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From 1956 and 1965 Møller worked as a parish priest in [[Hasseris]], [[North Jutland Region|North Jutland]].<ref name=danhis/> In 1964 he was elected to the Parliament for the Social Democrats the and served there until 1977.<ref name=danhis/><ref>{{cite book|editor=Michael Böss|title=Bringing Culture Back In: Cultural Diversity, Religion, and the State|publisher=Aarhus University Press|location=Aarhus|year=2015|isbn=978-87-7184-120-6|page=268|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q9kKEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA268|chapter=The Entanglement between Religion and Politics in Denmark|author=Niels Kærgård}}</ref> He was the minister of ecclesiastes affairs in [[Prime Minister of Denmark|Prime Minister]] [[Jens Otto Krag]]'s second cabinet between 28 November 1966 and 2 February 1968.<ref name=folket/><ref name=danhis/> From 1971 to 1973 he was the political spokesman and chairman of the Social Democrats' parliamentary group.<ref name=danhis/>
From 1956 and 1965 Møller worked as a parish priest in [[Hasseris]], [[North Jutland Region|North Jutland]].<ref name=danhis/> In 1964 he was elected to the Parliament for the Social Democrats the and served there until 1977.<ref name=danhis/><ref>{{cite book|editor=Michael Böss|title=Bringing Culture Back In: Cultural Diversity, Religion, and the State|publisher=Aarhus University Press|location=Aarhus|year=2015|isbn=978-87-7184-120-6|page=268|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q9kKEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA268|chapter=The Entanglement between Religion and Politics in Denmark|author=Niels Kærgård}}</ref> He was the minister of ecclesiastes affairs in [[Prime Minister of Denmark|Prime Minister]] [[Jens Otto Krag]]'s second cabinet between 28 November 1966 and 2 February 1968.<ref name=folket/><ref name=danhis/> From 1971 to 1973 he was the political spokesman and chairman of the Social Democrats' parliamentary group.<ref name=danhis/>


On 27 September 1973 he was named as the [[Justice Minister (Denmark)|minister of justice]] to the first cabinet of [[Anker Jørgensen]].<ref name=danhis/> He was in office until 19 December 1973.<ref name=folket/> On 13 February 1975 Møller was appointed the [[Minister of Defence (Denmark)|minister of defense]] and justice in the second cabinet of Anker Jørgensen.<ref name=folket/><ref name=nyt77>{{cite news|title=Danish Prime Minister Shuffles 3‐Month‐Old Minority Government|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1977/10/02/archives/danish-prime-minister-shuffles-3monthold-minority-government.html|access-date=19 July 2022|work=The New York Times|agency=Reuters|date=2 October 1977|location=Copenhagen}}</ref> On 1 October 1977 Møller resigned from the office due to the media reports about his private life.<ref name=folket/><ref name=vagdy/> In January 1978 he began to work as the director of [[NATO]]'s Information Office in Brussels.<ref name=danhis/>
On 27 September 1973 he was named as the [[Justice Minister (Denmark)|minister of justice]] to the first cabinet of [[Anker Jørgensen]].<ref name=danhis/> He was in office until 19 December 1973.<ref name=folket/> On 13 February 1975 Møller was appointed the [[Minister of Defence (Denmark)|minister of defense]] and justice in the second cabinet of Anker Jørgensen.<ref name=folket/><ref name=nyt77>{{cite news|title=Danish Prime Minister Shuffles 3‐Month‐Old Minority Government|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1977/10/02/archives/danish-prime-minister-shuffles-3monthold-minority-government.html|access-date=19 July 2022|work=The New York Times|agency=Reuters|date=2 October 1977|location=Copenhagen}}</ref> On 1 October 1977 Møller resigned from the office due to the media reports about his private life.<ref name=vagdy/><ref name=folket/> In January 1978 he began to work as the director of [[NATO]]'s Information Office in Brussels.<ref name=danhis/>


==Personal life and death==
==Personal life and death==

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Orla Møller
Minister of Defense and Justice
In office
1975–1977
Prime MinisterAnker Jørgensen
Minister of Justice
In office
1973–1973
Prime MinisterAnker Jørgensen
Minister of Ecclesiastes Affairs
In office
1966–1968
Prime MinisterJens Otto Krag
Personal details
Born
Orla Reinhardt Møller

7 May 1916
Feldballe, Mols, Denmark
Died14 February 1979(1979-02-14) (aged 62)
ProfessionPriest

Orla Møller (1916–1979) was a Danish priest and politician who served in different cabinet posts in the 1960s and 1970s. He was a member of the Social Democrats and of the Parliament between 1964 and 1977.

Early life

Møller was born in Feldballe, Mols, on 7 May 1916.[1][2] He was educated as a priest.[3] In 1951 he became general secretary of the Christian Association for Young Men and Women.[3]

Career

From 1956 and 1965 Møller worked as a parish priest in Hasseris, North Jutland.[3] In 1964 he was elected to the Parliament for the Social Democrats the and served there until 1977.[3][4] He was the minister of ecclesiastes affairs in Prime Minister Jens Otto Krag's second cabinet between 28 November 1966 and 2 February 1968.[2][3] From 1971 to 1973 he was the political spokesman and chairman of the Social Democrats' parliamentary group.[3]

On 27 September 1973 he was named as the minister of justice to the first cabinet of Anker Jørgensen.[3] He was in office until 19 December 1973.[2] On 13 February 1975 Møller was appointed the minister of defense and justice in the second cabinet of Anker Jørgensen.[2][5] On 1 October 1977 Møller resigned from the office due to the media reports about his private life.[1][2] In January 1978 he began to work as the director of NATO's Information Office in Brussels.[3]

Personal life and death

Møller married twice. He first married in 1940.[1] After divorcing his first wife on 7 January 1978 he married Winnie Lorentzen who would become a member of the Parliament.[1] He died on 14 February 1979.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Vagn Dybdahl (13 May 2014). "Orla Møller" (in Danish). Dansk Biografisk Leksikon. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Orla Møller (S)". Folketinget. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h "Orla Møller, 1916-1979" (in Danish). Danmarks Historien. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  4. ^ Niels Kærgård (2015). "The Entanglement between Religion and Politics in Denmark". In Michael Böss (ed.). Bringing Culture Back In: Cultural Diversity, Religion, and the State. Aarhus: Aarhus University Press. p. 268. ISBN 978-87-7184-120-6.
  5. ^ "Danish Prime Minister Shuffles 3‐Month‐Old Minority Government". The New York Times. Copenhagen. Reuters. 2 October 1977. Retrieved 19 July 2022.

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