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Bendt Bendtsen (born March 25, 1954[1]) is a Danish politician who was the leader of the Conservative People's Party from 1999 to 2008.[2] He was the Minister of Trade and Industry from 2001 to 2008 under Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen.
Bendtsen was born in Odense. Before being elected to the Folketing, he worked in the police in Odense; he became a member of the Odense City Council in 1989, and he was Vice-Chairman of the Odense Criminal Police Association from 1989 to 1992. He was a temporary member of the Folketing for the Conservative Party, representing Funen County constituency, from April 5 to April 24, 1994, and he was subsequently elected as a Conservative member of the Folketing from Funen County constituency in the parliamentary election held on September 21, 1994. He has remained a member of the Folketing since 1994; in the November 2007 parliamentary election he was elected from the Funen greater constituency.[1]
He was the Conservative Party's social policy spokesman from 1994 to 1995, its labour market spokesman from 1995 to 1998, and its legal policy spokesman from 1998 to 1999. He became the political leader of the Conservative Party on August 5, 1999 and became the party's Chairman in November 2000. Following the November 2001 parliamentary election, he became Minister for Economic and Business Affairs and Minister for Nordic Cooperation on 27 November 2001 in the Cabinet of Anders Fogh Rasmussen I. He left the post of Minister for Nordic Cooperation on 18 June 2002, but remained Minister for Economic and Business Affairs. He retained the latter post in the Cabinet of Anders Fogh Rasmussen II (2005) and III (2007).[1] On September 9, 2008, he tendered his resignation as leader of the party, which then elected Lene Espersen as leader, also resigning from his post as minister.[3][4]
References
- ^ a b c CV from Folketinget.
- ^ Bendt Bendtsen' profile on MiCandidate.eu
- ^ "Bendtsen stopper som K-formand" (in Danish). Politiken. 2008-09-09. http://politiken.dk/politik/article564722.ece. Retrieved 2008-09-10.
- ^ "Enstemmig opbakning til Espersen" (in Danish). Politiken. 2008-09-09. http://politiken.dk/politik/article564782.ece. Retrieved 2008-09-10.
- History of the Conservative People's Party - From their official webpage.
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| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Office created |
Deputy Prime Minister November 27, 2001 – September 9, 2008 |
Succeeded by Lene Espersen |
| Preceded by Ole Stavad and Marianne Jelved |
Minister of Economic and Business affairs November 27, 2001 – September 9, 2008 |
Succeeded by Lene Espersen |
| Preceded by Marianne Jelved |
Minister of Nordic Cooperation November 27, 2001 – June 18, 2002 |
Succeeded by Flemming Hansen |
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| Preceded by Pia Christmas-Møller |
Leader of the Conservative People's Party August 5, 1999 – September 9, 2008 |
Succeeded by Lene Espersen |
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