Ivar Hansen (1 November 1938 – 11 March 2003) was a
Danish politician from the
Liberal party ''
Venstre''.
He was elected to the
Folketing in
1973
Events January
* January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union.
* January 15 – Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, U.S. ...
. In 1978-1979, he was Minister of Public Works in the
Anker Jørgensen cabinet. In 1998, he became speaker of the Folketing defeating his
Social Democrat rival,
Birte Weiss
Birte Weiss (born 1 May 1941) is a Danish journalist and social democrat politician, who served in various capacities in the government of Denmark. She works as a journalist for the newspaper '' Weekendavisen''.
Early life and education
Weiss ...
, after a drawing of lots.
He served until his sudden death in the Copenhagen apartment of his mistress
Mariann Fischer Boel, who was at the time Minister for Foods and Agriculture. She publicly announced the death after she had talked to his wife. She continued her work and went on to become the European Commissioner for Agriculture.
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- ''Se og Hør'' reported that Hansen died in her apartment, and that the two had had a relationship running for years. "Fischer Boel initially tried to hide what had happened, but it naturally escaped. She was otherwise on the verge of taking over the chairmanship of the Folketing, but when the circumstances surrounding Ivar Hansen's death came to light, there was broad agreement that it was hardly appropriate anymore.Today, Mariann Fischer Boel sits far from Denmark as EU Commissioner in Brussels." ''Se og Hør'', 27 March 2008.
He was chairman of the ''
JydskeVestkysten'' newspaper from 1991to 1998.
References
1938 births
2003 deaths
Speakers of the Folketing
Transport ministers of Denmark
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