Uffe Elbæk
Uffe Elbæk | |
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Elbæk in 2025 | |
| Member of the Folketing | |
| Assumed office 15 September 2011 | |
| Constituency | Copenhagen |
| Political leader of the Alternative | |
| In office 27 November 2013 – 1 February 2020 | |
| Succeeded by | Josephine Fock |
| Minister of Culture | |
| In office 3 October 2011 – 6 December 2012 | |
| Prime Minister | Helle Thorning-Schmidt |
| Preceded by | Per Stig Møller |
| Succeeded by | Marianne Jelved |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 June 1954 |
| Party | The Alternative (2013–2020, 2022–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Social Liberal Party (2011–2013) Independent (2020) Independent Greens (2020–2022) |
| Domestic partner | Jens Pedersen |
Uffe Elbæk (born 15 June 1954) is a Danish politician, social worker, author, journalist, and entrepreneur. In 2013, he founded the green political party The Alternative, which he led until February 2020.
From 3 October 2011 to December 2012, he served as the Danish Minister of Culture. He was originally a member of the Danish Social Liberal Party, but left in September 2013 to launch The Alternative with Josephine Fock. Elbæk announced on 16 December 2019 that he would stand down as political leader of The Alternative on 1 February 2020. After leaving The Alternative's leadership, Elbæk subsequently left the party completely before joining with two other Alternative parliamentarians to form the new Independent Greens in September 2020. He was succeeded by Josephine Fock. In 2022 Elbæk returned to the Alternative but did not run in the national election of November 2022. Elbæk is the author of several books, most recently the autobiography "Et liv" (2022), the story of the Kaospilots, "Mirakler i Mejlgade (2024), and the debate book "Tvivl, Håb & Handling" (2023, to be published in English as "Doubt Hope Action" in 2026).