Tove Nielsen (born 1941) is a Danish teacher who served as the minister of education in the

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led by

Poul Hartling Poul Hartling (14 August 1914 – 30 April 2000) was a Danish politician and diplomat. He was leader of Venstre from 1965 to 1977, and served as Prime Minister of Denmark from 1973 to 1975. Prior to that, he served as foreign minister from 1968 ...

between 1973 and 1975. She was also a member of the

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and

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Biography

Nielsen was born in Durup,

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, on 8 April 1941. She obtained a teaching degree in 1964 and worked as a teacher until 1973. She was appointed minister of education to the cabinet of

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Poul Hartling on 19 December 1973. She replaced

Ritt Bjerregaard Ritt Bjerregaard (full name Jytte Ritt Bjerregaard; 19 May 1941 – 21 January 2023) was a Danish politician who was a member of the Danish Social Democrats, and was Lord Mayor of Copenhagen from 1 January 2006 to 2010. Bjerregaard was Educati ...

in the post. Nielsen was in office until 13 February 1975 and was replaced by Ritt Bjerregaard in the post. Nielsen served in the Danish parliament as part of Venstre for three terms: 1972–1973, 1975–1977 and 1979–1980. She resigned from the parliament in 1980. Then she served in the European Parliament between 1979 and 1994.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nielsen, Tove 20th-century Danish women politicians 1941 births Education ministers of Denmark Living people Members of the Folketing 1975–1977 Venstre (Denmark) politicians Women government ministers of Denmark Members of the Folketing 1979–1981 Women members of the Folketing MEPs for Denmark 1979–1984 MEPs for Denmark 1984–1989 MEPs for Denmark 1989–1994