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Tove Nielsen
Tove Nielsen
Minister of Education
	In office; 19 December 1973 – 13 February 1975
Prime Minister	Poul Hartling
Preceded by	Ritt Bjerregaard
Succeeded by	Ritt Bjerregaard
Personal details
Born	8 April 1941 (age 83); Durup, Salling, Denmark
Political party	Venstre
Occupation	Teacher

Tove Nielsen (born 1941) is a Danish teacher who served as the minister of education in the cabinet led by Poul Hartling between 1973 and 1975. She was also a member of the Danish Parliament and European Parliament.

Biography

Nielsen was born in Durup, Salling, on 8 April 1941.^[1] She obtained a teaching degree in 1964 and worked as a teacher until 1973.^[2] She was appointed minister of education to the cabinet of Prime Minister Poul Hartling on 19 December 1973.^[2] She replaced Ritt Bjerregaard in the post.^[3] Nielsen was in office until 13 February 1975^[2] and was replaced by Ritt Bjerregaard in the post.^[4]

Nielsen served in the Danish parliament as part of Venstre for three terms: 1972–1973, 1975–1977 and 1979–1980.^[1] She resigned from the parliament in 1980.^[4] Then she served in the European Parliament between 1979 and 1994.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Elisabeth Refsgaard. Tove Nielsen (1941 - ) (in Danish). Dansk Kvindebiografisk Leksikon. Archived from the original on 18 January 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Tove Nielsen (V)". Folketinget. Archived from the original on 14 December 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
^ "Ministre gennem tiden" (in Danish). Børne- og Undervisningsministeriet. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
^ ^a ^b Jesper Balslev (7 April 2011). "Hun var minister med temperament". Nordjyske (in Danish). Archived from the original on 14 December 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021.