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Bertel Geismar Haarder (born September 7 1944) is a Danish politician and currently the Education Minister and the Minister of Nordic Cooperation in the Cabinet of Anders Fogh Rasmussen III. He represents Venstre, the Danish liberal party. From November 2001 to February 2005 he was 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 September 10 1982 to January 25 1993 he was Education Minister in various cabinets of Poul Schlüter. From September 10 1987 to January 25 1993 he was also the Minister for Science, Technology and Progress.

Bertel Haarder was a Member of the European Parliament from 1994 to 2001.

Trivia

Bertel Haarder is famous within Venstre and Venstres Ungdom for his ability to write humorous and satirical songs. Haarder usually writes a song for the annual party congress and Venstres Ungdom\'s national congress. If he chooses to criticize other ministers in the song, he usually makes fun of himself as well.

He also participated once in the Danish version of "1 vs.100" and failed to answer correctly on the first question.

References

• CV – from the website of the Danish Folketing

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