Dorte Bennedsen | |
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| Member of the Folketing for the Copenhagen Municipality | |
| In office 9 January 1975 – 20 November 2001 | |
| Minister of Education | |
| In office 5 January 1979 – 10 September 1982 | |
| Monarch | Margrethe II |
| Prime Minister | Anker Jørgensen |
| Preceded by | Ritt Bjerregaard |
| Succeeded by | Bertel Haarder |
| Minister for Ecclesiastical Affairs | |
| In office 11 October 1971 – 19 December 1973 | |
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| Preceded by | Arne Fog Pedersen |
| Succeeded by | Kresten Damsgaard |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Dorte Marianne Bennedsen 2 July 1938 Frederiksberg, Denmark |
| Died | 17 March 2016 (aged 77) Frederiksberg, Denmark |
| Citizenship | Denmark |
| Political party | Social Democrats |
| Spouse |
Jorgen Bennedsen
(m. 1961–2016) |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Metropolitanskolen |
| Alma mater | University of Copenhagen |
| Occupation | Theologian |
Dorte Marianne Bennedsen (2 July 1938 – 17 March 2016) was a Danish theologian and politician of the Social Democrats. She served as the Minister for Ecclesiastical Affairs between October 1971 and December 1973 and was the Minister of Education from January 1979 to September 1982. Bennedsen was Holmen Church's auxiliary pastor from 1965 to 1968 and was chair of the Danish Association for Nordic Collaboration between 1984 and 1999. She was a member of the Folketing from January 1975 until she stood down in November 2001.