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Revision as of 22:09, 11 June 2006
Bertel Geismar Haarder (born September 7 1944) is a Danish politician and currently the Education Minister and the Minister for Ecclesiastical Affairs of Denmark in the Cabinet of Anders Fogh Rasmussen II. He represents Venstre, the Danish liberal party. From November 2001 to February 2005 he was Minister for Refugees, Immigrants and Integration in the Cabinet of Anders Fogh Rasmussen I, and enacted a policy of tough measures designed to limit the number of immigrants coming to Denmark.
From September 10 1982 to January 25 1993 he was Education Minister in various cabinets of Poul Schlüter. From September 10 1987 to January 25 1993 he was also the Minister for Science, Technology and Progress.
Bertel Haarder was a Member of the European Parliament from 1994 to 2001.
Trivia
Bertel Haarder is famous within Venstre and Venstres Ungdom for his ability to write humorous and satirical songs. Haarder usually writes a song for the annual party congress and Venstres Ungdom's national congress. If he chooses to critizise other ministers in the song, he usually makes fun of himself as well. Currently a Demonstration is about to start because of the sudden discard of the group exam
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