Svend Gunnarsen Auken (Danish pronunciation: [svɛn ˈɑʊ̯ˀɡŋ̩]; 24 May 1943 – 4 August 2009) was a Danish politician. He represented the Social Democrats as a member of the Danish parliament (Folketinget) from 1971 until his death.Auken held a degree in political science from the University of Aarhus and also taught there for a period in the very early 1970s.