Rikke Hvilshøj

Rikke Hvilshøj (born 5 May 1970 in Aarhus) is a Danish politician representing the liberal party Venstre.

She was the Minister for Refugees, Immigrants and Integration in the Cabinet of Anders Fogh Rasmussen II from 18 February 2005 to 23 November 2007.

She became a member of Folketinget on 11 March 1998, but on 13 May 2008 announced that she would be leaving parliament to begin work for an organization representing Danish industry from August 2008.

The car and a side of the house were burned, but Hvilshøj, her husband, and her two small children escaped unharmed.

As of 2008[update] no arrests had been made, and it is not known who started the fire;[2] a young man seen running away from the house was identified by police, who said he was not under suspicion.