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Karl Kristian Vilhelm Steincke (25 August 1880 – 8 August 1963), was aDanishpolitician from theSocial Democratic Party. He wasjustice minister from 1924 to 1926 in theStauning I Cabinet,social minister from 1929 to 1935 in theStauning II Cabinet, and justice minister again from 1935 to 1939 in theStauning III Cabinet and in 1950 in theHedtoft I andII Cabinets.[1] He has been cited as the chief architect of the Danishwelfare state with the Social Reform Acts of the early 1930s, including theKanslergade Agreement.[2]
Steincke is especially known for his bookThe Future's Social Welfare (Danish:Fremtidens forsørgelsesvæsen) from 1920 in which he foretells:
"We treat the inferior individual with all care and love, but forbid him, in return, only to reproduce himself."
His book was the basis of the Danish laws aboutEugenics, the sterilization and castration of unwanted elements. Steincke regarded the prevention of "inferior individuals" reproducing as important for society, as for the children of the "inferior individuals".
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| Preceded by | Justice Minister of Denmark 23 April 1924 – 14 December 1926 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by — | Social Minister of Denmark 30 April 1929 – 4 November 1935 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Justice Minister of Denmark 4 November 1935 – 15 September 1939 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Speaker of the Landsting 7 January 1948 – 15 March 1950 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Justice Minister of Denmark 4 March 1950 – 30 October 1950 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Speaker of the Landsting 1951 – 1952 | Succeeded by |
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