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Danish journalist and politician (1872–1953) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hans Peter Hansen (1872–1953) was a Danish journalist and politician. He held various posts, including minister of defense, minister of finance and speaker of the Folketing. He was a member of the Social Democrats which he represented at the Parliament between 1913 and 1945.
Hans Peter Hansen | |
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| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 1 June 1933 – 1937 | |
| Minister of Defense | |
| In office 24 October 1932 – April 1933 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 October 1872 |
| Died | 17 January 1953 (aged 80) Charlottenlund, Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Political party | Social Democrats |
| Occupation | Journalist |
Hansen was born on 6 October 1872.[1] He was a journalist by profession and worked in the social democrat papers based in Funen, Midtsjælland and Zealand.[2] From 1894 he became a congress member of the Social Democrats and between 1906 and 1915 he was part of its main board.[1] He was elected to the Parliament in 1913 where he served until 1945 when he resigned from the post.[1] He became mayor of Slagelse in 1917 and was in office until 1927.[1][2]
On 24 October 1932 he was named as the minister of defense and served in the post for six months until April 1933.[3] On 1 June 1933 he was appointed minister of finance and remained in office until his resignation in 1937.[1]
He died in Charlottenlund on 17 January 1953.[1]
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