Mette Marie Madsen (née Fruensgaard; 3 July 1924 – 12 December 2015) was a Danish politician for the Venstre political party, autobiographer and writer.
She was born Mette Marie Fruensgaard on a farm in Pandrup, North Jutland Region, Jetsmark Parish on 3 July 1924.
[1] She began writing satirical articles for the Blæksprutten in 1964,[5] authored memoir and poem collections,[6] and songs for national meetings of the Danish Social Liberal Party.
Madsen was a member of the Kongelig Mayestaits Acteurs during 1973 and of The Board of the Danish Inter-Parliamentary Group between 1974 and 1979 of which she served as its vice-president in 1976.
[4] She was a member of the Presidium Folketing from 1981 to 1984,[7] served as the Minister for Ecclesiastical Affairs from 23 July 1984 to 3 June 1988 under the premiership of Poul Schlüter and she was temporary Venstre political party member of the Folketing in the North Jutland constituency between 25 January 1988 and 1 February 1988.
[1][6] As minister, Madsen introduced legislation to protect cemeteries and historical monuments and helped stop Copenhagen from clearing the large Assistens Cemetery as well as introducing the teaching of Christianity to Danish schoolchildren and obtaining more funding for employing more priests.