Karen Hækkerup

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Karen Hækkerup
Minister of Justice
In office 12 December 2013 – 10 October 2014
Prime Minister	Helle Thorning-Schmidt
Preceded by	Morten Bødskov
Succeeded by	Mette Frederiksen
Minister of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries
In office 9 August 2013 – 12 December 2013
Prime Minister	Helle Thorning-Schmidt
Preceded by	Mette Gjerskov
Succeeded by	Dan Jørgensen
Minister of Social Affairs and Integration
In office 3 October 2011 – 9 August 2013
Prime Minister	Helle Thorning-Schmidt
Preceded by	Benedikte Kiær
Succeeded by	Annette Vilhelmsen
Personal details
Born	(1974-06-12) 12 June 1974 (age 47) Hillerød, Denmark
Political party	Social Democrats

Karen Angelo Hækkerup (née Schmidt; born 12 June 1974)^[1] is a Danish politician representing the Social Democrats. She was Justice Minister of Denmark from 12 December 2013 to 10 October 2014.^[2][3] 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 former Danish Minister for European Affairs, Nick Hækkerup. She has three children and lives on Amager.

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• Biography on the website of the Danish Parliament (Folketinget)

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