Alsing Andersen | |
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| Minister of Defence | |
| In office 4 November 1935 – 10 April 1940 | |
| President of theSocialist International | |
| In office 6 July 1957 – 9 September 1963 | |
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| Born | 5 February 1893 Copenhagen,Denmark |
| Died | 5 December 1962 (1962-12-06) (aged 69) |
| Political party | Social Democrats |
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Alsing Emanuel Andersen (5 February 1893 – 5 December 1962) was aDanishsocial democrat politician. Andersen served as theMinister of Defense (1935–1940) for Denmark. From 8 July 1940 to 1945, he served as the vice chairman of theDanish Social Democratic Party, and as the acting chairman of the party from the death ofThorvald Stauning (3 May 1942) until the end of theNazi occupation of Denmark in 1945. Andersen briefly returned to national politics as theMinister of the Interior from 13 to 23 November 1947.
He later served as the second President of theSocialist International from 1957 to 1962. His other post-war activities include acting as a chairman for theUnited Nations Commission appointed to investigate theHungarian Revolution of 1956.[1]
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| Preceded by | Defence Minister of Denmark 4 November 1935 – 8 July 1940 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Finance Minister of Denmark 16 July 1942 – 9 November 1942 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Interior Minister of Denmark 13 November 1947 – 23 November 1947 | Succeeded by |
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