Ivar Nørgaard, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Government minister of Denmark
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Place of Birth: Kongens Lyngby, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
About Ivar Nørgaard
- Ivar Nørgaard (July 26, 1922 – November 3, 2011), also spelled Ivar Noergaard, was a Danish politician, former economics minister and member of the Social Democrats.
- Nørgaard led the negotiations for Denmark's ascension into the European Union in 1973.Nørgaard served as the head of several ministries within Social Democratic governments during the 1960s and 1970s.
- He supported Denmark's membership into the European Economic Community, the predecessor of the European Union, and headed his country's successful negotiations.
- Noorgaard was an opponent of the euro and the eurozone.Nørgaard died of a cerebral blood clot on November 3, 2011, at the age of 89.
- He was survived by his wife, children and grandchildren.
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