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Speaker Erik Ninn Hansen
Mogens Hoff1998
The Danish Parliament
Copenhagen K, Denmark
Erik Ninn Hansen was the Speaker of the Danish Parliament for a brief period in 1989 after he had been obliged to resign from his post as Minister for Justice as a consequence of what became known as the Tamil affair. Mogens Hoff's portrait depicts a rather inscrutable Speaker who is seated solidly in place in his minister's chair.
© Folketinget
Photographer: Torben Eskerod.
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- Title: Speaker Erik Ninn Hansen
- Creator: Mogens Hoff
- Creator Lifespan: 1934
- Creator Nationality: Danish
- Creator Gender: Male
- Date: 1998
- Physical Dimensions: w81 x h100 cm
- Original Title: Formand for Folketinget Erik Ninn Hansen (1989)
- Danish Description: Erik Ninn Hansen var formand for Folketinget en kort periode i 1989 efter, at han havde måttet forlade sin post som justitsminister som følge af den såkaldte tamilsag. Mogens Hoffs portræt viser en lidt uudgrundelig formand, der sidder solidt placeret i sin ministerstol. Fotograf: Torben Eskerod.
- Provenance: © Mogens Hoff/billedkunst.dk
- Type: Acrylics on canvas
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