Henriette Kjær

Henriette Kjær (born 3 May 1966) is a Danish politician, member of the Danish parliament (Folketinget) for the Conservative People's Party.

Henriette Kjær was Social Minister and Minister for Women's Rights from 27 November 2001 to 2 August 2004 and Minister of Family and Consumption from 2 August 2004 to 18 February 2005, both posts in the Cabinet of Anders Fogh Rasmussen I.

In 17 January 2005, while Henriette Kjær was Minister of Family and Consumption, she announced that there would be no initiatives for families with children in the next two months. But on the next day, when the 2005 Danish parliamentary election was announced, the coalition leaders Anders Fogh Rasmussen and Bendt Bendtsen announced lower institution child care costs and higher "børnecheck" (direct financial aid for all families with children) [http://nyhederne.tv2.dk/article.php?id=1981395] .In February 2005, just before the 2005 Danish parliamentary election, there were much media attention to the fact that her domestic partner Erik Skov Pedersen had created disorder in the couple's private economy, forcing them to default on their payments. Henriette Kjær was not included in the new Cabinet of Anders Fogh Rasmussen II that was announced February 18 after the coalition had retained their parliamentary support in the 2005 Danish parliamentary election on February 8.

References

* [http://www.ft.dk/BAGGRUND/Biografier_english/Henriette_Kjaer.htm# CV] - From Folketinget.
* [http://nyhederne.tv2.dk/article.php?id=1981395 News story about the reaons for Henriette Kjær's losing her minister post] - From TV2.