Grethe Rostbøll (30 May 1941 – 26 July 2021) was a Danish politician. She was a member of The Conservative People's Party (DKF) and also associated with the

People's Movement against the EU The People's Movement against the EU ( da, Folkebevægelsen mod EU) is a political association in Denmark against the European Union. It was founded in 1972 as a cross-party campaign platform for a 'no' vote in Denmark's referendum on EEC members ...

Biography

Born in Aarhus, Rostbøll was the daughter of farmer Gustav Fogh and Ellen Marie Brandt. She served as Minister for Culture from 1990 to 1993 under the fourth government of

Poul Schlüter Poul Holmskov Schlüter (; 3 April 1929 – 27 May 2021) was a Danish politician who served as Prime Minister of Denmark from 1982 to 1993. He was the first member of the Conservative People's Party to become Prime Minister, as well as the first ...

. She also served in the

Folketing The Folketing ( da, Folketinget, ; ), also known as the Parliament of Denmark or the Danish Parliament in English, is the unicameral national legislature (parliament) of the Kingdom of Denmark—Denmark proper together with the Faroe Islands ...

in 1995 and again from 1996 to 1998. A candidate for the Folketing in 1990, she also ran for the

European Parliament The European Parliament (EP) is one of the legislative bodies of the European Union and one of its seven institutions. Together with the Council of the European Union (known as the Council and informally as the Council of Ministers), it adopts ...

in 1979.

References

1941 births 2021 deaths Danish politicians 20th-century Danish women politicians People from Aarhus {{Denmark-politician-stub