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Søren Brorsen

Søren Brorsen

Søren Brorsen (1875–1961) was a Danish politician who was a member of Venstre. He was the minister of defence for three terms in the periods of 1922–1924, 1926–1929 and 1940–1943.

Biography[]

Brorsen was born in Nørre Farup on 1 July 1875.[1][2] He was owner of a farm and a member of the Parliament for Venstre between 1907 and 1929 and again between 1932 and 1945.[3] Brorsen served as minister of defense for three terms.[3] He was first appointed to the post in 1922 and was in office until 1924.[3] His second term as minister of justice was for three years from 1926 to 1929.[3] He was again appointed minister of defense on 8 July 1940 three months after the invasion of Denmark by Nazi Germany.[4] Although he was one of the ardent critics of Nazis who disliked him, Brorsen remained in office until 29 August 1943 when the Nazi's military rule took over the ministry.[3][4] Brorsen died Copenhagen on 17 February 1961.[1][2]

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Helge Larsen (17 July 2011). "Søren Brorsen" (in da). Dansk Biografisk Leksikon. https://biografiskleksikon.lex.dk/S%C3%B8ren_Brorsen. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Chris Cook (1989). Sources in European Political History: Diplomacy and International Affairs. Basingstoke; London: The Macmillan Press Ltd.. p. 23. ISBN 978-1-349-05098-7. https://books.google.com/books?id=qXOwCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA23. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Lorenz Rerup (7 May 2020). "Søren Brorsen" (in da). Den Store Danske Encyklopædi. https://denstoredanske.lex.dk/S%C3%B8ren_Brorsen. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 Jerry L. Voorhis (Spring 1972). "Germany and Denmark 1940-1943". pp. 176–177. JSTOR 40917223. 
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