Arne Rolighed


Arne Rolighed is a Danish former politician and the current president of the Danish [Cancer Society] until July 2010. Although he was never a member of the Danish parliament, Prime minister Poul Nyrup Rasmussen appointed him as Health Minister in December 2000, a position he held until the Social Democratic government lost the Danish parliamentary election|2001 parliamentary election] to Venstre's Anders Fogh Rasmussen.

Early life

Born in Flade på Mors. He graduated in political science from Aarhus University.