Eva Kjer Hansen

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Eva Kjer Hansen
Member of the Folketing
In office 12 December 1990 – 1 November 2022
Constituency	South Jutland (from 2007) Vejle (1990–2007)
Minister of Fisheries, Equality and Nordic Cooperation
In office 2 May 2018 – 27 June 2019
Prime Minister	Lars Løkke Rasmussen
Minister of the Environment and Food
In office 28 June 2015 – 29 February 2016
Prime Minister	Lars Løkke Rasmussen
Minister of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries
In office 12 September 2007 – 23 February 2010
Prime Minister	Anders Fogh Rasmussen Lars Løkke Rasmussen
Minister of Social Affairs and Equality
In office 2 August 2004 – 12 September 2007
Prime Minister	Anders Fogh Rasmussen
Personal details
Born	(1964-08-22) 22 August 1964 (age 60) Aabenraa, Denmark
Political party	Venstre

Eva Kjer Hansen (born 26 August 1964 in Aabenraa) is a Danish former politician, who was a member of the Folketing for the Venstre political party. She held many ministerial positions, the last being as minister of Fisheries, Gender Equality and Nordic Cooperation from 2 May 2018 to 27 June 2019. Hansen was a member of parliament from the 1990 Danish general election to the 2022 Danish general election where she was not re-elected.^[1]

She was the Danish Minister for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries as member of the Cabinet of Anders Fogh Rasmussen II, III and the Lars Løkke Rasmussen I Cabinet from 12 September 2007 until 23 February 2010, and she was Minister of Social Affairs and Minister for Women's Rights from 2 August 2004 to 12 September 2007, as member of the Cabinet of Anders Fogh Rasmussen I and II. As part of the Lars Løkke Rasmussen II Cabinet she was Minister for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries from 28 June 2015 until 29 February 2016. She was Minister for Gender Equality, Fisheries and Nordic Cooperation from 2 May 2018 to 27 June 2019. After the 2019 election Venstre became the opposition to the new Social Democrats government, and Hansen lost her position as minister.^[2] Having lost her seat in the Folketing following the 2022 Danish general election, Hansen quit politics, including resigning from her position as councilor in Kolding Municipality. Hansen intends to find a new job.^[1]

• Biography on the website of the Danish Parliament (Folketinget)

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