Torben Rechendorff

{{Short description|Danish politician (1937–2022)}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Torben Rechendorff

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=y|1937|04|01}}

| birth_place = Copenhagen, Denmark

| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|2022|11|28|1937|04|01}}

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| nationality = Danish

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| occupation = Teacher

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| education = {{ill|Læreruddannelserne Metropol|da|Frederiksberg Seminarium}}

| party = DKF

| office = Member of the Folketing

| term_start = 12 December 1990

| term_end = 11 March 1998

| constituency = {{ill|Vestsjælland County constituency|da|Vestsjællands Amtskreds|lt=Vestsjællands County}} (1990–1994)
{{ill|Copenhagen County constituency|da|Københavns Amtskreds|lt=Copenhagen county}} (1994–1998)

| office2 = Chairman of the Conservative People's Party

| term_start2 = 1993

| term_end2 = 1995

| predecessor2 = Poul Schlüter

| successor2 = Hans Engell

| office3 = Minister for Ecclesiastical Affairs

| term_start3 = 3 June 1988

| term_end3 = 24 January 1993

| predecessor3 = Mette Madsen

| successor3 = {{ill|A.O. Andersen|da}}

| office4 = Minister of Communications

| term_start4 = 10 January 1989

| term_end4 = 24 January 1993

| predecessor4 = {{ill|H.P. Clausen|da}}

| successor4 = Arne Melchior

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Torben Rechendorff (1 April 1937 – 28 November 2022) was a Danish teacher and politician. A member of the Conservative People's Party, he served as Minister for Ecclesiastical Affairs from 1988 to 1993 and was a member of the Folketing from 1990 to 1998.{{cite web|url=https://www.ft.dk/medlemmer/fhvmf/t/torben-rechendorff|title=Torben Rechendorff (KF)|work=Folketing|language=Danish}}

Rechendorff died on 28 November 2022, at the age of 85.{{cite news |last= |first= |date=29 November 2022|title=Den tidligere konservative formand Torben Rechendorff er død|trans-title= |url=https://politiken.dk/navne/art9101889/Den-tidligere-konservative-formand-Torben-Rechendorff-er-d%C3%B8d|language=Danish|work=Politiken|location= |access-date=30 November 2022}}