Speaker Lars Christian Lilleholt

Lars Christian Lilleholt
Former minister of Energy, Climate and Utilities, Venstre

Lars Christian Lilleholt is Chairman of the Business Committee in the Danish Parliament and a member of Parliament.

Lars Christian Lilleholt was Minister of Energy, Utiltities and Climate under the Lars Løkke Rasmussen administrations from 2015-2019.

As a member of Parliament since 2001, he served as the rapporteur on Energy and Climate for the Liberal Party from 2005-2015. He is a former member of the Climate, Energy and Building Committee, the Transport Committee and the Standing Orders Committee.

Before being elected to Parliament, he worked as a journalist, a sub-editor, a public relations assistant and as head of public relations.
Speaker for following sessions
- Wednesday 23 October 2019
  16:15 - 16:45 Debate: The green transition and our shared responsibility – Part I
  In order to reach the Paris Agreement’s ambition of reducing the rise in the global average temperature to 1.5 degrees, the energy system must be changed significantly. However, all leading projections show that oil and, especially, gas will still be important parts of the European energy transition. The politicians from the Danish parliament will discuss what role the production of oil and gas from the Danish part of the North sea could have in the energy transition.
  
  16:45 - 17:10 Debate: The green transition and our shared responsibility – Part II
  In 2018, the Danish oil sector contributed over 8 billion DKK to the Danish treasury in taxes. Therefore, the Danish recovery of oil and gas from the North Sea is very beneficial for the Danish state. However, how does the industry see the future for oil and gas recovery in Denmark, and do the industry and politicians have a common understanding of the way forward? This will be discussed by a panel of leading politicians and industry leaders.