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Thomas Madsen-Mygdal | |
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| Prime Minister of Denmark | |
| In office 14 December 1926 – 30 April 1929 | |
| Monarch | Christian X |
| Preceded by | Thorvald Stauning |
| Succeeded by | Thorvald Stauning |
| Minister for Agriculture | |
| In office 14 December 1926 – 30 April 1929 | |
| Prime Minister | Himself |
| Preceded by | Kristen Bording |
| Succeeded by | Kristen Bording |
| In office 5 May 1920 – 23 April 1924 | |
| Prime Minister | Niels Neergaard |
| Preceded by | Christian Sonne |
| Succeeded by | Kristen Bording |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1876-12-24)24 December 1876 Mygdal,Hjørring, Denmark |
| Died | 23 February 1943(1943-02-23) (aged 66) Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Political party | Venstre |
Thomas Madsen-Mygdal (24 December 1876 – 23 February 1943) was a Danish politician fromVenstre who served as theprime minister of Denmark from 1926 to 1929. He was also minister for agriculture from 1920 to 1924 and again while concurrently being prime minister.
Madsen-Mygdal was born in Mygdal,Vendsyssel, the son of landstingsmand, statsrevisor N.P. Madsen-Mygdal (1835–1913) and Ane Kirstine Jacobsen (1839–1902). He became a teacher from Jelling Seminarium but later studied agriculture.
Thomas Madsen-Mygdal was a self-taughtfarmer, and was alsoMinister of Agriculture while he was Prime Minister, as he had also been in theCabinet of Neergaard.
His government had the parliamentary support of theConservative People's Party, but he lost their support in 1929 when the Conservative People's Party was not satisfied with the resources allocated to themilitary in the budget. Having lost his parliamentary support on this important issue, new elections were held, and theSocial Democrats and theDanish Social Liberal Party came into power.
TheUniversity of Aarhus was founded under his government.
Madsen-Mygdal married Marie Deichmann, née Rovsing (27 December 1885 - 15 December 1955) on 15 November 1907 inGentofte. He ownedEdelgave from 1921 and until his death. His widow kept the estate until her death in 1955.
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| Preceded by | Minister for Agriculture of Denmark 5 May 1920 – 23 April 1924 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Prime Minister of Denmark 14 December 1926 – 30 April 1929 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Minister for Agriculture of Denmark 14 December 1926 – 30 April 1929 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by ? | Leader of Venstre 1929–1941 | Succeeded by |
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