Holger Hansen
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Holger Hansen | |
|---|---|
| Minister of the Environment | |
| In office 19 December 1973 – 13 February 1975 | |
| Prime Minister | Poul Hartling |
| Preceded by | Helge Nielsen |
| Succeeded by | Helge Nielsen |
| Minister for Greenland | |
| In office 19 December 1973 – 13 February 1975 | |
| Prime Minister | Poul Hartling |
| Preceded by | Knud Hertling |
| Succeeded by | Jørgen Peder Hansen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 May 1929 Tågeby, Denmark |
| Died | 3 May 2015 (aged 85) Tågeby, Denmark |
| Resting place | Tågeby, Denmark |
| Party | Venstre |
| Spouse |
Anna Sofie Hansen
(m. 1961) |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University of Copenhagen |
| Profession |
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Holger Hansen (1929–2015) was a Danish academic, jurist and politician from Venstre who served as the minister of environment and minister of Greenland in the cabinet of Poul Hartling from 1973 to 1975. Trained as an agronomist, he received a law degree and worked as an academic after retiring from politics.
Hansen was born in Tågeby near Mern on 16 May 1929.[1] He graduated from a high school in Frederiksborg and went to England to study agriculture in 1952.[1] He attended Lyngby agricultural school in the period 1952–1953.[1]
In 1977 Hansen started his studies in law at the University of Copenhagen and graduated in 1980 earning a bachelor's degree.[2] In 1985 he received a master's degree in law.[2]
