Ivar Hansen

Ivar Hansen (1 November 1938 – 11 March 2003) was a Danish politician from the Liberal party Venstre.

Ivar Hansen
Speaker of the Folketing
In office 26 March 1998 – 11 March 2003
Monarch	Margrethe II
Preceded by	Erling Olsen
Succeeded by	Christian Mejdahl
Minister of Public Works
In office 30 August 1978 – 26 October 1979
Prime Minister	Anker Jørgensen
Preceded by	Kjeld Olesen
Succeeded by	Jens Risgaard Knudsen
Member of Parliament for Ribe Amt
In office 4 December 1973 – 11 March 2003
Personal details
Born	(1938-11-01) November 1, 1938 (age 86) Agerbæk, Denmark
Died	March 11, 2003(2003-03-11) (aged 64) Copenhagen, Denmark
Political party	Venstre
Occupation	Farmer

He was elected to the Folketing in 1973. In 1978–79, he was Minister of Public Works in the Anker Jørgensen cabinet. In 1998, he became speaker of the Folketing defeating his Social Democrat rival, Birte Weiss, after a drawing of lots.^{[citation needed]}

He served until his sudden death in the Copenhagen apartment of his mistress Mariann Fischer Boel, who was at the time Minister for Foods and Agriculture. She publicly announced the death after she had talked to his wife. She continued her work and went on to become the European Commissioner for Agriculture.^[1]

He was chairman of the JydskeVestkysten newspaper from 1991 to 1998.^{[citation needed]}