Karen Ellemann

Karen Ellemann
Secretary General of the Nordic Council of Ministers
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 January 2023
Preceded by	Paula Lehtomäki
Member of the Folketing
In office 13 November 2007 – 1 November 2022
Constituency	Greater Copenhagen
Minister of Gender Equality and Nordic Cooperation Fisheries from 2017
In office 28 November 2016 – 2 May 2018
Prime Minister	Lars Løkke Rasmussen
Minister of Interior and Social Affairs
In office 28 June 2015 – 28 November 2016
Prime Minister	Lars Løkke Rasmussen
Minister of Environment and Nordic Cooperation
In office 23 February 2010 – 3 October 2011
Prime Minister	Lars Løkke Rasmussen
Minister of Interior and Social Affairs
In office 7 April 2009 – 23 February 2010
Prime Minister	Lars Løkke Rasmussen
Personal details
Born	(1969-08-26) 26 August 1969 (age 55) Charlottenlund, Denmark
Political party	Venstre
Spouses	Aren Boje Kharabian ​ (divorced)​ Kresten Kloch ​ (m. 2011)​
Children	2
Parent	Uffe Ellemann-Jensen (father)
Relatives	Jakob Ellemann-Jensen (brother)

Karen Ellemann Kloch, formerly Karen Ellemann Karabian, (born 26 August 1969) is a Danish politician, who serves as the current Secretary General of the Nordic Council of Ministers. She was previously a member of the Folketing for the Venstre political party. She is a former minister, having held the positions of Minister of Fisheries, Equality and Nordic Cooperation, Minister of the Environment and Minister of the Interior and Social Affairs.

Ellemann is the daughter of former Foreign Minister, Uffe Ellemann-Jensen. She has a background as a teacher.^{[citation needed]} She is married and has two children.^[1]