Member of the Folketing for the Copenhagen Municipality
In office 9 January 1975 – 20 November 2001
Minister of Education
In office 5 January 1979 – 10 September 1982
Monarch
Margrethe II
Prime Minister
Anker Jørgensen
Preceded by
Ritt Bjerregaard
Succeeded by
Bertel Haarder
Minister for Ecclesiastical Affairs
In office 11 October 1971 – 19 December 1973
Monarchs
Frederik IX (1971–1972)
Margrethe II (1972–1973)
Prime Minister
Jens Otto Krag (1971–1972)
Anker Jørgensen (1972–1973)
Preceded by
Arne Fog Pedersen
Succeeded by
Kresten Damsgaard
Personal details
Born
Dorte Marianne Bennedsen
(1938-07-02)2 July 1938 Frederiksberg, Denmark
Died
17 March 2016(2016-03-17) (aged 77) Frederiksberg, Denmark
Citizenship
Denmark
Political party
Social Democrats
Spouse
Jorgen Bennedsen
(m. 1961–2016)
Children
3
Education
Metropolitanskolen
Alma mater
University of Copenhagen
Occupation
Theologian
Dorte Marianne Bennedsen (2 July 1938 – 17 March 2016) was a Danish theologian and politician of the Social Democrats. She served as the Minister for Ecclesiastical Affairs between October 1971 and December 1973 and was the Minister of Education from January 1979 to September 1982. Bennedsen was Holmen Church's auxiliary pastor from 1965 to 1968 and was chair of the Danish Association for Nordic Collaboration between 1984 and 1999. She was a member of the Folketing from January 1975 until she stood down in November 2001.
Dorte Marianne Bennedsen (2 July 1938 – 17 March 2016) was a Danish theologian and politician of the Social Democrats. She served as the Minister for Ecclesiastical...
February 1975 – 5 January 1979 Preceded by Tove Nielsen Succeeded by DorteBennedsen Education Minister of Denmark In office 27 September 1973 – 19 December...
which was in turn criticized by Minister for Ecclesiastical Affairs DorteBennedsen. Also on 28 August, André Astoux [fr], director of the French Centre...
September 1982 – 25 January 1993 Prime Minister Poul Schlüter Preceded by DorteBennedsen Succeeded by Ole Vig Jensen Minister for Refugees, Immigrants, Integration...
Political party Social Democrats Spouse Hal Koch Children 5, including DorteBennedsen and Ejler Koch Education University of Copenhagen Occupation Theologist...
October 1971 3 years, 251 days Venstre Baunsgaard Cabinet 18 Bennedsen, DorteDorteBennedsen (1938–2016) 11 October 1971 19 December 1973 2 years, 69 days...
office 21 September 1971 – 3 December 1973 Personal details Born Dorte Marianne Bennedsen (1928-12-25)25 December 1928 Copenhagen, Denmark Died 29 September...
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