About Bjørn Westh
Born 1944. Bjørn Westh is a Danish politician and landinspektør.
Bjørn Westh (born 1944) is a Danish politician from the Social Democrats. He held several cabinet posts in the 1980s and 1990s.
Early life and education Westh was born in Overlade Parish on 2 February 1944, and his parents are Hans Rømer Westh, a headmaster, and Ingrid Westh, a kindergarten teacher.
In 1969 Westh received a degree in land inspection from the Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University. During his studies he was close to Liberal Centre, but when the party was closed Westh joined the Social Democrats.
From 1999 to 2002 Westh was the European Union adviser to the Lithuanian Ministry of Agriculture.
Personal life Westh married Grete Laustsen, a ceramicist, in Skals on 28 December 1967.
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Bjørn Westh was born on 2 February 1944 in Overlade.
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