Tina Nedergaard

Tina Nedergaard (born 28 March 1969) was the Education Minister of Denmark from 2010 to 2011. She was a member of the Folketing from 2001 to 2015 sitting for two terms.

Early life and education Tina Nedergaard was born on March 28, 1969, in Aarhus, Denmark to a family of farmers. In 1988, Nedergaard enrolled at a high school in Hobro, Denmark specializing in math and social sciences. Afterwards, she graduated with a Master of Science in political sciences from the Aarhus University in 1997.

Career After graduating in 1997, Nedergaard started her career as a program director for the European branch of the International Education Centre. A year later, she moved to work for the Confederation of Danish Employers as a consultant until 2002. During her position as education minister, Nedergaard proposed for Danish high schools to teach Chinese as another language. On March 8, 2011, Nedergaard left her position as education minister after the resignation of Birthe Roenn Hornbech due to personal matters. Her second term at the Folketing ended in 2015.