Jens Otto Krag , 1914-78, Danish political leader. A Social Democrat, he entered parliament in 1947 and played a leading role in shaping Denmark's postwar economic policies. He served as minister of commerce, industry, and shipping (1947-50), minister of economy and labor (1953-57), and minister of external economic affairs (1957-58). Minister of foreign affairs (1958-62,1966-67), he was twice prime minister (1962-68, 1971-72). In 1972 his goal of European Community membership for Denmark was realized when his government won a resounding victory in a referendum on the issue; one day later Krag resigned the premiership for personal reasons.
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National Day of Denmark.(Opinion & Editorial)
Manila Bulletin; 4/16/2008; 331 words;
... January 1972, the 31-year-old Margarethe II, heir to the throne, was crowned Queen of Denmark by then Prime Minister Jens Otto Krag. For the first time in the thousand-year history of the kingdom, the people of Denmark had a queen as head of state ...
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Obituary: Reginald Spink
The Independent - London; 9/21/1994; GRAEME WRIGHT; 917 words;
... the war, Spink lectured in Denmark about the effects on Britain of the war effort, and with a young Danish economist, Jens Otto Krag, later Prime Minister of Denmark, he wrote England bygger op ("Britain Rebuilds", 1947). On his return to England he ...
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