Bertel Haarder
Bertel Geismar Haarder (born 7 September 1944) is the danish Minister for Culture and Church. He is one of the longest serving ministers in danish history and if he continue serving as a minister until april 21, 2018 he will be the longest serving minister ever. He represents Venstre, a Danish centre-right party.
From November 2001 to February 2005 he was Minister for Refugees, Immigrants and Integration in the Cabinet of Anders Fogh Rasmussen I, and enacted a policy of tough measures designed to limit the number of immigrants coming to Denmark. From February 2005 until February 2010 Haarder was once more the Education Minister in the Cabinet of Anders Fogh Rasmussen II. From February 2010 to October 2011 he was Interior and Health Minister in the Lars Løkke Rasmussen I Cabinet
Furthermore, from February 2005 to November 2007 he was minister for Ecclesiastical Affairs and from November 2007 until February 2010 the Minister of Nordic Cooperation in the Cabinet of Anders Fogh Rasmussen III. In February 2010 the veteran minister took over as Interior and Health Minister until October 2011.
From 10 September 1982 to 25 January 1993 he was Education Minister in various cabinets of Poul Schlüter. From 10 September 1987 to 25 January 1993 he was also the Minister for Science, Technology and Progress.
Haarder was first elected to the Folketing (Parliament) in 1975. Until 1977 he was a member of the Folketing representing North Jutland County constituency, and from 1977 to 1999 he was a member of the Folketing from Copenhagen County constituency. From 2005 to 2007, he was a member from Vestsjælland County constituency, and since 2007 he has been a member from Greater Copenhagen greater constituency. He was also a Member of the European Parliament from 1994 to 2001, and he served as Vice-Chairman of the European Parliament from 1997 to 1999.
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References
- CV – from the website of the Danish Folketing
- Bertel Haarder Den Store Danske, Gyldendals åbne encyclopædi
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|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Dorte Bennedsen |
Education Minister of Denmark 10 September 1982 – 25 January 1993 |
Succeeded by Ole Vig Jensen |
| Preceded by New office |
Minister for Science, Technology and Progress 10 September 1987 – 25 January 1993 |
Succeeded by Svend Bergstein |
| Preceded by New office |
Minister for Refugees, Immigrants and Integration 27 November 2001 – 18 February 2005 |
Succeeded by Rikke Hvilshøj |
| Preceded by New office |
Minister without Portfolio and Minister for European Affairs 27 November 2001 – 18 February 2005 |
Succeeded by Office abolished |
| Preceded by none (Anita Bay Bundegaard) |
Minister for Development Cooperation of Denmark 2 August 2004 – 18 February 2005 |
Succeeded by Ulla Tørnæs |
| Preceded by Ulla Tørnæs |
Education Minister of Denmark 18 February 2005 – 23 February 2010 |
Succeeded by Tina Nedergaard |
| Preceded by Tove Fergo |
Minister for Ecclesiastical Affairs of Denmark 18 February 2005 – 23 November 2007 |
Succeeded by Birthe Rønn Hornbech |
| Preceded by Connie Hedegaard |
Minister of Nordic Cooperation 23 November 2007 – 23 February 2010 |
Succeeded by Karen Ellemann |
| Preceded by Karen Ellemann Minister of the Interior and Social Affairs Jakob Axel Nielsen Minister of Health |
Interior and Health Minister 23 February 2010 – 3 October 2011 |
Succeeded by Margrethe Vestager Minister of the Interior Astrid Krag Minister of Health and Prevention |
| Preceded by Marianne Jelved |
Minister for Culture and Church 28 June 2015 – |
Succeeded by Incumbent |