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Surprise!<\/p>\n

Prime Minister Lars L\u00f8kke Rasmussen announced Wednesday 2nd May at 11 that he is bringing in a new man to government: Businessman Tommy Ahlers will be the new Minister for Education and Research for the Liberal Party (V).<\/p>\n

After a long period with rumours of an exit from Danish politics<\/secret>, the Minister for Education and Research, S\u00f8ren Pind (V), confirmed 1st May that he would leave the Danish parliament with immediate effect.<\/p>\n

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TOMMY AHLERS<\/p>\n

Born 1975<\/p>\n

Cand. jur. from the University of Copenhagen in 2000.<\/p>\n

Consultant at McKinsey 2000-04.<\/p>\n

Started his first business in 2005. After a profitable sale of the company ZYB [a free online service that allowed users to backup their contact and calendar information and share these with others quick and fast.] to the US company Vodafone, he has made a living from investing in start-ups.<\/p>\n

He is a divorced father of two children.<\/p>\n

A member of the government\u2019s Disruption Council since May 2017.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

A cabinet reshuffle<\/secret> was therefore inevitable.<\/p>\n

Dragon fetched in from the den<\/h2>\n

Some may know Tommy Ahlers from the Danish broadcaster\u2019s DR version of Dragon\u2019s Den – \u2018L\u00f8vens Hule\u2019 – where aspiring entrepreneurs present their business ideas to a panel of investors in the hope of finding co-financing.<\/p>\n

On 2nd May he joined the Liberal Party. Tommy Ahlers, who is a cand. jur. From the University of Copenhagen is therefore political\u00a0newbie<\/secret><\/p>\n

On the appointment Tommy Ahlers says<\/secret> about himself:<\/p>\n

\u201cI have plenty of vision and lots of opinions. But now I have only acquired knowledge of this subject area in 14 hours, so I need to get stuck into the material.\u201d<\/p>\n

He has been a member of the government’s Disruption Council over the past year, and before that he was chairman of the so-called Entrepreneur Panel.<\/p>\n

6 ministers in 4 years<\/h2>\n

At the presentation of the new minister by Lars L\u00f8kke Rasmussen he said<\/secret>:<\/p>\n

\u201cHe is a visionary person. An entrepreneur. He has helped create jobs, something that Denmark is to live off in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n

And when the resigning minister S\u00f8ren Pind was asked for a comment on the appointment by DR and TV2 News, it sounded like this:<\/p>\n

\u201cHa! You think you can get me to comment on this! I think Tommy is great. But I am finished with all this now.\u201d<\/p>\n

The last decade has seen a rapid turnover at the ministry that is responsible for universities. The research and education area has been headed by no less than six people in four years. A successful entrepreneur is now coming in – and this also sends a political signal.<\/p>\n

\n

The ministers of the 2010\u2019s<\/p>\n

Charlotte Sahl-Madsen (K) 2010-11<\/p>\n

Morten \u00d8stergaard (R) 2011-14<\/p>\n

Sofie Carsten Nielsen (R) 2014-15<\/p>\n

Esben Lunde Larsen (V) 2015-16<\/p>\n

Ulla T\u00f8rn\u00e6s (V) 2016<\/p>\n

S\u00f8ren Pind (V) 2016-18<\/p>\n

Tommy Ahlers (V) 2018-<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Tight ship<\/h2>\n

At the formal handover ceremony Tommy Ahlers was asked about what he will contribute to the new ministry. He answered:<\/p>\n

\u201cI can make things happen. I have proved this as an entrepreneur.\u201d<\/p>\n

What can university citizens expect is going to happen with the new captain? He tread water on this, at his first speech at the ministry. However, in an interview in Euroman<\/a> in January 2017, Tommy Ahlers chastised the Danish universities for not being tough and elitist enough.<\/p>\n

And Dj\u00f8f-bladet<\/secret> quotes Tommy Ahlers in finding universities too lax:<\/p>\n

“Take the law programme at the University of Copenhagen, which should be the best of the best. I don\u2019t think it really hurt, at any time, and I hear the same from many people who have taken a university education,\u201d he said almost five years ago.<\/p>\n

At the same time, Ahlers added that in principle he likes the anti-elitist access to the education system. But:<\/p>\n

“Everyone should goddamn not need to go through an education. Where did this come from? Passing an education programme must be based on the fact that you possess a certain talent for what you have chosen to study. We’ve got an academic proletariat, because we educate too many of them. We need to be more cynical. This part of it should be more elitist, so we get fewer people through. So those that come out are more adept and more ready for the pressure that it is when you start a business.”<\/p>\n

This reminds you of the longest-serving ministers in the area Helge Sander<\/secret>. Him, you know, the one that wanted to shorten the path between research and invoice.<\/p>\n

UCPH management states that they are looking forward to the cooperation.
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Ahlers, the newly appointed Minister for Research and Education, and Prime Minister Lars L\u00f8kke Rasmussen photographed in front of Christian XI palace at Amalienborg in Copenhagen."},{"acf_fc_layout":"Standfirst","subject":"Disruption","text":"This is a story about what will follow","use_post_excerpt":true},{"acf_fc_layout":"Byline","is_author":true,"contributors":false},{"acf_fc_layout":"Content","content":"<p>Surprise!<\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister Lars L\u00f8kke Rasmussen announced Wednesday 2nd May at 11 that he is bringing in a new man to government: Businessman Tommy Ahlers will be the new Minister for Education and Research for the Liberal Party (V).<\/p>\n<p>After a long period with rumours <secret text=\"S\u00f8ren Pind was beaten on the finish line for the post as new head of the Royal Danish Theatre by Kasper Holten.\">of an exit from Danish politics<\/secret>, the Minister for Education and Research, S\u00f8ren Pind (V), confirmed 1st May that he would leave the Danish parliament with immediate effect.<\/p>\n<div class=\"factbox\">\n<p class=\"factbox-header feature-color\">TOMMY AHLERS<\/p>\n<p>Born 1975<\/p>\n<p>Cand. jur. from the University of Copenhagen in 2000.<\/p>\n<p>Consultant at McKinsey 2000-04.<\/p>\n<p>Started his first business in 2005. After a profitable sale of the company ZYB [a free online service that allowed users to backup their contact and calendar information and share these with others quick and fast.] to the US company Vodafone, he has made a living from investing in start-ups.<\/p>\n<p>He is a divorced father of two children.<\/p>\n<p>A member of the government\u2019s Disruption Council since May 2017.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>A <secret text=\"Minister for Environment and Food Esben Lunde Larsen will leave Christiansborg after the next election.\">cabinet reshuffle<\/secret> was therefore inevitable.<\/p>\n<h2>Dragon fetched in from the den<\/h2>\n<p>Some may know Tommy Ahlers from the Danish broadcaster\u2019s DR version of Dragon\u2019s Den – \u2018L\u00f8vens Hule\u2019 – where aspiring entrepreneurs present their business ideas to a panel of investors in the hope of finding co-financing.<\/p>\n<p>On 2nd May he joined the Liberal Party. Tommy Ahlers, who is a cand. jur. From the University of Copenhagen is therefore political\u00a0<secret text=\"Apart from Ahlers being active in the Conservative Youth Organisation, where he was campaign head in the 1998 election.\">newbie<\/secret><\/p>\n<p>On the appointment Tommy Ahlers <secret text=\"to TV2 News\">says<\/secret> about himself:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have plenty of vision and lots of opinions. But now I have only acquired knowledge of this subject area in 14 hours, so I need to get stuck into the material.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He has been a member of the government’s Disruption Council over the past year, and before that he was chairman of the so-called Entrepreneur Panel.<\/p>\n<h2>6 ministers in 4 years<\/h2>\n<p>At the presentation of the new minister by Lars L\u00f8kke Rasmussen <secret text=\"to TV2 News\">he said<\/secret>:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe is a visionary person. An entrepreneur. He has helped create jobs, something that Denmark is to live off in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And when the resigning minister S\u00f8ren Pind was asked for a comment on the appointment by DR and TV2 News, it sounded like this:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHa! You think you can get me to comment on this! I think Tommy is great. But I am finished with all this now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The last decade has seen a rapid turnover at the ministry that is responsible for universities. The research and education area has been headed by no less than six people in four years. A successful entrepreneur is now coming in – and this also sends a political signal.<\/p>\n<div class=\"factbox\">\n<p class=\"factbox-header feature-color\">The ministers of the 2010\u2019s<\/p>\n<p>Charlotte Sahl-Madsen (K) 2010-11<\/p>\n<p>Morten \u00d8stergaard (R) 2011-14<\/p>\n<p>Sofie Carsten Nielsen (R) 2014-15<\/p>\n<p>Esben Lunde Larsen (V) 2015-16<\/p>\n<p>Ulla T\u00f8rn\u00e6s (V) 2016<\/p>\n<p>S\u00f8ren Pind (V) 2016-18<\/p>\n<p>Tommy Ahlers (V) 2018-<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Tight ship<\/h2>\n<p>At the formal handover ceremony Tommy Ahlers was asked about what he will contribute to the new ministry. He answered:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can make things happen. I have proved this as an entrepreneur.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>What can university citizens expect is going to happen with the new captain? He tread water on this, at his first speech at the ministry. However, in an i<a href=\"https:\/\/www.euroman.dk\/karriere\/mange-ivarksattere-er-nogle-usikre-overachievers-og-det-galder-ogsa-mig\">nterview in Euroman<\/a> in January 2017, Tommy Ahlers chastised the Danish universities for not being tough and elitist enough.<\/p>\n<p>And <secret text=\"27. september 2013\">Dj\u00f8f-bladet<\/secret> quotes Tommy Ahlers in finding universities too lax:<\/p>\n<p>“Take the law programme at the University of Copenhagen, which should be the best of the best. I don\u2019t think it really hurt, at any time, and I hear the same from many people who have taken a university education,\u201d he said almost five years ago.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, Ahlers added that in principle he likes the anti-elitist access to the education system. But:<\/p>\n<p>“Everyone should goddamn not need to go through an education. Where did this come from? Passing an education programme must be based on the fact that you possess a certain talent for what you have chosen to study. We’ve got an academic proletariat, because we educate too many of them. We need to be more cynical. This part of it should be more elitist, so we get fewer people through. So those that come out are more adept and more ready for the pressure that it is when you start a business.”<\/p>\n<p>This reminds you of the longest-serving ministers in the area <secret text=\"Minister for Science, Technology and Development from 2001 to 2010.\">Helge Sander<\/secret>. Him, you know, the one that wanted to shorten the path between research and invoice.<\/p>\n<p>UCPH management states that they are looking forward to the cooperation.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"ArticleEnd"},{"acf_fc_layout":"Newsletter","lang_select":"Dansk","identifier":"Newsletter","headline":"Receive a weekly newsletter in your inbox","button_text":"Tilmeld nu","class":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"OtherStories","headline":"","hand_picked_posts":false,"references":false,"category":false,"theme":false,"number_of_posts":"4","style":"default"}]},"taxonomyData":{"category":[{"term_id":48,"name":"Politics","slug":"politics","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":48,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":1035,"filter":"raw"}],"post_tag":[],"post_format":[],"expression":[{"term_id":15,"name":"News Article","slug":"news_article","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":15,"taxonomy":"expression","description":"","parent":0,"count":11487,"filter":"raw"}],"translation_priority":[]},"featured_media_url":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/tommyahlersliselottesabroe.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67925","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=67925"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67925\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":67931,"href":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67925\/revisions\/67931"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/67750"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=67925"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=67925"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=67925"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}