Ove Guldberg
Ove Guldberg | |
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Minister of Public Works | |
In office 1968–1971 | |
Prime Minister | Hilmar Baunsgaard |
Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
In office 19 December 1973 – 13 February 1975 | |
Prime Minister | Poul Hartling |
Personal details | |
Born | 2 December 1918 Nysted |
Died | 28 February 2008 Nexø | (aged 89)
Political party | Venstre |
Spouse(s) | Else Guldberg |
Profession | Engineer |
Ove Guldberg (1918–2008) was a Danish engineer, businessman and politician who served as the minister of public works in the period 1968–1971 and minister of foreign affairs between 1973 and 1975.
Early life and education[]
Guldberg was born in Nysted on 2 December 1918.[1] His father was a jurist.[2] He received an engineering degree in 1942 and obtained a candidate of law degree in 1949.[1]
Career[]
Guldberg was the director of the Danish Engineering Association in the period 1952–1965 and of the Association of Consulting Engineers the period 1965–1968.[2] From 1957 to 1968 he was also the director of a company owned by the Danish Engineering Association.[2] In 1964 he joined the liberal party Venstre and won a seat at the Folketing where he served until 1977.[1] He was the minister of public works in the cabinet of Prime Minister Hilmar Baunsgaard in the period 1968–1971.[1] Between December 1973 to February 1975 Guldberg was the foreign minister in the cabinet led by Poul Hartling.[3] From 1973 to 1977 he was a member of the European Parliament.[1]
Personal life and death[]
Guldberg married and had children, one of whom was a diplomat.[2] Following his retirement from politics he and his wife, Else, lived in Spain and Ireland.[1] They moved to Nexø in January 2003. His wife died there in September 2005, and he also died there on 28 February 2008.[2]
References[]
- ^ a b c d e f "Ove Guldberg". Den Store Danske. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "Rationel - aldrig folkelig". Berlingske (in Danish). 2 March 2008. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- ^ "Danske regeringer 1973-1982". Danmarks Historien. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- 20th-century Danish engineers
- 1918 births
- 2008 deaths
- Foreign ministers of Denmark
- Government ministers of Denmark
- Members of the Folketing 1968–1971
- Members of the Folketing 1971–1973
- Members of the Folketing 1973–1975
- Members of the Folketing 1975–1977
- Venstre (Denmark) MEPs
- People from Guldborgsund Municipality