| Type of parliamentary body |
Specialized |
| Nature |
Permanent |
| Related to chambers |
Folketinget
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| Date of creation |
The Gender Equality Committee has been set up in the parlamentary year 2011-12 |
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| Mandate |
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| Membership |
The Gender Equality Committee has 29 members.
Composition by sex: 8 men (28.6%), 21 women (72.4 %) |
| Working methods |
Roughly, the agenda consists of initatives/items chosen by committe members (eg. Decisions regarding Public Hearings arranged by the Committee, consulting meetings with experts, study visits in Denmark or abroad), legislative procedures, inquires with ministers, meetings with organisations/individuels who wants to present an issue in the Committee. Meetings are mainly closed, however hearings and inquires with ministers are often open to the public and broadcasted. The Committe issues public reports on legislative proposals proceeded in the Committe, and they are availble on the website of the Parliament. |
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| CONTACT INFORMATION |
| Main address |
Gender Equality Committee
Folketinget, Christiansborg
1240 Copenhagen
Denmark |
| Phone |
+45 3337 5500 |
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| E-mail |
liu@ft.dk |
| Website |
http://www.thedanishparliament.dk/Committees_and_delegations/Committees/LIU.aspx
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PRESIDING OFFICER(S)
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| Name |
Ms. Mette Abildgaard |
| Notes |
Chairperson |
| Address (if different from above) |
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| Phone |
+45 3337 4209 |
| Fax |
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| E-mail |
mette.abildgaard@ft.dk |
| Website |
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| Name |
Ms. Yildiz Akdogan |
| Notes |
Vice-Chairperson |
| Address (if different from above) |
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| Phone |
+45 3337 4017 |
| Fax |
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| E-mail |
yildiz.akdogan@ft.dk |
| Website |
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SECRETARY
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| Name |
Ms. Annemette Ross |
| Notes |
Committee Secretary |
| Address (if different from above) |
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| Phone |
+45 3337 5505 |
| Fax |
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| E-mail |
annemette.ross@ft.dk |
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