Karen Jespersen
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Karen Moustgaard Jespersen (born 17 January 1947 in Copenhagen) is a Danish politician, a member of the Social Democrats. She was Social Minister 25 January 1993 to 28 January 1994 in the Cabinet of Poul Nyrup Rasmussen I, and 27 September 1994 to 23 February 2000 in the Cabinet of Poul Nyrup Rasmussen II, III and IV. She was Interior Minister 23 February 2000 to 27 November 2001 in the Cabinet of Poul Nyrup Rasmussen IV. She has been a member of the Folketing since 12 December 1990.
In the book Islamister og Naivister: et anklageskrift (Islamists and Naivists: a bill of indictment), which she wrote together with Ralf Pittelkow, she warns of an underestimation of the Islamist threat. The book is a bestseller in Denmark.
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- Karen Jespersen - Biography from Folketinget.
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|---|---|---|
| Preceded by: Else Winther Andersen |
Social Minister of Denmark 25 January 1993 – 28 January 1994 |
Succeeded by: Bente Juncker |
| Preceded by: Yvonne Herløv Andersen |
Social Minister of Denmark 27 September 1994 – 23 February 2000 |
Succeeded by: Henrik Dam Kristensen |
| Preceded by: Thorkild Simonsen |
Interior Minister of Denmark 23 February 2000 – 27 November 2001 |
Succeeded by: Lars Løkke Rasmussen |
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