Carl Theodor Zahle
Carl Theodor Zahle | |
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Minister of Justice | |
| In office 30 April 1929 – 4 November 1935 | |
| Prime Minister | Thorvald Stauning |
| Preceded by | Svenning Rytter |
| Succeeded by | Karl Kristian Steincke |
| In office 21 June 1913 – 30 March 1920 | |
| Prime Minister | Himself |
| Preceded by | Frits Bülow |
| Succeeded by | Otto Liebe |
| In office 28 October 1909 – 5 July 1910 | |
| Prime Minister | Himself |
| Preceded by | Svend Høgsbro |
| Succeeded by | Frits Bülow |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 January 1866 Roskilde, Denmark |
| Died | 3 February 1946 (aged 80) Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Political party | Social Liberal |
| Alma mater | University of Copenhagen |
Carl Theodor Zahle (19 January 1866 in
Zahle was instrumental in starting negotiations for a new Danish–Icelandic Act of Union (Dansk-Islandsk Forbundslov) in 1917, which resulted in Iceland being recognized as a sovereign nation in a personal union with the king of Denmark the following year.[2]
Early life
C. Th. Zahle was born in Roskilde as the son of cobbler Christian Lauritz Gottlieb Zahle and his wife Karen Emilie. He was interested in politics already in high school and saw himself as a convinced democrat in opposition to the Estrup government. He took a degree in law in 1890 and worked for some time at newspapers for instance the newspaper Politiken. In 1894 he passed the bar exam to the high courts.[3]
Political career
In 1895 he was elected to the
After disagreements with party leader
Zahle was prime minister during World War I and the main objective for his administration during the war was to keep Denmark neutral. Zahle succeeded in this thanks to foreign minister Erik Scavenius (1877–1962). Although Denmark was neutral the war meant a scarcity of goods and materials and regulation of the economy became necessary. Danish foreign minister Ove Rode (1867–1933) was in charge of these policies.[7][8]
After the war the opposition had accumulated great anger towards the Zahle government. The government was accused of having been too friendly towards Germany during the war and the economic regulations limited the profits of business life. On top of that came the question about northern
Zahle never became prime minister again but he became minister of justice under Prime Minister Thorvald Stauning (1873–1942) from 1929 to 1935. He held this portfolio in his own governments and had worked for legal reforms. From 1936 to 1939 he was speaker of the upper house. From 1936 until 1945 he was a board member of nationwide daily Politiken.[10]
References
- ^ "Carl Theodor Zahle". NE Nationalencyklopedin AB. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- ^ "Dansk-Islandsk Forbundslov, 30. november 1918". danmarkshistorien.dk. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- ^ Claus Bjørn. "C.Th. Zahle". Den Store Danske, Gyldendal. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- ^ "Zahle, Carl Theodor". fredsakademiet.dk. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- ^ Claus Bjørn. "Venstrereformpartiet". Den Store Danske, Gyldendal. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- ^ "Det Radikale Venstre". danmarkshistorien.dk. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- ^ Carsten Due-Nielsen. "Erik Scavenius". Den Store Danske, Gyldendal. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- ^ Carsten Due-Nielsen. "Erik Scavenius". Den Store Danske, Gyldendal. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- ^ Ole Lange. "Påskekrisen 1920". Den Store Danske, Gyldendal. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- ^ Vagn Dybdahl. "Th. Stauning". Den Store Danske, Gyldendal. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
Related reading
- Af Jan Baltzersen (2005) Denmark and Southern Jutland during the First World War (Dansk Center for Byhistorie)
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