Ritt Bjerregaard

Ritt Bjerregaard (born 5 May 1941 – died 21 January 2023) was a Danish politician. Bjerregaard was a member of the Danish Social Democrats and served as Education Minister, and as Minister for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries. She was the European Commissioner for the Environment from 1994 to 1999, and was Lord Mayor of Copenhagen from 2006 until 2010.