Christian Frederik Hansen (officer)

Christian Frederik Hansen (29 November 1788 – 22 June 1873), was a Danish military officer who served as Minister of War.

Christian Frederik Hansen R.E.
Minister of War
In office 11 July 1864 – 6 November 1865
Prime Minister	Christian Albrecht Bluhme
Preceded by	Christian Emilius Reich [da]
Succeeded by	Johan Waldemar Neergaard [da]
In office 27 January 1852 – 12 December 1854
Prime Minister	Christian Albrecht Bluhme Anders Sandøe Ørsted
Preceded by	Carl Julius Flensborg [da]
Succeeded by	Mathias Lüttichau
In office 16 November 1848 – 13 July 1851
Prime Minister	Adam Wilhelm Moltke
Preceded by	Anton Frederik Tscherning
Succeeded by	Jacob Scavenius Fibiger [da]
Personal details
Born	(1788-11-29)29 November 1788 Helsingør
Died	22 June 1873(1873-06-22) (aged 84) Copenhagen
Military service
Branch/service	Royal Danish Army
Years of service	1808–1865

Early life and career

Christian Frederik Hansen was born in Helsingør as the son of colonel Hans Chr. Hansen.

Political offices

He served as Minister of Defence in the second cabinet of Moltke from 16 November 1848 to 13 July 1851. He later served as Minister of War in the cabinet of Bluhme from 27 January 1852 to 21 April 1853, then in the cabinet of Ørsted from 21 April 1853 to 12 December 1854 and finally in the second cabinet of Bluhme 11 July 1864 to 6 November 1865.

Awards

He was appointed to general à la suite at the end of his political career. He received the Order of the Elephant in 1865.^[1]

References

1. "C.F. Hansen" (in Danish). Danske Dansk Biografisk Leksikon. 17 July 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2017.