Bertel Haarder

Bertel Geismar Haarder ( born September 7, 1944 in Randershof / Rønshoved at Rinkenis ) is a Danish politician of the center-right liberal party Venstre.

He studied political science. From 1982 to 1987 he was Minister of Education, and then to 1993 for teaching and research. 2001 to 2005 he was Minister for Refugees, Immigration and Integration Affairs in the first Cabinet of Anders Fogh Rasmussen, 2005 to 2010 he was Minister of Education and Church, 2010/11 Interior and Health Minister. Since the introduction of parliamentarism only the Social Democrat Kristen bording has completed more years in office as Minister of Denmark.

He is a member of the Danish Parliament from 1994 to 2001 and was a member of the European Parliament.

Even as a political writer on the situation in Europe and Denmark the Danish self-image Haarder has made ​​a name.

In December 2010, gained Haarder involuntary celebrity after he lost his temper during a television interview with Danmarks Radio (DR ): When the journalist the Minister of Health asked questions to which this had no answer, reviled Haader the reporter as " asshole " and " stupid animal ". The recording of the interview asked the public DR then into the net to make claims to pay attention to the bad habit that Danish politicians are prearranged interviews only in advance.