Bendt Bendtsen

Bendt Bendtsen MEP
Member of the European Parliament
In office 1 July 2009 – 2019
Constituency	Denmark
Deputy Prime Minister of Denmark and Minister of Business Affairs
In office 27 November 2001 – 9 September 2008
Prime Minister	Anders Fogh Rasmussen
Succeeded by	Lene Espersen
Member of the Folketing
In office 24 April 1994 – 1 July 2009
Constituency	Funen County
Personal details
Born	(1954-03-25) 25 March 1954 (age 70) Odense, Denmark
Political party	Danish Conservative People's Party  EU European People's Party
Spouse	Kirsten Bendtsen
Children	3
Alma mater	University of Copenhagen
Website	www.bendt.dk

Bendt Bendtsen (born 25 March 1954^[1]) is a Danish politician who served as Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2009 until 2019. He was the leader of the Conservative People's Party from 1999 to 2008, and served as Minister of Economic and Business Affairs. As a MEP, he was part of the European People's Party.

Before being elected, Bendtsen worked as a member of Odense's police force; he became a member of the Odense City Council in 1989, and he was Vice-Chairman of the Odense Criminal Police Association from 1989 to 1992.