| Knud Kristensen | |
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| In office November 7, 1945 – November 13, 1947 |
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| Preceded by | Vilhelm Buhl |
| Succeeded by | Hans Hedtoft |
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| Born | October 26, 1880 |
| Died | September 28, 1962 (aged 81) |
| Political party | Venstre |
Knud Kristensen (26 October 1880 - 28 September 1962) was Prime Minister of Denmark 7 November 1945 to 13 November 1947 in the first elected government after the German occupation of Denmark during World War II. The Prime Minister of Denmark (statsminister is the Head of government in Danish politics. Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Vilhelm Buhl ( October 16, 1881 - December 18, 1954) was Prime Minister of Denmark from 4 May 1942 Hans Hedtoft Hansen ( April 21, 1903 – January 29, 1955) was Prime Minister of Denmark from 13 November Events 740 - An Earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 48 BC - Pompey the Great is assassinated on orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Venstre (ˈʋɛnsd̥(ʁɐ in Danish literally Left) full name Venstre Danmarks Liberale Parti ( Venstre Liberal Party of Denmark) is the Events 740 - An Earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 48 BC - Pompey the Great is assassinated on orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Prime Minister of Denmark (statsminister is the Head of government in Danish politics. The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nazi Germany’s occupation of Denmark began with Operation Weserübung 9 April 1940, and lasted until German forces withdrew World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including After the October 1945 election Knud Kristensen formed the Cabinet of Knud Kristensen, a minority government consisting only of his Liberal Venstre party. The Cabinet of Knud Kristensen was the government of Denmark from November 7, 1945, to November 13, 1947. Liberalism is a broad array of related ideas and theories of Government that consider individual Liberty to be the most important political goal Venstre (ˈʋɛnsd̥(ʁɐ in Danish literally Left) full name Venstre Danmarks Liberale Parti ( Venstre Liberal Party of Denmark) is the Kristensen was a farmer by profession. A farmer is a person who raises living organisms for food or raw materials
Kristensen resigned as Prime Minister when the Folketing passed a vote of no confidence because of his enthusiasm for incorporating Southern Schleswig into Denmark as the Allies were offering. The Folketing, or Folketinget, is the national Parliament of Denmark. A motion of no confidence (also vote of no confidence, censure motion, no-confidence motion, or confidence motion) is a Parliamentary motion Southern Schleswig is a name for the geographical area covering the thirty or forty northernmost kilometers of Germany, where Germany borders upon Denmark. In general allies are people groups or nations that have joined together in an association for mutual benefit or to achieve some common purpose Denmark had lost Schleswig and Holstein in the second war of Schleswig in 1864, and had regained Northern Schleswig in the aftermath of World War I as a result of the Schleswig Plebiscite, but had failed to regain Southern Schleswig. Holstein (ˈhɔlʃtain ( Low German: Holsteen, Danish: Holsten, Latin and historical English: Holsatia) The First Schleswig War occurred in 1848–1851. The Second Schleswig War (2 Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Short description of South Jutland South Jutland county is also known as Northern Schleswig ( Danish: Nordslesvig, German: Nordschleswig The fighting in World War I ended when an Armistice took effect at 1100 am GMT on November 11 1918 The Schleswig Plebiscites were two Plebiscites organized according to section XII articles 109 to 114 of the Treaty of Versailles of June 28 Southern Schleswig is a name for the geographical area covering the thirty or forty northernmost kilometers of Germany, where Germany borders upon Denmark. Though many in people in Southern Schleswig said they then felt they were Danes, the feeling in the Danish Folketing was that this was mostly because of the German post-war hardship, and that the otherwise homogenous Denmark would not be served well with a large German minority. The Folketing, or Folketinget, is the national Parliament of Denmark. See also Danish minority of Southern Schleswig. The Danish minority in Southern Schleswig, Germany, has existed by this name since 1920 when the Schleswig Plebiscite split the German-ruled
The defeat in the Southern Schleswig case estranged Kristensen from his party and when the new constitution was issued 1953 he terminated his membership of Venstre and founded a new party, De Uafhængige ("The Independents"). Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This new party was unable to gain influence.
References
- Kristian Hvidt, Statsministre i Danmark fra 1913 til 1995 (1995)
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Bertel Dahlgaard |
Interior Minister of Denmark July 8, 1940 – November 9, 1942 |
Succeeded by Jørgen Peder Laurids Jørgensen |
| Preceded by none (Jørgen Peder Laurids Jørgensen) |
Interior Minister of Denmark May 5, 1945 – November 7, 1945 |
Succeeded by Ejnar Martin Kjær |
| Preceded by Vilhelm Buhl |
Prime Minister of Denmark November 7, 1945 – November 13, 1947 |
Succeeded by Hans Hedtoft |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded by Thomas Madsen-Mygdal |
Leader of Venstre 1941 – 1949 |
Succeeded by Edvard Sørensen |
| Preceded by Party founded |
Leader of the Independent Party 1953 – 1956 |
Succeeded by ? |
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