Erik Ninn-Hansen

Erik Ninn-Hansen
Speaker of the Folketing
In office
10 January 1989 – 3 October 1989
MonarchMargrethe II
Preceded bySvend Jakobsen
Succeeded byHans Peter Clausen
Minister of Justice
In office
10 September 1982 – 10 January 1989
Prime MinisterPoul Schlüter
Preceded byOle Espersen
Succeeded byHans Peter Clausen
Minister of Finance
In office
17 March 1971 – 11 October 1971
Prime MinisterHilmar Baunsgaard
Preceded byPoul Møller
Succeeded byHenry Grünbaum
Minister of Defence
In office
2 February 1968 – 17 March 1971
Prime MinisterHilmar Baunsgaard
Preceded byVictor Gram
Succeeded byKnud Østergaard
Leader of the Conservative People's Party
In office
1971–1974
Preceded byPoul Møller
Succeeded byPoul Schlüter
Member of the Folketing
In office
21 April 1953 – 20 September 1994
ConstituencyFyns (1971–1994)
Sorø (1953–1971)
Personal details
Born(1922-04-12)12 April 1922
Skørpinge, Denmark
Died20 September 2014(2014-09-20) (aged 92)
Fredriksberg, Denmark
Political partyConservative People's
Spouse
Astrid Pedersen
(m. 1947; died 2010)
Children2

Erik Ninn-Hansen (12 April 1922 – 20 September 2014) was a Danish politician. He served in the Cabinet of Hilmar Baunsgaard, first as Defence Minister, and later as Finance Minister. In the early 1970s he became leader of the Conservative People's Party, but without much success, as the party slumped to its worst-ever results in the 1973 and 1975 elections.[1]

  1. ^ Erik Ninn-Hansen Den Store Danske, Gyldendals åbne encyclopædi

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