Kristian Hansen Kofoed, known as KH Kofoed, (1879–1951) was a Danish civil servant and politician who served as the finance minister in the period 1942–1945.
Kristian Hansen Kofoed | |
|---|---|
| Finance Minister | |
| In office November 1942 – 5 May 1945 | |
| Prime Minister | Erik Scavenius |
| Preceded by | Alsing Andersen |
| Succeeded by | H. C. Hansen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 March 1879 |
| Died | 14 May 1951 (aged 72) |
| Nationality | Danish |
| Political party | Danish Social Liberal Party |
Biography
editKofoed was born on 11 March 1879.[1] He received a degree in biology.[2]
He was a member of the Danish Parliament for the Danish Social Liberal Party between 1913 and 1920.[1][3] From 1916 he served in the commissions for the salary negotiations with the central union.[2] In 1924 he was appointed permanent secretary of the Ministry of Finance led by Carl Valdemar Bramsnæs.[3][4] Kofoed's appointment led to some controversy in that this post had been assumed by non-political figures who had a degree in law.[2]
During the occupation of Denmark by Nazi Germany the Germans demanded the appointment of a new finance minister.[1] Upon this request in November 1942 Kofoed was named minister of finance to the cabinet led by Prime Minister Erik Scavenius, replacing Alsing Andersen in the post.[5] Kofoed remained in office until 5 May 1945 when H. C. Hansen was appointed finance minister.[5]
He died on 14 May 1951.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Hans Kirchhoff (19 October 2010). "K.H. Kofoed" (in Danish). Den Store Danske. Archived from the original on 25 December 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ a b c Ludvig Goldschmidt Pedersen (Winter 2020). "The Rise of Scientific Virtues in the Danish Central Administration: From Anti-parliamentarism to Objective Expertise". Scandinavian Studies. 92 (4): 468. doi:10.5406/scanstud.92.4.0461. S2CID 225095742.
- ^ a b Jacob Halvas Bjerre (2018). Excluding the Jews: The Aryanization of Danish-German Trade and German Anti-Jewish Policy in Denmark 1937-1943 (PhD thesis). Copenhagen Business School. p. 289. hdl:10419/209091. ISBN 9788793744356. ISSN 0906-6934.
- ^ "Carl Valdemar Bramsnæs, 1879-1965" (in Danish). Danmarks Historien. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ a b "Tidligere finansministre" (in Danish). Finansministriet. Archived from the original on 23 November 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2021.