Birthe Johanne Sparrevohn Rønn Hornbech (born 18 October 1943 in

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politician, member of the

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, elected in the constituency of

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, and former Minister for Refugees, Immigrants and Integration and for Ecclesiastical Affairs. Hornbech graduated as ''cand.jur.'' (

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) from the

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in 1971. After that, she worked as a

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at the

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and in 1981 she was promoted to deputy police commissioner. She was first elected to the Folketing in

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. Hornbech is known for her pronounced views and has on numerous occasions disagreed with the leadership of her own party; for instance, she voted against an increase of public surveillance. Following the 2007 election, she became minister, although having previously denied offers of such appointment on more than one occasion. In 2010, Hornbech came under public scrutiny as the Minister of Integration, when it was discovered that young stateless Palestinians living in Denmark were being illegally denied Danish citizenship, with her knowledge.Rønn ignorerede ulovlig sagsbehandling i over et år
/ref> On 8 March 2011, she was fired from her ministries because of this.

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Hornbech has expressed her views and her experiences in a number of books: * ''Og så gik'', 1990 * ''Udlændinge i Danmark'', 1993 * ''Så gik der politik i det'',

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, 1997 * ''En lige venstre'', Gyldendal, 2001 * ''Ret og rimeligt'', Gyldendal, 2004, (Hornbech deals out clips on the ears of politicians, voters and non-voters) * Kirsten Jacobsen: ''På livet løs - En samtale mellem Lise Nørgaard og Birthe Rønn Hornbech'', Gyldendal, 2004 (a conversation with

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) * ''Tale er guld'', Gyldendal, 2006, * ''Fra krigsbarn til folkevalgt'', DR Multimedie, 2007 * ''Gud, Grundtvig, Grundlov'', Gyldendal, 2010, (about

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) * ''Det evigt menneskelige'', Gyldendal, 2014, (fairy tales by Hans Christian Andersen) * ''Politierindringer'', Gyldendal, 2018, (about her 37 years in the police force)

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