Helge Larsen (25 April 1915 – 24 January 2000) was a Danish politician. He was a member of the Danish Social Liberal Party and served as the minister of education between 1968 and 1971.
Helge Larsen | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Education | |
| In office 2 February 1968 – 11 October 1971 | |
| Prime Minister | Hilmar Baunsgaard |
| Succeeded by | Knud Heinesen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 April 1915 Vester Åby, Denmark |
| Died | 24 January 2000 (aged 84) |
| Resting place | Holmen Cemetery, Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Political party | Danish Social Liberal Party |
| Occupation | Teacher |
Early life and education
editLarsen was born on 25 April 1915 in Vester Åby.[1][2] He received his master's degree in history, Danish and German languages in 1942.[3][4]
Career
editLarsen joined the Danish Social Liberal Party in 1936.[3] He worked as a teacher before his political career.[3] He became an adjunct professor at Nykøbing Cathedral School in 1949.[1] He was first elected to the Parliament from the Danish Social Liberal Party on 29 October 1956 and served at the Parliament until 22 September 1964.[1][4] On 2 February 1968 he was appointed minister of education and remained in office until 11 October 1971.[1] The cabinet was led by Prime Minister Hilmar Baunsgaard.[4] The term of the cabinet witnessed some disputes in Denmark, and the Danish university students nicknamed Larsen as Evil Helge.[4] Larsen's successor as education minister was Knud Heinesen.[5]
Larsen was a temporary member of the Parliament in 1974 and in 1976.[1]
Personal life and death
editLarsen married Tonny Karen Lolk in Svendborg on 23 May 1942.[3]
Larsen died on 24 January 2000[2] and was buried in Holmen Cemetery in Copenhagen.[3]
Work
editLarsen was the author of various books on politics[6] and contributed to some newspapers, including Ekstra Bladet and Politiken between 1943 and 1952.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f "Helge Larsen (RV)" (in Danish). Folketinget. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ^ a b Mogens Rüdiger (23 April 2023). "Helge Larsen". Den Store Danske Encyklopædi (in Danish).
- ^ a b c d e Merete Harding; Tage Kaarsted (13 July 2012). "Helge Larsen (politiker)". Dansk Biografisk Leksikon.
- ^ a b c d "Tidl. undervisningsminister Helge Larsen er død". Berlingske (in Danish). 24 January 2000. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ^ Ove Korsgaard; Susanne Wiborg (2006). "Grundtvig—the Key to Danish Education?". Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research. 50 (3): 371. doi:10.1080/00313830600743381. S2CID 145543344.
- ^ "Helge Larsen". WorldCat Entities. 24 January 2000. Retrieved 6 June 2023.