Bente Juncker

Bente Juncker is a Danish politician. A member of the Centre Democrats (CD) political party, she joined the party in 1973, becoming a member of its board in Hørsholm and was appointed secretary of their National Organisation in 1978. Juncker was elected to represent the Eastern Copenhagen constituency in the Folketing in 1981 and held the seat until 1994. She was appointed the minister of social affairs by Prime Minister Poul Nyrup Rasmussen in early 1994 but she had to resign after 14 days following revelations in the Danish press of false allegations of sexual abuse, she had made and complaints of the placement of eight mentally disabled people near her summer house and the noise they were making. Juncker was appointed a Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog in 1991.