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Christen Berg (born December 18, 1829 in Fjaltring near Lemvig , Jutland , † November 28, 1891 in Copenhagen ) was a Danish liberal politician and leader of a wing of the Venstre party .

Life

Berg was the son of the farm owner Poul Madsen and was named after him Chresten Poulsen. It was only during his studies that he took the name Christen Berg in reference to his father's farm, Sønder Bjerg. He and his wife had ten children, including Sigurd Berg , who later became Minister of the Interior .

Berg became a teacher and gained such confidence as a teacher in Kolding from 1852 that he was elected to the Reichsrat in January 1865 and from 1866 until his death twelve times without interruption to the Danish lower house of Folketing . From 1861 Berg worked on the island of Bogø , where he a. a. founded a navigation school.

Political career

Berg initially joined the farmer's guide JA Hansen . Through manpower, expertise and quick-wittedness , Berg rose to become the leader of the more radical group within the Liberals. From 1878 Berg was to be found in the "Volks-Venstre" ( Det folkelige Venstre ), which was first weakened when Berg agreed in 1879 to strengthen the Copenhagen sea fortress. In 1884 there was a break between the liberal party leaders. Berg founded Det danske Venstre , an amalgamation of Volks-Venstre and Moderaten, while his opponents Viggo Hørup and Edvard Brandes formed the group of radicals. These gained influence in the following elections, so that Berg's more constructive opposition work was made more difficult.

From 1883 to 1887 he was President of the Folketing. In 1886 the various wings of Venstre reunited under Berg's leadership, but internal differences of opinion continued. The Copenhagen party organ Morgenbladet , founded by Berg in 1873, was therefore converted into a stock corporation, on whose board both wings were represented.

After arguments with the police at a political meeting in Holstebro , Berg was unconstitutionally sentenced to six months in prison in 1886. The public expressions of sympathy, also in view of the extremely tense overall political situation, were enormous. However, his influence within the party leadership declined. He was now opposed to the negotiations that had been initiated with the government and in 1887 resigned from the party leadership. As early as 1890 he was able to have around half of the parliamentary group behind him and in 1891 became chairman of the budget committee .

In his honor, memorial stones were placed on Bogø (1897), at the lighthouse Bovbjerg (1902) and in Kolding (1907).

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  1. ↑ Tim Knudsen: Denmark on the verge of civil war . Information.dk, April 1, 2008 (Danish), accessed January 23, 2012
personal data
SURNAME Berg, Christians
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Danish politician, member of the Folketing
DATE OF BIRTH December 18, 1829
PLACE OF BIRTH Fjaltring , Jutland
DATE OF DEATH November 28, 1891
Place of death Copenhagen