Ritt Bjerregaard Politician
Ritt Bjerregaard (full name Jytte Ritt Bjerregaard, born 19 May 1941) is a former Danish politician. She is a member of the Danish Social Democrats, and was Lord Mayor of Copenhagen from 1 January 2006 to 31 December 2009. She was Copenhagen's first female Lord Mayor.Bjerregaard was Education Minister in 1973 and from 1975 to 1978 in the Cabinets of Anker Jørgensen I, II and III, and Social Minister from 1979 to 1981 in Anker Jørgensen's fourth cabinet. She was European Commissioner for the Environment from 1995 to 1999 and Minister for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries in the Cabinet of Poul Nyrup Rasmussen IV from 2000 to 2001.
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| office | European Commissioner for the Environment Minister for Food Agriculture and Fisheries of Denmark Education Minister of Denmark Social Minister of Denmark |
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