Flemming Kofod-Svendsen is an ordained minister in the Lutheran Church of Denmark

Church of Denmark

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Denmark, Church of Denmark or Danish National Church, is the state church and largest denomination in Denmark and Greenland...

 and a Danish

Denmark

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 politician

Politician

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 representing the Christian People's Party

Christian Democrats (Denmark)

The Christian Democrats are a political party in Denmark. The party was founded in 1970 to oppose the liberalization of restrictions on pornography and the legalization of abortion....

. Kofod-Svendsen was party leader from 1979 till 1990, when he was succeeded by Jann Sjursen

Jann Sjursen

Jann Sjursen is a teacher and a Danish politician representing the Christian People's Party.In 1986 he was elected secretary general of the Nordic Christian Democratic Youth and from 1987 till 1989 he was chairman of the Christian People's Party's Youth.In 1990 he was elected party leader at only...

. He was a member of parliament from 1984 till 1993 and from 1998 till 2001.
During his leadership the party participated in the first two coalition governments of the conservative

Conservative People's Party (Denmark)

The Conservative People's Party , also known as Conservatives is a Danish political party.-History:The party was founded 1915 based mostly on its predecessor, Højre , but also on the Free Conservatives and a moderate faction of Venstre , the liberals.The party has participated in several coalition...

 prime minister

Prime minister

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 Poul Schlüter

Poul Schlüter

Poul Holmskov Schlüter is a Danish politician, who served as Prime Minister of Denmark from 1982 to 1993.Born in Tønder, south Jutland, he graduated from the University of Copenhagen in 1957 with a degree in law, and joined the bar in 1960. Schlüter was a member of the Danish Parliament for the...

 from 1982 till 1987 and from 1987 till 1988. In the first term the Christian People's Party provided the minister of Environmental Affairs in the person of Christian Christensen, he was also minister for Nordic Affairs. In the second term Christensen stayed and Fleming Kofod-Svendsen also entered the government, as Minister of Housing. In 1993 Fleming Kofod-Svendsen and Jann Sjursen became ministers in the 1993-1994 government of Poul Nyrup Rasmussen

Poul Nyrup Rasmussen

Poul Nyrup Rasmussen , informally Poul Nyrup, born 15 June 1943), was Prime Minister of Denmark from 25 January 1993 to 27 November 2001 and is currently President of the Party of European Socialists . He was the leader of the governing Social Democrats from 1992 to 2002...

. Kofod-Svendsen was Minister of Housing and of Nordic Affairs in this government.