Otto Christian Jakob Jørgen Brønnum Scavenius (in

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usually referred to as ''O.C. Scavenius'') (10 December 1875 – 10 September 1945) was

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from 5 April 1920 - 5 May 1920, during the Danish 1920 Easter Crisis. Before this appointment, he served as a high-ranking diplomat, occupying one of the

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's two positions as

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. Following his brief career in politics, he returned to the diplomatic scene and in 1921, he was appointed the first Director of the

(1921–22). He advocated a more active and more trade-oriented Danish

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, and was considered to be pro-

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. He was succeeded as Foreign Minister by one of his relatives, Harald Scavenius.

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1875 births 1945 deaths Danish diplomats Foreign ministers of Denmark {{Denmark-politician-stub