Marie-Louise Knuppert

Date of birth: 22 June1951

Marie-Louise Knuppert trained to become a union representative through the Trade Union Movement's Internal Training System and studied labour market policy and business organisation at the Open University, AUC, in 1993.

Marie-Louise Knuppert has been a member of the Danish Confederation of Trade Unions (LO i Danmark) Day-to-Day Management since 2005 and a member of LO's General Council since 1999. She was elected Confederal LO-Secretary in 1996 and employed with LO's Aarhus County from 1992-96. She was elected president of the Union of Commercial and Clerical Employees in Denmark (HK) from 1984-96.

Marie-Louise Knuppert sits on a number of boards, including: The LO-College Board, the LO/FTF (Danish trade union council for international development co-operation) Council, AOF (the Workers' Educational Association), The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) Executive Committee and is a Board Member of Danida (the Danish International Development Agency). She is also Chairman of the Board of The Workers' Museum and the Labour Market Holiday Fund, ATP.

Marie-Louise Knuppert’s fields of responsibilities in LO include: European and international policy, the Danish Panel of Climate Related Business Interests, The International Labour Organization (ILO), the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) Executive Council, the Trade Union Advisory Committee (TUAC) Plenary and the World Trade Organization (WTO), ETUC, the Council of Nordic Trade Unions, the LO/FTF Council, Energy & Climate Policy, Research, Innovation & Development, Integration and Policy on Refugees and Immigrants, the Internal Trade Union Movement’s Training System (FIU) and Cultural issues.

Marie-Louise Knuppert gives lectures and speeches on the following issues: flexicurity, employee-driven innovation, development aid and solidarity projects.

Marie-Louise Knuppert’s mother tongue is Danish. Furthermore, she understands French and German, and is proficient in both written and spoken English.