Jens Christian Christensen
Jens Christian Christensen | |
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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 | 21 November 1856 Påbøl, West 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
Minister of Cultus
and the strongman of the government, introducing reforms in the village school system.
J. C. Christensen was
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
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