Background
CLAUSEN, Hans Peter was born on January 31, 1928 in Borg Tonder, Denmark. Parents: Peter Clausen and Mette Marie Clausen.
CLAUSEN, Hans Peter was born on January 31, 1928 in Borg Tonder, Denmark. Parents: Peter Clausen and Mette Marie Clausen.
Sonderborg Statsskole, 1946. Copenhagen University, Graduate in History and Danish, 1955. Spoken languages: English, German, French.
Permanent Chairman, Media Commission, 1980-1984. Member of Folketing, since 1987. Minister of Cultural Affairs, 1986-1988.
Minister of Culture and Communications, 1987-1988. Minister for Transport and Communications, 1988-1989. Minister for Justice, 1989.
President of the Folketing, since 1989. University Lecturer 1955-1964. Senior Lecturer in Political Science 1964-1969.
Professor of Political Science, 1969-1984. Chairman, NORDICOM, 197086. Chairman, Education Council, Danish Journalist School, 1981-1986.
Chairman, Committee of In-Service Training in Journalism, 1982-1986. Member, Committee for Danish Cultural Affairs, 1969-1986. Member, Committee for the Foundation of King Frederik and Queen Ingrid for Humanitarian and Cultural Aims, 1972-1986.
President, Del Laerde Selskab, Aarhus, 1978-1980. Chairman, Union of Danish Research Libraries, 1985-1986. Member, ODCD Committee for Science and Technology Politics, 1977-1981.
Head of State and University Library, Aarhus, 1984-1986. Teacher at Danish Journalist School, 1955-1965. Administrator of Sandbjerg Estate, 1969-1985.
Lutheran.
Clubs: The Royal Danish Society for Danish History. The Learned Society of the Univeristy of Aarhus.
Spouse Birthe Lindberg Clausen (née Nielsen), 1958.