Karen Hækkerup
Danish politician
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| Intro | Danish politician | ||
| Places | Denmark | ||
| is | Politician | ||
| Work field | Politics | ||
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| Birth | 12 June 1974, Hillerød, Denmark | ||
| Age | 50 years | ||
| Star sign | Gemini | ||
| Politics: | Social Democrats | ||
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Karen Angelo Hækkerup (née Schmidt; born 12 June 1974) is a Danish politician representing the Social Democrats. She was Justice Minister of Denmark from 12 December 2013 to 10 October 2014. Hækkerup resigned her post as Justice Minister in favour of a job as CEO of the Danish Agriculture and Food Council, the largest lobby organisation for the Danish agricultural industry.
She has been a member of the Folketing (the parliament of Denmark) since 2005. She is married to the Social Democrat, Ole Hækkerup, thereby being the daughter-in-law of Hans Hækkerup and the sister-in-law of the Danish Minister for European Affairs, Nick Hækkerup. She has three children and lives on Amager.