Bjørn Elmquist

A well-known Danish politician, journalist and lawyer. After graduating law school in 1963 he worked in the Danish civil service until shifting to a reporting career for Danmarks Radio in 1971. He was the station's European Community reporter from 1971 to 1979, stationed in Brussels 1973-1976. He then achieved election for the Danish parliament for the Venstre party from 1979 to 1990. He fell out with the party and took membership with party Det Radikale Venstre while he was still in parliament, then lost his mandate in the elections a few months later. Between 1991 and 1994 he did work for Danmarks Radio again and chaired the Danish department of Amnesty International 1992-1994. He achieved re-election to parliament in 1994 for Det Radikale Venstre. In 1998 he shifted to another career as a practising attorney. He has published numerous books and served as a columnist for several major newspapers. In later years he became famous for being the defence lawyer of certain persons accused of terrorism.