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Ejnar Martin Kjær (1893–1947) was a Danish teacher and politician who served as the minister of interior in the period between 1945 and 1947. He died when he was in office
Ejnar Martin Kjær | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Interior | |
| In office 1945 – 18 June 1947 | |
| Prime Minister | Knud Kristensen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 January 1893 Ullits |
| Died | 18 June 1947 (aged 54) Copenhagen |
| Resting place | Brønderslev |
| Political party | Venstre |
| Profession | Educator |
Kjær was born in Ullits on 9 January 1893.[1] In 1915 he received a teaching diploma and worked as a teacher and then a librarian in Brønderslev until 1935 when he was elected to the Parliament.[1] He served there until 1943. He was appointed minister of interior to the cabinet led by Prime Minister Knud Kristensen in 1945.[2] He was one of the right-wing members of the cabinet.[3] He supported the suggestions to improve the treatment of mental illness using new psychiatric approaches and techniques.[3] Kjær died at a hospital in Copenhagen on 18 June 1947 while serving in the post and was buried in Brønderslev.[1]
Kjær married two times. His first wife died in 1930, and he married second time in 1931.[1]
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