Ivar Hansen
Ivar Hansen (1 November 1938 - 11 March 2003) was a Danish politician from the Liberal party Venstre.
He was elected to the Folketing in 1973. 1978-1979 he was Minister of Public Works in the Anker Jørgensen cabinet. In 1998 he became speaker of the Folketing defeating his Social Democrat rival, Birte Weiss, after a drawing of lots. He died in office on 11 March 2003.
He was chairman of the JydskeVestkysten newspaper 1991-1998.
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Kjeld Olesen |
Minister for Public Works 30 August 1978 – 26 October 1979 |
Succeeded by Jens Risgaard Knudsen |
| Preceded by Erling Olsen |
Speaker of the Folketing 26 March 1998 – 11 March 2003 |
Succeeded by Christian Mejdahl |