Erling Brøndum (11 July 1930 – 4 August 2017) was a Danish journalist and politician. Brøndum, a member of the Venstre political party, served as the

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Poul Hartling Poul Hartling (14 August 1914 – 30 April 2000) was a Danish politician and diplomat. He was leader of Venstre from 1965 to 1977, and served as Prime Minister of Denmark from 1973 to 1975. Prior to that, he served as foreign minister from 1968 ...

from 1973 to 1975. He began at ''Bornholms Tidende'' as a reporter, and at age 26, was named chief editor. After fourteen years as the publication's editor, Brøndum joined the staff of the ''Horsens Folkeblad''. In 1973, Poul Hartling named Brøndum minister of defence. He left the post in 1975, and returned to ''Horsens Folkeblad'' and the '' Aalborg Stiftstidende''.

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