Minister for Senior Citizens

Mette Kierkgaard

_{Photographer: Marie Hald}

Resume

Minister for Senior Citizens
Member of Parliament
Member of the Moderates

MA in Public Management, University of Southern Denmark & Aarhus University, 2022
PhD in Political Sociology, Aalborg University (incl. visiting research at Harvard University, USA), 2002
MSc in Social Science, Aalborg Universy (incl. visiting studies at West Virginia University, USA), 1999
Cambridge Proficiency of English, Hull College of Further Education (UK), 1992
Higher Preparatory Examination, Ribe Katedralskole, 1991

Head of Family Department, Viborg Municipality, 2020-2022
Head of Youth Crime Prevention, later Head of Family Unit, Esbjerg Municipality, 2018-2020
Special Consultant and Interim Team Leader, the National Board of Social Services, 2017-2018
Head of Department, the Danish Agricultural Agency, 2017
Housewife during husband’s posting in the US, 2016
Head of Family Unit, Esbjerg Municipality, 2012-2015
Office associate, the National Board of Social Services, 2008-2012
Senior Consultant, NIRAS Consultants, 2007-2008
Senior Consultant and Deputy Head, SFI Survey, the National Institute of Social Research, 2005-2007
Assistant Professor of Political Sociology, Aalborg University, 2003-2005

Retired life with joy and time for attentive care
Focus on warmth and continuity in the elderly care
Freedom for the elderly to influence the care, welfare, and service they receive
Trust in the expertise of workers and management in the elderly care
Reform of welfare institutions, e.g. by establishing user boards, in which local communities may participate and contribute
Elimination of redundant bureaucracy and control

Mette Kierkgaard
Ministry of Social Affairs, Housing, and Senior Citizens
Holmens Kanal 22
DK – 1060 København K
E-mail: aeldremin@sm.dk