Alsing Emanuel Andersen (5 February 1893 – 5 December 1962) was a

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politician. Andersen served as the Minister of Defense (1935–1940) for Denmark. From 8 July 1940 to 1945, he served as the vice chairman of the Danish Social Democratic Party, and as the acting chairman of the party from the death of

Thorvald Stauning Thorvald August Marinus Stauning (; 26 October 1873 in Copenhagen – 3 May 1942) was the first social democratic Prime Minister of Denmark. He served as Prime Minister from 1924 to 1926 and again from 1929 until his death in 1942. Under Stauni ...

(3 May 1942) until the end of the Nazi occupation of Denmark in 1945. Andersen briefly returned to national politics as the

Minister of the Interior An interior minister (sometimes called a minister of internal affairs or minister of home affairs) is a cabinet official position that is responsible for internal affairs, such as public security, civil registration and identification, emergency ...

from 13 to 23 November 1947. He later served as the second President of the

Socialist International The Socialist International (SI) is a political international or worldwide organisation of political parties which seek to establish democratic socialism. It consists mostly of socialist and labour-oriented political parties and organisations ...

from 1957 to 1962. His other post-war activities include acting as a chairman for the

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Commission appointed to investigate the

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References

*Skou, Kaare R (2005). ''Dansk politik A-Å'' . Aschehoug, pp. 92–93. . 1893 births 1962 deaths Danish Defence Ministers Danish Finance Ministers Danish Interior Ministers Presidents of the Socialist International Members of the Folketing Members of the Executive of the Labour and Socialist International Politicians from Copenhagen {{Denmark-politician-stub