Jens Otto Krag
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| Prime Minister of Denmark | |
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In office September 3, 1962 – February 2, 1968 |
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| Monarch | Frederick IX |
| Preceded by | Viggo Kampmann |
| Succeeded by | Hilmar Baunsgaard |
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In office October 11, 1971 – October 5, 1972 |
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| Monarch | Frederick IX Margrethe II |
| Preceded by | Hilmar Baunsgaard |
| Succeeded by | Anker Jørgensen |
| Leader of the Social Democrats | |
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In office 1962–1972 |
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| Preceded by | Viggo Kampmann |
| Succeeded by | Anker Jørgensen |
| Trade Minister | |
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In office November 13, 1947 – September 16, 1950 |
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| Prime Minister | Hans Hedtoft |
| Preceded by | Axel Kristensen |
| Succeeded by | Hans Christian Hansen |
| Foreign Minister | |
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In office October 8, 1958 – September 3, 1962 |
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| Prime Minister | Hans Christian Hansen & Viggo Kampmann |
| Preceded by | Hans Christian Hansen |
| Succeeded by | Per Hækkerup |
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In office November 28, 1966 – October 1, 1967 |
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| Prime Minister | Jens Otto Krag |
| Preceded by | Per Hækkerup |
| Succeeded by | Hans Tabor |
| Minister without Portfolio | |
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In office September 30, 1953 – October 31, 1953 |
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| Prime Minister | Hans Hedtoft |
| Preceded by | New office |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Minister of Economy and Work | |
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In office October 31, 1953 – May 28, 1957 |
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| Prime Minister | Hans Hedtoft & Hans Christian Hansen |
| Preceded by | New office |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Minister for Foreign Financial Affairs | |
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In office October 8, 1958 – September 3, 1962 |
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| Prime Minister | Hans Christian Hansen & Viggo Kampmann |
| Preceded by | New office |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| President of the Nordic Council | |
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In office 1971–1971 |
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| Preceded by | Sigurður Bjarnason |
| Succeeded by | V. J. Sukselainen |
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15 September 1914 Randers |
| Died | June 22, 1978 (aged 63) Skiveren |
| Nationality | Danish |
| Political party | Social Democrats |
| Spouse(s) |
Birgit Tengroth (1950–1952) Helle Virkner (1959–1973) |
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Cand. polit. Jens Otto Krag |
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In office 1947–1950 |
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In office 1953–1973 |
Jens Otto Krag (Danish pronunciation: [jɛns ʌtˢo ˈkʰʁɑːʊ̯ˀ]) (September 15, 1914 – June 22, 1978) was a Danish politician. He was Prime Minister from 1962 to 1968 and again from 1971 to 1972. He was President of the Nordic Council in 1971.
Krag was born in Randers, Denmark. He joined the Danish Social Democratic Party youth organization in 1930 and rose through the ranks of the party. In the 1930s he moved to Copenhagen and studied economics at the University of Copenhagen while remaining very active in the party.
During World War II, he was Danish supply director and advisor to the labor unions on economic matters. He was elected to Parliament (Folketinget) in 1947 and became Commerce Minister. He supported the strengthening of the Danish military and Danish membership of NATO in 1949.
In 1950 Krag resigned from Parliament partially due to a conflict with Vilhelm Buhl and H. C. Hansen and, in order to become more fluent in the English language and see more of the world, requested a position at the Danish embassy in the United States. He received the position, and was in America until 1953 when he was re-elected to parliament and became a minister without portfolio. He was minister of the new department of foreign economic affairs from 1953 until 1958 and Foreign Minister from 1958 until 1962.
In September 1962 he succeeded Viggo Kampmann as Prime Minister and leader of the Danish Social Democratic Party. He was Prime Minister until February 1968 when the Social Democrats lost power. He became Prime Minister again in 1971 when his party returned to power.
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