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