Jørgen Jørgensen (politician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Danish politician
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Place of Birth: Denmark
About Jørgen Jørgensen (politician)
- Jørgen Peder Laurids Jørgensen (19 May 1888 – 15 December 1974), was a Danish politician and party leader.
- Member of Folketinget for the Social Liberal Party 1929-1960.
- Farmer by profession.
- As Minister for Education Jørgensen passed major school reforms in 1937 and 1958.
- He was party leader for two decades, although Bertel Dahlgaard, political spokesperson, and later minister for Economy, was co-leader.
- Jørgensen's mind and living was strongly influenced by the ideas of N.
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- Grundtvig.
- Two of Jørgen Jørgensen's sons, Eigil and Erling, achieved leading positions in the Danish Central Administration.
- A third son, Svend, took over the farm and became a mayor of his regional council twice.
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