Sofie Carsten Nielsen

Sofie Carsten Nielsen
Carsten Nielsen in 2011
Leader of the Social Liberal Party
In office 7 October 2020 – 2 November 2022
Preceded by	Morten Østergaard
Succeeded by	Martin Lidegaard
Minister for Higher Education and Science
In office 3 February 2014 – 28 June 2015
Prime Minister	Helle Thorning-Schmidt
Preceded by	Morten Østergaard
Succeeded by	Esben Lunde Larsen
Member of the Folketing
Incumbent
Assumed office 15 September 2011
Constituency	Greater Copenhagen
Personal details
Born	(1975-05-24) 24 May 1975 (age 49) Hørsholm, Denmark
Political party	Social Liberals

Sofie Carsten Nielsen (born 24 May 1975) is a Danish politician, who was formerly the leader of the Danish Social Liberal Party from October 2020 to November 2022. In the 2000s, Nielsen began her political career with the European Parliament as a consultant before working for the Ministry of Gender Equality as a deputy minister. After being elected to the Folketing at the 2011 Danish general election for the Greater Copenhagen constituency, Nielsen became the Minister for Higher Education and Science in 2014. Nielsen remained in her minister position until she was replaced by Esben Lunde Larsen in 2015.

She left the Folketing on April 17. 2023 to become a lobbyist for DI.