Researching Bernt Collet
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Bernt Collet and the Collet Family History
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Collet Genealogy Databases
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Some Famous People called Bernt Collet
Bernt Johan Collet
Bernt Johan Holger Collet (born 23 November 1941) is a Danish politician and farmer. He is the eldest son of Chamberlain and Master of the Royal Hunt, M.Sc. (Econ), Harald Collet and landscape architect Else Collett.
He served as Defense Minister in the Cabinet of Poul Schlüter II. Today, he is chairman and CEO of Collet & Co. and serves as a Chamberlain at Her Majesty's Court and is Master of the Royal Hunt. In 2004, Bernt Johan Collet co-founded the Danish think-tank Center for Political Studies (CEPOS). He serves as chairman of the Board of CEPOS.
Source: Bernt Johan Collet, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Collet
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