Eva Kjer Hansen

Eva Kjer Hansen (born 26 August 1964) is a Danish politician. 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 Social Minister 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 has been Minister for Gender Equality and Nordic Cooperation since 2 May 2018.

Eva Kjer Hansen

Born in Hellevad, near Åbenrå, she is a member of the Liberal Party, and has been a member of parliament (Folketinget) since the 1990 Danish parliamentary elections.

Controversy

Eva Kjer Hansen stated in an interview to the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten, in September 2005, that increased economic inequality amongst the Danish people in her eyes was not necessarily problematic.

This view was widely denounced by most of the political parties including her own party Venstre and its leader Anders Fogh Rasmussen.

References

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

Political offices
Preceded by Henriette Kjær	Social Minister of Denmark 2 August 2004 – 12 September 2007	Succeeded by Karen Jespersen
Preceded by Henriette Kjær	Minister for Women's Rights of Denmark 2 August 2004 – 12 September 2007	Succeeded by Karen Jespersen
Preceded by Hans Christian Schmidt Dan Jørgensen	Minister for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries of Denmark 12 September 2007 – 23 February 2010 28 June 2015 – 29 February 2016	Succeeded by Henrik Høegh Esben Lunde Larsen
Preceded by Karen Ellemann	Minister for Gender Equality and Nordic Cooperation 2 May 2018 – 27 June 2019	Succeeded by Dissolved