Ove Guldberg

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]

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