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Biography
Frank Aaen (born 25 July 1951, in Nørresundby) is a Danish economist and Member of Parliament (the Folketing) for Enhedslisten. On 15 March 2006, he suffered a thrombosis but was back in the Folketing by April.
Frank Aaen is an educated economist and holds a master's degree in economics from Aalborg University which he received in 1985.
Politics
Aaen has been a member of parliament from 1994 to 2001 and 2005 to 2015. He is a member of the left-wing political party Red-Green Alliance. This party, which is also called the Unity List, represents former Communists. In 2006, he called for the detention of Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni during her trip to Denmark for the purpose of determining her alleged culpability as a member of the Israeli cabinet for the so-called Israeli war crimes. In January 2019, he was accused by Kristian Jensen of spreading false information regarding the sale of energy company Radius. Aaen maintained that the company was being sold at a cheap price. The Danish Ministry of Finance has canceled the sale citing a lack of political support.
