Esben Lunde Larsen
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Esben Lunde Larsen (born November 14, 1978) is a former Danish politician. He was a member of the Folketing (the Danish Parliament) for the Venstre party in the Ringkøbing district of the West Jutland constituency from the 2011 parliamentary election until October 1, 2018. From June 18, 2015, to January 29, 2016, he served as the Minister for Higher Education and Science.[1][2] Afterward, he was the Minister for the Environment and Food until May 2, 2018, when he resigned as minister following involvement in several corruption cases.
In July 2018, he announced that he would leave the Folketing to work for the American organization World Resources Institute in Washington, D.C.[3][4] In 2021, he was promoted from being a fellow at WRI to a newly created position as Director of Faith and Sustainability.[5]