Knud Kristensen

Knud Kristensen (born October 26, 1880 in Hover near Ringkøbing , † September 28, 1962 in Humlebæk / Fredensborg Municipality ) was a Danish politician of the liberal Venstre .

Life

During the German occupation of Denmark , Kristensen was Danish Minister of the Interior from July 8, 1940 to November 9, 1942 . He held this office after the liberation from May 5, 1945 to November 7, 1945. Then he rose to prime minister . He held this office until November 13, 1947.

After the German defeat, Kristensen campaigned for the integration of South Schleswig into the Danish state association. The British military governor of Schleswig-Holstein, Hugh Vivian Champion de Crespigny , clearly rejected Kristensen's performances for southern Schleswig-Holstein . Parts of the Danish press attributed this failure, to Crespignie's annoyance, to an overly independent policy of the German administration in Schleswig-Holstein. The Kristensen government was overthrown on October 4, 1947, following a motion of no confidence in parliament related to the southern Schleswig question . After further political differences, mainly in protest against the constitutional reform of 1953 , he left Venstre and founded the De Uafhængige party , of which he remained chairman until 1956.

Awards

1949: Commander 1st class of the Dannebrog Order

literature

Harald Westergård Andersen: Knud Kristensen . In: Svend Cedergreen Bech , Svend Dahl (eds.): Dansk biografisk leksikon . Founded by Carl Frederik Bricka , continued by Povl Engelstoft. 3. Edition. tape 8 : Kjærulf – Levetzow . Gyldendal, Copenhagen 1981, ISBN 87-01-77442-5 (Danish, biografiskleksikon.lex.dk ).
Kristian Hvidt: Statsministre i Danmark from 1913 to 1995. Copenhagen 1995.
Frantz Wendt: Politics Danmarkshistory. Volume 14, Copenhagen 1966, p. 373.

Web links

Newspaper article about Knud Kristensen in the 20th century press kit of the ZBW - Leibniz Information Center for Economics .

Individual evidence

↑ Knud Kristensen in the Munzinger archive ( beginning of article freely accessible)
↑ cartoon Crespignies in satirical Blæksprutten
^ Frantz Wendt: Politics Danmarkshistory. Volume 14, Copenhagen 1966, p. 373.
↑ Harald Westergård Andersen: Knud Kristensen . In: Svend Cedergreen Bech , Svend Dahl (eds.): Dansk biografisk leksikon . Founded by Carl Frederik Bricka , continued by Povl Engelstoft. 3. Edition. tape 8 : Kjærulf – Levetzow . Gyldendal, Copenhagen 1981, ISBN 87-01-77442-5 (Danish, biografiskleksikon.lex.dk ).

personal data
SURNAME	Kristensen, Knud
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Danish politician, member of the Folketing and Prime Minister
DATE OF BIRTH	October 26, 1880
PLACE OF BIRTH	Hover at Ringkøbing
DATE OF DEATH	September 28, 1962
Place of death	Humlebæk, Fredensborg Municipality

[1] Knud Kristensen in the Munzinger archive ( beginning of article freely accessible)

[2] rtoon Crespignies in satirical Blæksprutten

[3] Frantz Wendt: Politics Danmarkshistory. Volume 14, Copenhagen 1966, p. 373.

[4] Harald Westergård Andersen: Knud Kristensen . In: Svend Cedergreen Bech , Svend Dahl (eds.): Dansk biografisk leksikon . Founded by Carl Frederik Bricka , continued by Povl Engelstoft. 3. Edition. tape 8 : Kjærulf – Levetzow . Gyldendal, Copenhagen 1981, ISBN 87-01-77442-5 (Danish, biografiskleksikon.lex.dk ).