| Office | Speaker of the Folketing |
|---|---|
| Term start | 26 March 1998 |
| Term end | 11 March 2003 |
| Monarch | Margrethe II |
| Predecessor | Erling Olsen |
| Successor | Christian Mejdahl |
| Office 1 | Minister of Public Works |
| Term start 1 | 30 August 1978 |
| Term end 1 | 26 October 1979 |
| Prime minister 1 | Anker Jørgensen |
| Predecessor 1 | Kjeld Olesen |
| Successor 1 | Jens Risgaard Knudsen |
| Constituency mp 2 | Ribe Amt |
| Term start 2 | 4 December 1973 |
| Term end 2 | 11 March 2003 |
| Birth date | November 1, 1938 (age 87) |
| Birth place | Agerbæk, Denmark |
| Death date | March 11, 2003 (aged 64) |
| Death place | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Party | Venstre |
| Occupation | Farmer |
Ivar Hansen (1 November 1938 – 11 March 2003) was a Danish politician from the Liberal party Venstre.
He was elected to the Folketing in 1973. In 1978–79, he was Minister of Public Works in the Anker Jørgensen cabinet. In 1998, he became speaker of the Folketing defeating his Social Democrat rival, Birte Weiss, after a drawing of lots.[citation needed]
He served until his sudden death in the Copenhagen apartment of his mistress Mariann Fischer Boel, who was at the time Minister for Foods and Agriculture. She publicly announced the death after she had talked to his wife. She continued her work and went on to become the European Commissioner for Agriculture.[1]
He was chairman of the JydskeVestkysten newspaper from 1991 to 1998.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "Press release" (in Danish). Ministeriet for Fødevarer, Landbrug og Fiskeri. 11 March 2003. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- Anders Langballe, Elisabet Svane and Troels Mylenberg (12 March 2003). "Døde i sin venindes lejlighed" (in Danish). Ekstra Bladet. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- "Ikke uden overraskelser" (in Danish). Nyhederne. 2 August 2004. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- Se og Hør reported that Hansen died in her apartment, and that the two had had a relationship running for years. "Fischer Boel initially tried to hide what had happened, but it naturally escaped. She was otherwise on the verge of taking over the chairmanship of the Folketing, but when the circumstances surrounding Ivar Hansen's death came to light, there was broad agreement that it was hardly appropriate anymore.Today, Mariann Fischer Boel sits far from Denmark as EU Commissioner in Brussels." Se og Hør, 27 March 2008.