Lotte Bundsgaard (born 20 January 1973) is a Danish schoolteacher, journalist and politician.

Lotte Bundsgaard
Member of Parliament
In office
1998–2007
Minister for Towns and Homes and Minister for Equal Rights
In office
21 December 2000 – 27 November 2001
Personal details
Born (1973-01-20) 20 January 1973 (age 51)
Nivå, Denmark
Political partySocial Democrats (Denmark)
OccupationSchoolteacher, journalist and politician

She was born in Nivå to Jørgen Bundsgaard and Hanne Lund Bundsgaard. She married Søren Thorsager in 1999. She was elected member of Folketinget for the Social Democrats from 1998 to 2007. She was Minister for Towns and Homes and Minister for Equal Rights in Poul Nyrup Rasmussen's fourth cabinet from December 2000 to November 2001.[1]

Bundsgaard was educated schoolteacher at Odense Seminarium and worked as schoolteacher before she was elected to Folketinget.[1] After her political career, she graduated as cand.public. [da] from the University of Southern Denmark, and has worked as journalist.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Biography on the website of the Danish Parliament (Folketinget). Accessed on 4 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Lotte Bundsgaard". altinget.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 4 July 2019.