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| name = Bertel Geismar Haarder
| office = [[Minister of Education (Denmark)|Minister of Education]]
| primeminister = [[Poul Schlüter]]
| term_start = 10 September 1982
| term_end = 25 January 1993
| predecessor = [[Dorte Bennedsen]]
| successor = Ole Vig Jensen
| office1 = [[Minister for Refugees, Immigrants and Integration (Denmark)|Minister for Refugees, Immigrants, Integration]] and [[Minister of European Affairs (Denmark)|European Affairs]]
| primeminister1 = [[Anders Fogh Rasmussen]]
| term_start1 = 27 November 2001
| term_end1 = 1 January 2003
| office2 = [[Minister for Refugees, Immigrants and Integration (Denmark)|Minister for Refugees, Immigrants and Integration]]
| primeminister2 = [[Anders Fogh Rasmussen]]
| term_start2 = 1 January 2003
| term_end2 = 2 August 2004
| office3 = [[Minister for Refugees, Immigrants and Integration (Denmark)|Minister for Refugees, Immigrants, Integration]] and [[Minister for Development Cooperation (Denmark)|Development Cooperation]]
| primeminister3 = [[Anders Fogh Rasmussen]]
| term_start3 = 2 August 2004
| term_end3 = 18 February 2005
| office4 = [[Minister of Education (Denmark)|Minister of Education]] and [[Minister for Ecclesiastical Affairs (Denmark)|Ecclesiastical Affairs]]
| primeminister4 = [[Anders Fogh Rasmussen]]
| term_start4 = 18 February 2005
| term_end4 = 23 November 2007
| office5 = [[Minister of Education (Denmark)|Minister of Education]] and [[Minister of Nordic Cooperation (Denmark)|Nordic Cooperation]]
| primeminister5 = [[Anders Fogh Rasmussen]]<br/>[[Lars Løkke Rasmussen]]
| term_start5 = 18 February 2005
| term_end5 = 23 November 2007
| office6 = [[Minister of the Interior (Denmark)|Minister of the Interior]] and [[Ministry of Health (Denmark)|Health]]
| primeminister6 = [[Lars Løkke Rasmussen]]
| term_start6 = 23 February 2010
| term_end6 = 3 October 2011
| office7 = [[Minister for Culture (Denmark)|Minister for Culture]] and [[Minister for Ecclesiastical Affairs (Denmark)|Ecclesiastical Affairs]]
| primeminister7 = [[Lars Løkke Rasmussen]]
| term_start7 = 28 June 2015
| term_end7 = 28 November 2016
| office8 = Member of the [[Folketing]]
| termstart8 = 8 February 2005
| constituency8 = [[Zealand (Folketing constituency)|Zealand]] (from 2011)<br/>{{nowrap|[[Greater Copenhagen (Folketing constituency)|Greater Copenhagen]] (2007-2011)}}<br/>Vestsjælland (2005-2007)
| termstart9 = 9 January 1975
| termend9 = 30 September 1999
| constituency9 = København (1977-1999)<br/>Nordjylland (1975-1977)
| constituency_MP10 = [[Denmark (European Parliament constituency)|Denmark]]
| term_start10 = 1994
| term_end10 = 2001
| parliament10 = European
| office11 = President of [[Nordic Council]]
| termstart11 = 2011
| termend11 = 2011
| termstart12 = 2020
| termend12 = 2021
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1944|9|7|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Aabenraa Municipality|Rønshoved]], [[Denmark]]
| party = [[Venstre (Denmark)|Venstre]]
| alma_mater = [[Aarhus University]]
| termend8 = 1 November 2022
}}
'''Bertel Geismar Haarder''' (born 7 September 1944) is a Danish writer, teacher and politician, who was a member of the [[Folketing]] for the [[Venstre (Denmark)|Venstre]] political party. He has served as minister several times, including [[Minister of Education (Denmark)|Minister of Education]] from 1982 to 1993 and again in 2005 to 2010, and most recently as [[Minister for Culture (Denmark)|Minister for Culture]] and [[Minister for Ecclesiastical Affairs (Denmark)|Ecclesiastical Affairs]] from 2015 to 2016 in the [[Lars Løkke Rasmussen II Cabinet|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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bertel Haarder |url=https://www.ft.dk/medlemmer/mf/b/bertel-haarder |website=Ft.dk |access-date=4 April 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Bertel Haarder, Nordisk Råds præsident 2021 |url=https://www.norden.org/da/information/bertel-haarder-nordisk-raads-praesident-2021 |website=Norden.org |access-date=4 April 2021}}</ref>
 
==Political career==
'''Bertel Geismar Haarder''' (born 7 September 1944 in Rønshoved, near [[Åbenrå]]) is a Danish politician who was the Danish [[Culture Minister of Denmark|Minister for Culture]] [[Minister for Ecclesiastical Affairs of Denmark|and Church]] until 2016. He is the longest serving Danish minister since a system change in 1901, and represents [[Venstre (Denmark)|Venstre]] in the [[Folketing]] {{as of|2020|06|lc=on}}.
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 (Folketing constituency)|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 [[Ministry of Higher Education and Science (Denmark)|Minister of Research]].
 
From November 2001 to February 2005 he was [[Minister for Refugees, Immigrants and Integration (Denmark)|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 (Denmark)|Education Minister]] in the [[Cabinet of Anders Fogh Rasmussen II]]. From February 2010 to October 2011 he was [[Interior and Health Minister (Denmark)|Interior and Health Minister]] in the [[Lars Løkke Rasmussen I Cabinet]]
 
Furthermore, from February 2005 to November 2007 he was minister [[Minister for Ecclesiastical Affairs of Denmark|for Ecclesiastical Affairs]] and from November 2007 until February 2010 the [[Minister of Nordic Cooperation (Denmark)|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 (Denmark)|Interior and Health Minister]] until October 2011. He is the longest serving Danish minister.<ref>{{cite web |title=Farvel til Haarder og Jelved: Her er de andre længst siddende folketingsmedlemmer |url=https://www.altinget.dk/artikel/her-er-folketingets-laengst-siddende-medlemmer |website=Altinget.dk |date=March 2021 |access-date=4 April 2021}}</ref>
 
In 2021 Haarder announced he would not be standing at the [[2022 Danish general election]] and subsequently lost his seat in the Folketing.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-02-26 |title=Bertel Haarder genopstiller ikke til Folketinget - TV 2 |url=https://nyheder.tv2.dk/politik/2021-02-26-bertel-haarder-genopstiller-ikke-til-folketinget |access-date=2022-11-03 |website=nyheder.tv2.dk |language=da-DK}}</ref>
 
==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]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Bertel Haarder |url=https://denstoredanske.lex.dk/Bertel_Haarder |website=Denstoredanske.lex.dk |access-date=4 April 2021}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=*|url=https://www.thedanishparliament.dk/members/bertel-haarder|access-date=2021-11-16|website=The Danish Parliament|language=en}}</ref>
 
==Bibliography==
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 for Science, Technology and Progress (Denmark)|Minister for Science, Technology and Progress]].
*''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 ==
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 greater 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.
* [[File:GER Bundesverdienstkreuz 7 Grosskreuz.svg|60px]] [[Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany|Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Grand Cross 1st Class]]
* [[File:St Olavs Orden storkors stripe.svg|60px]] [[Order of St. Olav|Order of St. Olav, Grand Cross]]
* [[File:Order of the Polar Star (after 1975) - Commander 1st Class.svg|60px]] [[Order of the Polar Star|Order of the Polar Star, Commander 1st Class]]
* [[File:ISL Icelandic Order of the Falcon - Grand Cross BAR.png|60px]] [[Order of the Falcon|Order of the Falcon, Grand Cross]]
* [[File:Order of the Dannebrog S.K.svg|60px]] [[Order of the Dannebrog|Order of the Dannebrog, Grand Cross]]
* [[File:AUT Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria - 4th Class BAR.png|60px]] [[Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria|Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Star]]
* [[File:Order of the White Rose Ribbon.PNG|60px]] [[Order of the White Rose of Finland]]
 
== External links ==
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* [https://www.ft.dk/medlemmer/mf/b/bertel-haarder Biography on the website of the Danish Parliament (Folketinget)]
 
==References==
* {{ft.dk linkreflist}}
* [http://www.denstoredanske.dk/Danmarks_geografi_og_historie/Danmarks_historie/Danmark_efter_1945/Bertel_Haarder Bertel Haarder] Den Store Danske, Gyldendals åbne encyclopædi
 
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