minister of Justice. She is the current CEO at the Danish Association of Architectural Firms. From 1 July 2016 to June 30, 2020, she served as chairman of the board of Aalborg University.

In 2006, Espersen was stripped of her parliamentary immunity after crashing into a woman on a scooter. She was subsequently banned from driving and fined €150.^[1]