Birthe Rønn Hornbech

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Birthe Johanne Sparrevohn Rønn Hornbech (born 18 October 1943 in Copenhagen) is a Danish politician, member of the Folketing (the national parliament of Denmark) for Venstre, the liberal party, elected in the constituency of Køge, and current Minister for Refugees, Immigrants and Integration and for Ecclesiastical Affairs.

Hornbech graduated as cand.jur. (Master of Laws) from the University of Copenhagen in 1971. After that, she worked as a clerk at the Police and in 1981 she was promoted to deputy police commissioner. She was first elected to the Folketing in 1984.

Hornbech is well known and respected for her pronounced views and has on numerous occasions disagreed with the leadership of her own party; for instance, she voted against an increase of public surveillance.

Following the 2007 election, she was finally made a minister, having previously denied offers of such appointment on more than one occasion.

[edit] Bibliography

Hornbech has expressed her views and her experiences in a number of books:

• Og så gik, 1990
• Udlændinge i Danmark, 1993
• Så gik der politik i det, Gyldendal, 1997
• En lige venstre, Gyldendal, 2001
• Ret og rimeligt, Gyldendal, 2004
• Kirsten Jacobsen: På livet løs - En samtale mellem Lise Nørgaard og Birthe Rønn Hornbech, Gyldendal, 2004 (a conversation with Lise Nørgaard)
• Tale er guld, Gyldendal, 2006
• Fra krigsbarn til folkevalgt, DR Multimedie, 2007

[edit] External links

• Curriculum vitae (in English) of Birthe Rønn Hornbech at the official website of the Folketing

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