Jens Christian Christensen
Jens Christian Christensen | |
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Council President of Denmark | |
In office 14 January 1905 – 12 October 1908 | |
Monarchs | Christian IX Frederik VIII |
Preceded by | Johan Henrik Deuntzer |
Succeeded by | Niels Neergaard |
Minister of Defence | |
In office 16 September 1909 – 18 October 1909 | |
Prime Minister | Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg |
Preceded by | Niels Neergaard |
Succeeded by | Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg |
In office 14 January 1905 – 12 October 1908 | |
Prime Minister | Himself |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Niels Neergaard |
Minister for Ecclesiastical Affairs | |
In office 5 May 1920 – 15 August 1922 | |
Prime Minister | Niels Neergaard |
Preceded by | Emil Ammentorp |
Succeeded by | Jacob Appel |
Speaker of the Folketing | |
In office 15 March 1912 – 13 June 1913 | |
Monarchs | Frederik VIII Christian X |
Preceded by | Anders Thomsen |
Succeeded by | Niels Pedersen-Nyskov |
Personal details | |
Born | (1856-11-21)21 November 1856 Påbøl, West Jutland, Denmark |
Died | 19 December 1930(1930-12-19) (aged 74) Hee (near Ringkøbing), Denmark |
Political party | Venstre Reform |
Spouse | Karen Kirstine Pedersen |
Children | 4 |
Jens Christian Christensen (21 November 1856 – 19 December 1930), most often called J. C. Christensen with the 'J' pronounced as an 'I', was a Danish politician.
Biography
Christensen was born into a West Jutland peasant family and starting as a herd boy, he was educated a teacher and joined politics at an early age. He was a member of the Danish Liberal Party until he founded the Venstre Reform Party in 1895. During later years, he successfully and adroitly led the opposition against the last Right cabinets, which resulted in the victory of parliamentarianism 1901. In the first Left cabinet of J. H. Deuntzer, Christensen was Minister of Cultus and the strongman of the government, introducing reforms in the village school system.
J. C. Christensen was Council President of Denmark from 1905 to 1908 as the leader of the Christensen I Cabinet and II. During this period he introduced female suffrage in local politics and tried to solve the problem of the defense. Also, he took the first steps towards a re-conciliation with the moderate liberals excluding the radicals. In addition, a law was passed in April 1907 that authorised state contributions for unemployment relief.
The Alberti scandal in 1908 led to his fall and weakened his position, but he was still the leader of his party participating in the second Carl Theodor Zahle cabinet 1916–1918. In 1920–1922, he was minister for the last time and two years later he left politics. During his last years he supported the cultivation of the moor of Jutland.
Literature
- Dansk Biografisk Leksikon, vol. 3, Copenhagen, 1979.
- Svend Thorsen: De danske ministerier, vol. 1, Copenhagen, 1967.
- https://books.google.com/books?id=YCM5AQAAMAAJ&dq=denmark+unemployment+insurance+1907&pg=PA215
Political offices | ||
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Preceded by Jens Jacobsen Kokholm Bjerre | Kultus Minister of Denmark 24 July 1901 – 14 January 1905 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Council President of Denmark 14 January 1905 – 12 October 1908 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by New office | Defence Minister of Denmark 14 January 1905 – 12 October 1908 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Defence Minister of Denmark 16 September 1909 – 18 October 1909 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by Anders Thomsen | Speaker of the Folketing 15 March 1912 – 13 June 1913 | Succeeded by Niels Pedersen-Nyskov |
Preceded by — | Minister without Portfolio of Denmark 30 September 1916 – 18 January 1918 | Succeeded by — |
Preceded by Emil Ammentorp | Minister for Ecclesiastical Affairs of Denmark 5 May 1920 – 15 August 1922 | Succeeded by J. Christian Lindberg Appel |
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