Eva Kjer Hansen (born 26 August 1964 in

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) is a former Danish politician, who was a member of the

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for the Venstre political party. She held many ministerial positions, the last being as minister of Fisheries,

Gender Equality Gender equality, also known as sexual equality or equality of the sexes, is the state of equal ease of access to resources and opportunities regardless of gender, including economic participation and decision-making; and the state of valuing d ...

and Nordic Cooperation from 2 May 2018 to 27 June 2019. Hansen was a member of parliament from the

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to the 2022 Danish general election where she was not re-elected.

Political career

She was the

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Minister for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries as member of the Cabinet of Anders Fogh Rasmussen II, III and the Lars Løkke Rasmussen I Cabinet from 12 September 2007 until 23 February 2010, and she was Minister of Social Affairs and Minister for Women's Rights from 2 August 2004 to 12 September 2007, as member of the

Cabinet of Anders Fogh Rasmussen I After the 2001 Danish parliamentary election, Anders Fogh Rasmussen was able form a government coalition of his own Liberal Party Venstre and the Conservative People's Party. It was a minority government with the parliamentary support of the Dan ...

and II. As part of the

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she was Minister for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries from 28 June 2015 until 29 February 2016. She was Minister for Gender Equality, Fisheries and Nordic Cooperation from 2 May 2018 to 27 June 2019. After the 2019 election Venstre became the opposition to the new

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government, and Hansen lost her position as minister. Having lost her seat in the Folketing following the 2022 Danish general election, Hansen quit politics, including resigning from her position as councilor in Kolding Municipality. Hansen intends to find a new job.

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