Hans Christian Schmidt, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Danish politician
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Place of Birth: Nustrup Sogn, Region of Southern Denmark, Denmark
About Hans Christian Schmidt
- Hans Christian Schmidt (born 25 August 1953) is a Danish politician and former Minister of Transport.
- A teacher by profession, he was the Danish Minister of Food from 2004 to 2007.
- Before that, he was the Minister for the Environment from 2001.
- He is a member of Venstre (the Danish Liberal Party), and has been a member of the Folketinget (parliament) since the Danish parliamentary elections of 1994. Schmidt is the son of Holger and Ingrid Schmidt, who lived and worked on a farm.
- He was a school teacher in Vojens until 1984 before entering government.
- He is a longtime resident of the town of Vojens in Jutland (South Denmark).
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