Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg

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Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg

Council President of Denmark
In office 16 August 1909 – 28 October 1909
Monarch	Frederick VIII
Preceded by	Niels Neergaard
Succeeded by	Carl Theodor Zahle
Personal details
Born	(1839-06-10)10 June 1839 Hochberg (now Remseck am Neckar), Württemberg
Died	1 March 1912(1912-03-01) (aged 72) Ledreborg
Political party	Moderate Venstre

Johan Ludvig Carl Christian Tido lensgreve Holstein til Ledreborg^{[citation needed]} (10 June 1839 – 1 March 1912) was a Danish politician, a descendant of Johan Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg, who was Minister of State of Denmark. He was Council President of Denmark for two months, from 16 August to 28 October 1909, as the leader of the Cabinet of Holstein-Ledreborg. He also served as Defence Minister of Denmark from 18 October to 28 October 1909.

As one of the few members of the Venstre Reform Party, the Danish Liberal party belonging to the nobility, Holstein was isolated by his colleagues and at the same time took a special position within Venstre. He was considered an outstanding and varied speaker and as one of "the five leaders of Venstre" but already 1890 he gave up his political life devoting himself to his life as a squire on Zealand.

During the parliamentarian crisis 1909 he suddenly re-entered the scene, formed a Venstre cabinet and managed to form a compromise in the question of defence that satisfied all parts. A few days later he engineered a vote of no confidence in his own government (the first one in Danish history), and, after duly losing it, resigned and returned to his quiet private life.

He is Denmark's only Catholic Prime Minister.

Quote

"There has been much talk from honourable members lately of old statements made in the past by me and others. I don't really care much for old statements, but allow me to assure, that that cesspool is of course still at the honourable gentlemen's full disposal".

In parliament, when confronted with old statements contradicting his current defence policy.

Political offices
Preceded by Niels Thomasius Neergaard	Council President of Denmark 16 August 1909 – 28 October 1909	Succeeded by Carl Theodor Zahle
Preceded by Jens Christian Christensen	Defence Minister of Denmark 18 October 1909 – 28 October 1909	Succeeded by Christopher Krabbe

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Moltke Bluhme Ørsted Bang Andræ Hall Rotwitt Hall Monrad Bluhme Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs Holstein-Holsteinborg Fonnesbech Estrup Reedtz-Thott Hørring Sehested Deuntzer Christensen Neergaard Holstein-Ledreborg Zahle Berntsen Zahle Liebe Friis Neergaard Stauning Madsen-Mygdal Stauning Buhl Scavenius Buhl Kristensen Hedtoft Eriksen Hedtoft Hansen Kampmann Krag Baunsgaard Krag Jørgensen Hartling Jørgensen Schlüter Nyrup Rasmussen Fogh Rasmussen Løkke Rasmussen Thorning-Schmidt

Persondata
Name	Holstein-Ledreborg, Ludvig
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	10 June 1839
Place of birth	Hochberg (now Remseck am Neckar), Württemberg
Date of death	1 March 1912
Place of death	Ledreborg

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