Hilmar Baunsgaard

Hilmar Baunsgaard
Baunsgaard in 1970
19th Prime Minister of Denmark
In office 2 February 1968 – 11 October 1971
Monarch	Frederik IX
Preceded by	Jens Otto Krag
Succeeded by	Jens Otto Krag
Minister of Commerce
In office 7 September 1961 – 26 September 1964
Prime Minister	Viggo Kampmann Jens Otto Krag
Preceded by	Lars P. Jensen
Succeeded by	Lars P. Jensen
Personal details
Born	Hilmar Tormod Ingolf Baunsgaard (1920-02-26)26 February 1920 Slagelse, Denmark
Died	30 June 1989(1989-06-30) (aged 69) Copenhagen, Denmark
Political party	Social Liberal
Spouse	Egone Baunsgaard

Hilmar Baunsgaard (26 February 1920 – 30 June 1989)^[1] was a Danish politician who served as Prime Minister of Denmark from 1968 to 1971. He was a member of the Danish Social Liberal Party and the party's leader from 1968 to 1975. He was preceded and succeeded by the Social Democratic leader of that time, Jens Otto Krag as prime minister. Between 1948 and 1951, Baunsgaard served as the chairman of Social Liberal Youth of Denmark. In 1957, he became a Member of Parliament. He also served as minister of commerce from 1961 to 1964 under Viggo Kampmann and Jens Otto Krag.

Baunsgaard had an education in trade, and worked in the private business sector.