Ivar Hansen (1 November 1938 – 11 March 2003) was a

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politician from the

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party '' Venstre''. He was elected to the

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. In 1978-1979, he was Minister of Public Works in the

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cabinet. In 1998, he became speaker of the Folketing defeating his

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rival,

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, after a drawing of lots. He served until his sudden death in the Copenhagen apartment of his mistress

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, who was at the time Minister for Foods and Agriculture. She publicly announced the death after she had talked to his wife. She continued her work and went on to become the European Commissioner for Agriculture.
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- ''Se og Hør'' reported that Hansen died in her apartment, and that the two had had a relationship running for years. "Fischer Boel initially tried to hide what had happened, but it naturally escaped. She was otherwise on the verge of taking over the chairmanship of the Folketing, but when the circumstances surrounding Ivar Hansen's death came to light, there was broad agreement that it was hardly appropriate anymore.Today, Mariann Fischer Boel sits far from Denmark as EU Commissioner in Brussels." ''Se og Hør'', 27 March 2008. He was chairman of the ''

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'' newspaper from 1991to 1998.

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1938 births 2003 deaths Speakers of the Folketing Transport ministers of Denmark {{Denmark-politician-stub