Karen Jespersen

Karen Jespersen Moustgaard ( born January 17, 1947 in Copenhagen) is a Danish journalist and politician.

Life

The daughter of a laborer and a delicatessen dealer worked after graduating as a journalist, including for Dagbladet Information and the newsroom of the Danish Radio. For many years she was a member of the Social Democrats, for which she was elected to the Folketing on 12 December 1990. From 25 January 1993 to 28 January 1994 of 27 September 1994 to 23 February 2000, she was a member of the Danish government as Minister of Social Affairs. Between 23 February 2000 to 27 November 2001, she was Danish Minister of the Interior. She took more and more a critical attitude to the social democratic immigration policy, which she described as too lenient and generous. Finally, she left in 2004 her party.

She joined the center-right liberal party Venstre and since 2007 holds a parliamentary seat. From September 2007 to April 2009 she was Minister Fogh for welfare and equality in the liberal- conservative government Anders Rasmussen III.

Jespersen wants despite their political stock exchange not see any change in their core beliefs: "My core values ​​are the same" ( " My core beliefs have remained unchanged "). She speaks out against Turkey's membership in the European Union.

By 2005, published in response to the arguments about the Mohammed cartoons book Islami Rochester og Naivister. Et anklageskrift ( Islamists and Naivisten. A bill of indictment ), which she wrote with her husband Ralf Pittelkow, she warns against underestimating the Islamists, who have the Islamization of Europe set itself the goal. At the same time it recognizes in Islam, some properties, such as they were also Nazism and Communism own. Your islam critical attitude justifies Jespersen with the words: " I think we disappoint the freedom-loving Muslims if we do not fight the radical Islamists. " Her book was in 2005 ranked one of the best-seller list in Denmark.

2012 announced Jespersen, not to want to re-apply for a seat in parliament. Instead, they will bring more energy into the right middle-class newspaper project the korte Avis.

Writings

  • K. J. and Ralf Pittelkow: Islami Rochester og Naivister. Et anklageskrift, People's Press, Copenhagen, 2006. ISBN 8770550042
  • K. J.: Islam magt. Europe ny virkelighed, policies, Copenhagen 2010. ISBN 9788776922320
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