Thyra Frank (born 10 May 1952) is a Danish nurse and politician.
She was born in
Skørping
Skørping is a railway town in Rebild Municipality in Region Nordjylland in the geographic region of the Jutland peninsula known as ''Himmerland'' in northern Denmark. The modern town has a population of 3,076 as of 1 January 2024.[Folketinget
The Folketing ( , ), also known as the Parliament of Denmark or the Danish Parliament in English, is the unicameral List of legislatures by country, national legislature (parliament) of the Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark — Denmark proper to ...]
for the
Liberal Alliance from 2011 to 2015. She was appointed Minister for Elderly Affairs in the
Lars Løkke Rasmussen III Cabinet
The Third Cabinet of Lars Løkke Rasmussen (colloquially, ''VLAK-regeringen'' or ''trekløverregeringen'') took office on 28 November 2016, succeeding the Second Cabinet of Lars Løkke Rasmussen. It was a minority coalition government
A coal ...
from 28 November 2016 to 27 June 2019.
[. Retrieved on 3 July 2019.]
Frank was decorated Knight of the
Order of the Dannebrog
The Order of the Dannebrog () is a Denmark, Danish order of chivalry instituted in 1671 by Christian V of Denmark, Christian V. Until 1808, membership in the Order was limited to fifty members of noble or royal rank, who formed a single cla ...
in 2008.
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References
1952 births
Living people
Danish nurses
People from Rebild Municipality
Government ministers of Denmark
Liberal Alliance (Denmark) politicians
21st-century Danish women politicians
Women government ministers of Denmark
Members of the Folketing 2011–2015
Women members of the Folketing
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