Ida Auken
Ida Margrete Meier Auken (born 22 April 1978, in Frederiksberg) is a Danish politician and member of the Folketing for the Social Democrats political party. She has been a member of parliament since 2007. She was Minister for the Environment of Denmark from 2011 to 2014. Until 2014 she was a member of the Socialist People's Party, after which she moved to the Danish Social Liberal Party. In 2021, she switched to the Social Democrats. Background. Her mother is Margrete Auken and her late uncle was Svend Auken. Like her mother, she is a priest of the  Church of Denmark by profession. Auken is member of the advisory board of Vigga.us, a Danish company that produces organic children's clothing after the circular idea, so that the clothes can be rented and reused. Auken is also a member of Old Brick's advisory board, which is a Danish company that cleans and recycles used bricks. Auken is also member of the advisory board of EMG, an international CSR and sustainability consultancy founded in the Netherlands, which advises in sustainable development and Cradle to Cradle certified products. Political career. Originally a member of the Socialist People's Party , she switched to the Social Liberal Party in 2014. In 2016, Auken wrote a piece for the World Economic Forum (WEF) titled "Welcome to 2030. I own nothing, have no privacy, and life has never been better". In an update clarifying the intention behind the piece, she said "Some people have read this blog as my utopia or dream of the future. It is not. It is a scenario showing where we could be heading - for better and for worse. I wrote this piece to start a discussion about some of the pros and cons of the current technological development . When we are dealing with the future, it is not enough to work with reports. We should start discussions in many new ways. This is the intention with this piece." In 2019, Auken gained international attention when she recorded a Twitter and Facebook video countering Donald Trump's statements about wind power. In 2021, Auken switched from the Social Liberal Party to the Social Democrats.