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Bertel Geismar Haarder
Bertel Geismar Haarder
Minister of Education
	In office; 10 September 1982 – 25 January 1993
Prime Minister	Poul Schlüter
Preceded by	Dorte Bennedsen
Succeeded by	Ole Vig Jensen
Minister for Refugees, Immigrants, Integration and European Affairs
	In office; 27 November 2001 – 1 January 2003
Prime Minister	Anders Fogh Rasmussen
Minister for Refugees, Immigrants and Integration
	In office; 1 January 2003 – 2 August 2004
Prime Minister	Anders Fogh Rasmussen
Minister for Refugees, Immigrants, Integration and Development Cooperation
	In office; 2 August 2004 – 18 February 2005
Prime Minister	Anders Fogh Rasmussen
Minister of Education and Ecclesiastical Affairs
	In office; 18 February 2005 – 23 November 2007
Prime Minister	Anders Fogh Rasmussen
Minister of Education and Nordic Cooperation
	In office; 18 February 2005 – 23 November 2007
Prime Minister	Anders Fogh Rasmussen; Lars Løkke Rasmussen
Minister of the Interior and Health
	In office; 23 February 2010 – 3 October 2011
Prime Minister	Lars Løkke Rasmussen
Minister for Culture and Ecclesiastical Affairs
	In office; 28 June 2015 – 28 November 2016
Prime Minister	Lars Løkke Rasmussen
Member of the Folketing
	In office; 8 February 2005 – 1 November 2022
Constituency	Zealand (from 2011); Greater Copenhagen (2007-2011); Vestsjælland (2005-2007)
	In office; 9 January 1975 – 30 September 1999
Constituency	København (1977-1999); Nordjylland (1975-1977)
Member of the European Parliament; for Denmark
	In office; 1994–2001
President of Nordic Council
	In office; 2011–2011
	In office; 2020–2021
Personal details
Born	7 September 1944 (age 80); Rønshoved, Denmark
Political party	Venstre
Alma mater	Aarhus University

Bertel Geismar Haarder (born 7 September 1944) is a Danish writer, teacher and politician, who was a member of the Folketing for the Venstre political party. He has served as minister several times, including Minister of Education from 1982 to 1993 and again in 2005 to 2010, and most recently as Minister for Culture and Ecclesiastical Affairs from 2015 to 2016 in the L. L. Rasmussen II Cabinet. He is a former member of European Parliament, serving from 1994 to 2001. He has also served as president of the Nordic Council on two occasions, first in 2011 and latest from 2020 to 2021.^[1]^[2]

Political career

Haarder was first elected to the Folketing (Parliament) in 1975. Until 1977 he was a member of the Folketing representing North Jutland County constituency, and from 1977 to 1999 he was a member of the Folketing from Copenhagen County constituency. From 2005 to 2007, he was a member from Vestsjælland County constituency, and since 2007 he has been a member from Greater Copenhagen constituency. He was also a Member of the European Parliament from 1994 to 2001, and he served as vice-chairman of the European Parliament from 1997 to 1999.

From 10 September 1982 to 25 January 1993 he was Education Minister in various cabinets of Poul Schlüter. From 10 September 1987 to 25 January 1993 he was also the Minister of Research.

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 February 2005 until February 2010 Haarder was once more the Education Minister in the Cabinet of Anders Fogh Rasmussen II. From February 2010 to October 2011 he was Interior and Health Minister in the Lars Løkke Rasmussen I Cabinet

Furthermore, from February 2005 to November 2007 he was minister for Ecclesiastical Affairs and from November 2007 until February 2010 the Minister of Nordic Cooperation in the Cabinet of Anders Fogh Rasmussen III. In February 2010 the veteran minister took over as Interior and Health Minister until October 2011. He is the longest serving Danish minister.^[3]

In 2021 Haarder announced he would not be standing at the 2022 Danish general election and subsequently lost his seat in the Folketing.^[4]

Personal life

Haarder was born 7 September 1944 on Rønshoved højskole, son of Hans Haarder and Agnete Haarder. He graduated in political science from Aarhus University in 1970. From 1968 to 1973 he worked as a teacher on Askov Højskole.^[5] From 1971 to 1973 he worked as a teacher at Haderslev State Teacher Training College. From 1973 to 1975 he worked as a lecturer at Aalborg Teacher Training College.^[6]

Bibliography

Statskollektivisme og Spildproduktion (1973)
Institutionernes Tyranni (1974)
Den organiserede arbejdsløshed (1975)
Danskerne år 2002 (1977)
Midt i en klynketid (1980)
Kampen om gymnasiet (1982, co-author)
Ny-liberalismen – og dens rødder (1982, co-author)
Grænser for politik (1990)
Slip friheden løs (1990)
Lille land, hvad nu? (1994)
Den bløde kynisme (1997)
Op mod strømmen - med højskolen i ryggen (2012)
Bertels bedste - sange og fortællinger fra Borgen (2018)

Honours and decorations

External links

Biography on the website of the Danish Parliament (Folketinget)

References

^ "Bertel Haarder". Ft.dk. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
^ "Bertel Haarder, Nordisk Råds præsident 2021". Norden.org. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
^ "Farvel til Haarder og Jelved: Her er de andre længst siddende folketingsmedlemmer". Altinget.dk. March 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
^ "Bertel Haarder genopstiller ikke til Folketinget - TV 2". nyheder.tv2.dk (in Danish). 2021-02-26. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
^ "Bertel Haarder". Denstoredanske.lex.dk. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
^ "*". The Danish Parliament. Retrieved 2021-11-16.

Political offices
Preceded by Dorte Bennedsen	Minister of Education 1982 — 1993	Succeeded by Ole Vig Jensen
Preceded by New office	Minister of Research 1987 — 1993	Succeeded by Svend Bergstein
Preceded by New office	Minister for Refugees, Immigrants and Integration 2001 — 2004	Succeeded by Rikke Hvilshøj
Preceded by New office	Minister for European Affairs 2001 – 2003	Succeeded by Office abolished
Preceded by New office	Minister for Development Cooperation 2004 — 2005	Succeeded by Ulla Tørnæs
Preceded by Ulla Tørnæs	Education Minister of Denmark 2005 – 2010	Succeeded by Tina Nedergaard
Preceded by Tove Fergo	Minister for Ecclesiastical Affairs of Denmark 2005 – 2007	Succeeded by Birthe Rønn Hornbech
Preceded by Connie Hedegaard	Minister of Nordic Cooperation 2007 – 2010	Succeeded by Karen Ellemann
Preceded by Karen Ellemann	Minister of the Interior 2010 – 2011	Succeeded by Margrethe Vestager
Preceded by Jakob Axel Nielsen	Minister of Health 2010 – 2011	Succeeded by Astrid Krag
Preceded by Marianne Jelved	Minister for Culture and Ecclesiastical Affairs 2015 – 2016	Succeeded by Mette Bock