Alsing Andersen

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Alsing Andersen

In office
1935 – 1940

President of the Socialist International
In office
1957 – 1962

Born February 5, 1893
December 5, 1962
Political party Social Democrats

Alsing Emanuel Andersen (1893-1962), was a Danish social democrat politician. Andersen served as the Minister of Defense (1935-1940) for Denmark. From 8 July 1940 to 1945, he served as the vice chairman of the Danish Social Democratic Party, and as the acting chairman of the party from the death of Thorvald Stauning (3 May 1942) until the end of the Nazi occupation of Denmark in 1945. Andersen briefly returned to national politics as the Minister of the Interior from 13 November to 23 November in 1947.

He later served as the second President of the Socialist International from 1957-1962.

[edit] References

  • Skou, Kaare R (2005). Dansk politik A-Å (Danish). Aschehoug, pp. 92-93. ISBN 87-11-11652-8.
Political offices
Preceded by
Thorvald Stauning
Defence Minister of Denmark
4 November 19358 July 1940
Succeeded by
Søren Brorsen
Preceded by
Vilhelm Buhl
Finance Minister of Denmark
16 July 19429 November 1942
Succeeded by
Kristian Hansen Kofoed
Preceded by
Niels Ejlert Arnth Jensen
Interior Minister of Denmark
13 November 194723 November 1947
Succeeded by
Jens Smørum
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