Klaus Berntsen
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Klaus Berntsen | |
|---|---|
Minister of the Interior | |
| In office 12 October 1908 – 28 October 1909 | |
| Prime Minister | Niels Neergaard Ludvig Holstein-Holsteinborg |
| Preceded by | Sigurd Berg |
| Succeeded by | Peter Rochegune Munch |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 June 1844 Eskildstrup, Denmark |
| Died | 27 March 1927 (aged 82) Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Political party | Venstre |
Klaus Berntsen (12 June 1844 – 27 March 1927) was a
Council President of Denmark
from 1910 to 1913. He served as minister of defence from 1910 to 1913 and again from 1920 to 1922. He was also minister of the interior from 1908 to 1909.
Biography
He was born on 12 June 1844. He was the father of Aage Berntsen and Oluf Berntsen.
Very early he took part in politics as a quick-witted and popular agitator but belonging to the
Frederik VIII and enjoyed the king's support but his government was accused of lacking social understanding. 1913 he proposed the revision of the Constitution that was carried through by the second Zahle
Cabinet. When he retired from politics in 1926 he was one of the oldest Danish active parliamentarian politicians ever.
As a member of the Folketing 1873-1884 and again 1886-1926 he remains the longest-serving member of the Danish Parliament and the only member for over 50 years.[1]
He died on 27 March 1927.
References
- ^ "Tal og fakta om Folketinget". Folketinget (in Danish). 24 November 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
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