Hans Christian Poul Hansen (27 February 1913 – 13 August 1966), simply known as Poul Hansen, was a

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, who served as

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from 1956 to 1962 and Danish Minister of Finance from 1962 to 1965. He represented the

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in the

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parliament for 21 years. Born in Copenhagen, from 1937 to 1942, Hansen served as chairman of the

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, and he later worked as a journalist for a Social Democratic newspaper.Poul Hansen
at Gyldendals åbne encyklopædi In 1945, he was elected to the Danish

parliament. Hansen was named Defence Minister by

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H. C. Hansen Hans Christian Svane Hansen (8 November 1906 – 19 February 1960), often known as H. C. Hansen or simply H. C., was a Danish politician who served as Prime Minister of Denmark from 1955 until his death in 1960. A Social Democrat, Hansen served ...

on 25 May 1956, replacing Rasmus Hansen. In the subsequent governments of

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and

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, Hansen retained this position. On 15 November 1962, Hansen moved from his position as Defence Minister to replace the recently deceased Hans R. Knudsen as Minister of Finance. As Jens Otto Krag did not have a Danish Minister of Economic Affairs ready for his newly elected government on 26 September 1964, Hansen served as interim Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs both for two weeks, until

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was named permanent Minister of Economic Affairs on 8 October 1964.Det Økonomiske Råd i 1962 og Helhedsløsningen i 1963
, Danish Ministry of Economic Affairs

Ministerial positions

Hansen was named minister in several cabinets from 1956 to 1965: * Defence Minister in the Cabinet of H. C. Hansen I from May 25, 1956 to May 28, 1957 * Defence Minister in the Cabinet of H. C. Hansen II from May 28, 1957 to February 21, 1960 * Defence Minister in the

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from February 21, 1960 to November 18, 1960 * Defence Minister in the Cabinet of Viggo Kampmann II from November 18, 1960 to September 3, 1962 * Defence Minister in the Cabinet of Jens Otto Krag I from September 3, 1962 to November 15, 1962 * Minister of Finance in the Cabinet of Jens Otto Krag I from November 15, 1962 to September 26, 1964 * Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs in the Cabinet of Jens Otto Krag II from September 26, 1964 to October 8, 1964 * Minister of Finance in the Cabinet of Jens Otto Krag II from October 8, 1964 to August 25, 1965

References

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