Niels Fuglsang

{{Short description|Danish politician (born 1985)}} {{About|the Danish MEP|the Norwegian POW|Nils Fuglesang}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = | name = | honorific_suffix = {{Post-nominals|size=100%|MEP}} | image = 1718705180333 20240617 FUGLSANG Niels DK 004.jpg | caption = | office = [[Member of the European Parliament]] | constituency = [[Denmark (European Parliament constituency)|Denmark]] | term_start = 2 July 2019 | term_end = | parliament = European | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|06|29|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Copenhagen]], Denmark | death_date = | death_place = | spouse = | relations = | children = | alma_mater = [[University of Copenhagen]] | occupation = | profession = | party = [[Social Democrats (Denmark)|Social Democrats]] | website = }}

'''Niels Fuglsang''' (born 29 June 1985)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Curriculum Vitae for Niels Fuglsang |url=https://www.cbs.dk/files/cbs.dk/cv_niels_fuglsang_danish.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190411105817/https://www.cbs.dk/files/cbs.dk/cv_niels_fuglsang_danish.pdf |archive-date=2019-04-11}}</ref> is a Danish politician who was elected as a [[Member of the European Parliament]] (MEP) in [[2019 European Parliament election in Denmark|2019]] and again in 2024.<ref>{{cite web |title=Key dates ahead |url=http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/elections-press-kit/0/key-dates-ahead |publisher=European Parliament |access-date=28 May 2019 |language=en |date=20 May 2019 |archive-date=25 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190525003255/http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/elections-press-kit/0/key-dates-ahead |url-status=dead}}</ref> A member of the [[Social Democrats (Denmark)|Social Democrats]] (S), he sits with the [[Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats]] (S&D) in the [[European Parliament]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Valgresultat 2019 {{!}} Se mandatfordeling & personlige stemmer |trans-title=Election results 2019 {{!}} See mandate distribution & personal votes |url=https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/politik/resultater/ep-valg |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210613095559/https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/politik/resultater/ep-valg |archive-date=13 June 2021 |access-date=2020-05-16 |website=DR |language=da}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-05-27 |title=Alle stemmer er talt: Niels Fuglsang får S mandat |trans-title=All votes have been counted: Niels Fuglsang gets S mandate |url=https://www.tvmidtvest.dk/midt-og-vestjylland/alle-stemmer-er-talt-niels-fuglsang-far-s-mandat |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200129124632/https://www.tvmidtvest.dk/midt-og-vestjylland/alle-stemmer-er-talt-niels-fuglsang-far-s-mandat |archive-date=29 January 2020 |access-date=2020-05-16 |website=TV MIDTVEST |language=da}}</ref>

==Education== Fuglsang holds a [[cand.scient.pol.]]<ref name=":0" /> He completed a [[Doctor of Philosophy|ph.d.]] thesis in economics in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fra Jylland over Obama og EU til Socialdemokratiets principprogram |trans-title=From Jutland over Obama and the EU to the Social Democrats' program of principles |url=https://www.nielsfuglsang.dk/moed-niels/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190527170901/https://www.nielsfuglsang.dk/moed-niels/ |archive-date=27 May 2019 |access-date=2020-05-16 |website=Socialdemokratiet |language=da-DK}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Fuglsang |first=Niels |url=https://research.cbs.dk/en/publications/the-politics-of-economic-models-an-inquiry-into-the-possibilities |title=The Politics of Economic Models: An Inquiry Into the Possibilities and Limits Concerning the Rise of Macroeconomic Forecasting Models and What This Means for Policymaking |date=2021 |publisher=Copenhagen Business School [Phd] |isbn=978-87-7568-051-1 |language=English}}</ref>

==Political career== Upon joining the European Parliament in July 2019 as part of the [[Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats]] group, Fuglsang became a member of the [[Committee on Employment and Social Affairs]] and the [[Committee on Industry, Research and Energy]]. He left the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs in September 2019.

In addition to his committee assignments, Fuglsang was part of the European Parliament's delegation for relations with the Korean Peninsula until September 2019. He has been part of the European Parliament's delegation for relations with [[China]] since he took office.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Niels FUGLSANG |url=http://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/101585/NIELS_FUGLSANG/home |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200207221444/http://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/101585/NIELS_FUGLSANG/home |archive-date=2020-02-07 |website=[[European Parliament]]}}</ref> In April 2023, he joined the delegation for relations with the Arab Peninsula, of which he has been vice chair since May 2023. He is also a member of the European Parliament Intergroup on the Welfare and Conservation of Animals.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Members |url=https://www.animalwelfareintergroup.eu/members |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190831215301/http://www.animalwelfareintergroup.eu/about-us/members/ |archive-date=2019-08-31 |access-date=2022-04-12 |website=Intergroup on the Welfare and Conservation of Animals |language=en}}</ref>

Fulgsang played a major role in the revision of the [[Energy Efficiency Directive]], adopted in 2023.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2021-12-09 |title=Niels Fuglsang MEP: Revised EU energy efficiency rules must trigger immediate action |url=https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy/interview/niels-fuglsang-mep-revised-eu-energy-efficiency-rules-must-trigger-immediate-action/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321151743/http://www.euractiv.com/section/energy/interview/niels-fuglsang-mep-revised-eu-energy-efficiency-rules-must-trigger-immediate-action/ |archive-date=21 March 2023 |access-date=2025-01-06 |work=www.euractiv.com |language=en-GB |url-status=live }}</ref>

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==External links== * {{in lang|da}} [https://www.nielsfuglsang.dk/ Official website]

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