She was the
Danish Minister for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries as member of the
Cabinet of Anders Fogh Rasmussen II,
III and the
Lars Løkke Rasmussen I Cabinet from 12 September 2007 until 23 February 2010, and she was
Minister of Social Affairs and
Minister for Women's Rights from 2 August 2004 to 12 September 2007, as member of the
Cabinet of Anders Fogh Rasmussen I and II. As part of the
Lars Løkke Rasmussen II Cabinet she was
Minister for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries from 28 June 2015 until 29 February 2016. She was
Minister for Gender Equality,
Fisheries and
Nordic Cooperation from 2 May 2018 to 27 June 2019. After the
2019 election Venstre became the opposition to the new
Social Democrats government, and Hansen lost her position as minister. Having lost her seat in the Folketing following the
2022 Danish general election, Hansen quit politics, including resigning from her position as councilor in
Kolding Municipality. Hansen intends to find a new job. ==External links==