Fanny Jensen (1890–1969) was a Danish

minister without portfolio A minister without portfolio is either a government minister with no specific responsibilities or a minister who does not head a particular ministry. The sinecure is particularly common in countries ruled by coalition governments and a cabinet w ...

and the first female holder of a political office in

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. Representing Socialdemokratiet, she was a

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from 1947 to 1953. She worked at Kirks Telefonfabrikker in

Horsens Horsens () is a city on the east coast of Jutland region of Denmark. It is the seat of the Horsens municipality. The city's population is 61,074 (1 January 2022) and the municipality's population is 94,443 (), making it the 8th largest city in De ...

when she was young and was chairman of the union for women, the

Danish Women Workers' Union The Danish Women Workers' Union ( da, Kvindeligt Arbejderforbund i Danmark, KAD) was a general union representing women working in what were perceived to be lower-skilled jobs, in Denmark. The first union for women in Denmark was founded in 1885, t ...

, at its Horsens chapter from 1912 to 1935.

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