Søren Olesen (27 September 1891– 29 August 1973) was a Danish teacher and politician. He was the

minister of interior An interior minister (sometimes called a minister of internal affairs or minister of home affairs) is a Cabinet (government), cabinet official position that is responsible for internal affairs, such as public security, civil registration and iden ...

between 1957 and 1960.

Biography

Olesen was born in Giver,

Aalborg Aalborg (, , ) is Denmark's fourth largest town (behind Copenhagen, Aarhus, and Odense) with a population of 119,862 (1 July 2022) in the town proper and an urban population of 143,598 (1 July 2022). As of 1 July 2022, the Municipality of Aalb ...

, on 27 September 1891. He received a degree in teaching in 1913 and worked as the headmaster at Horne Højskole in

Vendsyssel Vendsyssel () is the northernmost traditional district of Denmark and of Jutland. Being divided from mainland Jutland by the Limfjord, it is technically a part of the North Jutlandic Island, but the name often used informally for the entire island. ...

between 1919 and 1929. He was a member of the

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for the Justice Party for three terms (1945–1947, 1950–1951 and 1953–1960). He was the interior minister in the government under the

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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 ...

and

Viggo Kampmann Olfert Viggo Fischer Kampmann (; 21 July 1910 – 3 June 1976) was a Danish politician who served as the leader of the Danish Social Democrats and Prime Minister of Denmark from 1960 to 1962. He formed his first cabinet just prior to the 1960 el ...

from 1957 to 1960. Olesen retired from politics when the Justice Party lost the elections in 1960. He died in

Hirtshals Hirtshals is a town and seaport on the coast of Skagerrak on the island of Vendsyssel-Thy at the top of the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark, Europe. It is located in Hjørring municipality in Region Nordjylland. The town of Hirtshals has a po ...

on 29 August 1973 and was buried there.

References

1891 births 1973 deaths Danish Interior Ministers Members of the Folketing People from Aalborg Municipality {{Denmark-politician-stub