Lars Barfoed

Lars Barfoed
Leader of the Conservative People's Party
In office 14 January 2011 – 8 August 2014
Preceded by	Lene Espersen
Succeeded by	Søren Pape Poulsen
Deputy Prime Minister of Denmark
In office 13 January 2011 – 3 October 2011
Prime Minister	Lars Løkke Rasmussen
Preceded by	Lene Espersen
Succeeded by	Margrethe Vestager
Justice Minister
In office 23 February 2010 – 3 October 2011
Prime Minister	Lars Løkke Rasmussen
Preceded by	Brian Mikkelsen
Succeeded by	Morten Bødskov
Personal details
Born	4 July 1957 Frederiksberg, Denmark
Political party	Conservative People's Party
Alma mater	University of Copenhagen
Religion	Lutheranism

Lars Barfoed (Danish pronunciation: [lɑːs ˈb̥ɑːfoð]; born 4 July 1957) is a Danish politician representing the Conservative People's Party and was the party´s leader from 2011 to August 7, 2014. He was Justice Minister of Denmark from February 2010 to October 2011, and Deputy Prime Minister of Denmark from January to October 2011. He also served as Minister for Family and Consumer Affairs from 18 February 2005 to 14 December 2006.

A report from Rigsrevisionen had criticized the food quality inspections which is his ministry's responsibility, as well as the information which Barfoed had passed on to Folketinget about the problems. The Danish People's Party announced that it no longer had confidence in him on 13 December, meaning that there was a risk that a majority in the Folketing no longer supporting Barfoed. Barfoed resigned his office the same day with effect from 14 December.^[1] Later on it was concluded from the report that the situation only had become better while Barfoed was in office, and that the problems was dating back to former Minister of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries Ritt Bjerregaard. He was Minister for Transportation from September 2008 to February 2010.

On 14 January 2011, Lars Barfoed succeeded Lene Espersen as political leader of the Conservative People's Party. Ended on August 8, 2014. He was succeeded by Søren Pape Poulsen ^[2]

References

In-line:

1. "Lars Barfoed forlader regeringen" (in Danish). Jyllands-Posten. 2006-12-13.
2. http://www.berlingske.dk/politik/barfoed-ny-k-leder

General:

1. CV - from Folketinget.