Ivar Nørgaard (26 July 1922 – 3 November 2011), also spelled Ivar Noergaard, was a

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politician, former economics minister and member of the

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. Nørgaard led the negotiations for Denmark's ascension into the European Union in 1973. Nørgaard served as the head of several ministries within Social Democratic governments during the 1960s and 1970s. He supported Denmark's membership into the

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, the predecessor of the European Union, and headed his country's successful negotiations. Nørgaard was an opponent of the

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and the

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. Nørgaard died of a cerebral blood clot on 3 November 2011, at the age of 89. He was survived by his wife, children and grandchildren.

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