Svend Auken

Svend Auken
Svend Auken, 1998
Leader of the Social Democrats
In office 1987–1992
Preceded by	Anker Jørgensen
Succeeded by	Poul Nyrup Rasmussen
Member of the Folketing
In office 21 September 1971 – 4 August 2009
Constituency	Aarhus East
Minister for Employment
In office 1 October 1977 – 10 September 1982
Prime Minister	Anker Jørgensen
Preceded by	Erling Jensen
Succeeded by	Grethe Fenger Møller
Minister for the Environment
In office 25 January 1993 – 27 November 2001
Prime Minister	Poul Nyrup Rasmussen
Preceded by	Per Stig Møller
Succeeded by	Hans Christian Schmidt
Minister of the Environment and Energy
In office 27 September 1994 – 27 November 2001
Prime Minister	Poul Nyrup Rasmussen
Preceded by	Jann Sjursen
Succeeded by	Flemming Hansen (Transport and Energy)
Personal details
Born	(1943-05-24)24 May 1943 Aarhus, Denmark
Died	4 August 2009(2009-08-04) (aged 66) Copenhagen, Denmark
Resting place	Cemetery of Holmen
Political party	Social Democrats

Svend Gunnarsen Auken (Danish pronunciation: [ˈsvenˀ ˈɑwˀkŋ̍]; 24 May 1943 – 4 August 2009) was a Danish politician. He represented the Social Democrats as a member of the Danish parliament (Folketinget) from 1971 until his death.

He was married to journalist and editor Bettina Heltberg from 1966 to 1993. At his death he was married to film director Anne Wivel. He had four children. Margrete Auken is his sister.

He died of prostate cancer on 4 August 2009.