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Minister for Social Affairs and Integration

Karen Hækkerup was appointed Minister for Social Affairs and Integration on the 3th of October 2011.

CV for Karen Hækkerup

  • Born on the 12th of June 1974 in Hillerød. Married to MP Ole Hækkerup.

Period of Parliament Membership

  • MP for the Danish Social Democratic Party (Socialdemokraterne) and elected in the constituency of
    the Greater Copenhagen (Københavns Storkreds) from 13th of November 2007
  • MP for the Danish Social Democratic Party (Socialdemokraterne) and elected in the constituency of  the Greater Copenhagen (Københavns Storkreds) February 2005 - November 2007
  • Candidate for the Danish Social Democratic Party (Socialdemokraterne) in the constituency of Tårnby from 2007
  • Candidate for the Danish Social Democratic Party (Socialdemokraterne) in the constituency of  Amager 2004-2006

Parlamentary career

  • Spokeswoman for legal affairs from January 2007
  • Spokeswoman for consumer policy 2005-2007

Education

  • M.Sc. Political Science, University of Copenhagen, 2000
  • B.Sc. Political Science, University of Copenhagen, 1995-2000 
  • Student of History, University of Odense, 1994-1995
  • High School, Odense Katedralskole, 1990-1993

Extra curriculum activities

  • Member of Copenhagen City Council, 1998-2005. 
  • Board Member of the Hospital Association of the Capital (Hovedstadens Sygehusfællesskab), 2001-2005 
  • Board Member of The Danish Support Centre Against Incest (Støttecenter mod incest i Danmark) from 2008