Poul Dalsager

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Poul Dalsager (born March 5, 1929 in Hirtshals , North Jutland , † May 2, 2001 in Hjørring ) was a Danish politician and from 1981 to 1985 EC Commissioner for Agriculture. From 1975 and 1981 he was the Danish Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries in the Anker Jørgensen cabinet . He then moved to the Thorn Commission as EC Commissioner , from which he resigned in 1985 and henceforth worked as Mayor of Hjørring .

Life

Poul Dalsager was born in 1929 as the son of the worker Frederik Verner Læssø Pedersen Dalsager (1904–1988) and Carla Johanne Svendsen (1902–1958). After attending secondary school, he completed an apprenticeship as a banker in Hjørring from 1945. He was a member of the social democratic youth movements from an early age. In 1951 he was chairman of the Social Democratic Party in Tornby-Vidstrup for one year and from 1959 to 1964 in Hjørring. During this time he was also a member of the city council and the school commission of Hjörring. Since 1951 Dalsager was married to Betty Birgitte Jørgensen (1927-2007).

politics

Dalsager was elected to the Folketing , the Danish parliament, in 1964 . From 1969 to 1971 he was a delegate to the United Nations and then until 1973 Chairman of the Commission for Relations with the EC. From 1973 to 1974 he was a member of the European Parliament, of which he was also elected Vice-President. From January 1975 he was a member of the Anker Jørgensen cabinet as Minister of Agriculture. Three years later, in 1978, he became President of the EC Council of Ministers and, after the death of EC Agriculture Commissioner Finn Olav Gundelach on January 13, 1981, his successor. Thus Dalsager was chairman of the largest department of the EC authority. During his tenure, the reform of agricultural policy was often discussed without any profound results being presented. Dalsager was replaced in 1985 by the Danish financial politician Henning Christophersen , and responsibility for agriculture fell to the Dutchman Frans Andriessen .

Late years

After leaving European politics, Dalsager returned to Hjørring, where he later became mayor. He died there in 2001.

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personal data
SURNAME Dalsager, Poul
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Danish politician, member of the Folketing and EC Commissioner (1981–1985)
DATE OF BIRTH March 5, 1929
PLACE OF BIRTH Hirtshals
DATE OF DEATH May 2, 2001
Place of death Hjørring