Tøger Seidenfaden (28 April 1957 – 27 January 2011[1]) was a Danish journalist and political scientist, and, from 1993 until his death, editor-in-chief of the broadsheet newspaper Politiken. His father, Erik Seidenfaden, was also a journalist and was editor-in-chief of the newspaper Dagbladet Information.

Tøger Seidenfaden
Born(1957-04-28)28 April 1957
Died27 January 2011(2011-01-27) (aged 53)
NationalityDanish
Occupation(s)Journalist, political scientist

He was editor-in-chief of Weekendavisen between 1987 and 1992 and managing director of TV 2 from 1992 to 1993. He was a long-time Bilderberg-attendee,[2] and member of the Trilateral Commission's Executive Committee.[3]

Death

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Seidenfaden died on 27 January 2011 after a long battle with skin cancer.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Tøger Seidenfaden er død". Politiken. 2011-01-27.
  2. ^ Bang Petersen, Rasmus (25 July 2007). "De mægtiges diskussionsklub" [The debate club of the powerful]. Information.
  3. ^ Trilateral Commission website
  4. ^ "Tøger Seidenfaden".
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