Anne Birgitte Lundholt

Anne Birigitte Lundholt (born 11 June 1952) is a Danish politician of the Conservative People's Party and businessperson who served in the Danish Government and the Folketing. She was deputy director of the industry organization Textile Industry from 1980 to 1988, deputy chair of the Junior Chamber Denmark between 1983 and 1984 and CEO later chair of the Furniture Manufacturers Association (later the Danish Furniture Industry) in 1988. Lundholt was appointed Minister of Industry in 1989 and as Minister of Energy the following year, standing down from both posts in 1993. She was a member of the Folketing for the Ringkøbing County constituency from 1990 to 1997. Lundholt was appointed Commander of the Order of the Dannebrog in 1990.

Early life and education Lundholt was born in Fredericia on 11 June 1952. She is the daughter of the engineer Niels Ebbe Lundholt and the office assistant and homemaker Aase Andreasen Lundholt. Lundholt has one elder brother and was raised in Fredericia. In 1966, she joined the Young Conservatives in Fredericia to protest the cooperation of the Social Democrats and the Socialist People's Party after the two parties gained the most seats in the Folketing. she moved to Copenhagen and was employed as a secretary at the from 1977 to 1980. Lundholt endorsed equality between men and women but not positive discrimination due to her belief that "women had to fight on their existing terms".

She held a number of posts in the business industry. and was appointed the chair of the board of Banedanmark by the Ministry of Transport and Energy in late March 2006. She was CEO of the Veterinary Medical Industry Association between 2007 and 2011 and was appointed an export ambassador for South Korea, Turkey and Vietnam by the Danish Government in 2011 before the scheme was ended in November 2011 following the election of Helle Thorning-Schmidt.

Awards In 1990, Lundholt was appointed Commander of the Order of the Dannebrog. That same year, she was named Politician of the Year for 1990.