Hanne Budtz

Olga Johanne Budtz (21 September 1915 – 5 March 2004) was a Danish Conservative People's Party politician and lawyer who served as an elected member of the Folketing from 1953 to 1973. She worked as an assistant solicitor at Nykøbing Falster before becoming secretary at the Directorate of Patents and Trademarks and the Directorate of Commodity Supply. Budtz was national chair of the Danish Women's Society from 1951 to 1956 and focused on single mothers, child allowances, part-time work and the end of joint taxation. In the Folketing, she focused on children's, family and women's rights, and was chair of the Conservative People's Party's Women's Committee from 1964 until 1974. Budtz was appointed Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog in 1965 and was upgraded to Knight First Class of the Order of the Dannebrog six years later.

Hanne Budtz
Member of the Folketing for the Nørrebro constituency
In office
21 April 1953  4 December 1973
Personal details
Born
Olga Johanne Budtz

(1915-09-21)21 September 1915
Maribo, Denmark
Died5 March 2004(2004-03-05) (aged 88)
Political partyConservative People's Party
Spouse
Otto Johan Budtz
(m. 1945; died 1972)
OccupationPolitician
AwardsKnight First Class of the Order of the Dannebrog
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