CEPOS
| Founder(s) |
Bernt Johan Collet and others |
|---|---|
| Established | 2004 |
| Focus | furthering personal and economic freedom and the rule of law in Denmark |
| Chairman | Jan Duckert |
| CEO | Martin Ågerup |
| Subsidiaries | CEPOS University |
| Location | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Coordinates | 55°40′58″N 12°35′08″E / 55.6829°N 12.5855°ECoordinates: 55°40′58″N 12°35′08″E / 55.6829°N 12.5855°E |
| Address | Landgreven 3, 3. Sal DK-1301 København K |
| Website | About CEPOS (English) |
A Danish Centre for Political Studies, also known as CEPOS, is an independent association, which works as a classical liberal/free-market conservative think-tank in Denmark.
Inspired by institutions such as The Brookings Institution, American Enterprise Institute, Heritage Foundation, Adam Smith Institute, Institute of Economic Affairs etc., CEPOS was founded on March 11, 2004 by a number of high-profile representatives of Danish academia, business, media, and the arts, including former Defence Minister, Chamberlain, at Her Majesty’s Court, and Master of the Royal Hunt, Bernt Johan Collet, who became Chairman of the Board.
Other prominent co-founders include former Prime Minister Poul Schlüter, former Minister of Foreign Affairs Uffe Ellemann-Jensen, university professors Nicolai Juul Foss, Jesper Lau Hansen, Bent Jensen, and Peter Kurrild-Klitgaard. Also included are well-known journalists Bent Blüdnikow and Samuel Rachlin and cultural personalities such as Bent Fabricius-Bjerre and Michael Laudrup. Martin Ågerup was hired in 2005 as the think-tank's CEO.
During the summer of 2004, the new Board managed to bring in the necessary grants and contributions from foundations, corporations, and individual sponsors. At a meeting on October 2, 2004, the founders confirmed their decision to establish the think-tank, CEPOS. The official opening of CEPOS took place on March 10, 2005 at Hotel D'Angleterre.
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