German military rule (next Prime Minister: Vilhelm Buhl)
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 8 July 1940 – 29 August 1943
Prime Minister
Thorvald Stauning Vilhelm Buhl Himself
Preceded by
Peter R. Munch
Succeeded by
German military rule (next Foreign Minister: John C. Møller)
In office 24 June 1913 – 30 March 1920
Prime Minister
Carl Theodor Zahle
Preceded by
Edvard Brandes
Succeeded by
Henri Konow
In office 28 October 1909 – 5 July 1910
Prime Minister
Carl Theodor Zahle
Preceded by
William Ahlefeldt-Laurvig
Succeeded by
William Ahlefeldt-Laurvig
Personal details
Born
Erik Julius Christian Scavenius
(1877-07-13)13 July 1877 Klintholm, Møn, Denmark
Died
29 November 1962(1962-11-29) (aged 85) Gentofte, Denmark
Political party
Social Liberal
Alma mater
University of Copenhagen
Erik Julius Christian Scavenius (Danish pronunciation:[skæˈve̝ˀnius]; 13 July 1877 – 29 November 1962) was the Danish foreign minister from 1909 to 1910, 1913 to 1920 and 1940 to 1943, and prime minister from 1942 to 1943, during the occupation of Denmark until the Danish elected government ceased to function. He was the foreign minister during some of the most important periods of Denmark's modern history, including the First World War, the plebiscites over the return of northern Schleswig to Denmark, and the German occupation. Scavenius was a member of the Landsting (the upper house of the Danish parliament before 1953) from 1918 to 1920 and from 1925 to 1927 representing the Social Liberal Party. He was chairman of its party organization from 1922 to 1924.
Scavenius belonged to a tradition of elite governance that distrusted democratically elected politicians at a time when they were gaining power and influence. He believed that many of them were influenced by ignorant strains of populism and ill-equipped to face tough compromises and realities. For example, during the negotiations over the return of territory to Denmark following the First World War, he advocated a more cautious approach than many more nationalistic figures. He believed that areas that were mostly German should stay in Germany.
His policy of accommodation and compromise toward the Nazi occupation authorities in Denmark during the Second World War is one of the enduring controversies of Danish history. Some see it as a necessary compromise to protect the Danish state and people, but others see it as unnecessarily accommodating of totalitarian Nazi Germany.
Erik Julius Christian Scavenius (Danish pronunciation: [skæˈve̝ˀnius]; 13 July 1877 – 29 November 1962) was the Danish foreign minister from 1909 to 1910...
Scavenius is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Bente Scavenius (born 1944), Danish art historian, art critic and author Erik Scavenius...
insult. As of result in November of the same year, Buhl was replaced by ErikScavenius. Werner Best was sent to Denmark as a new tough Nazi commander. After...
replaced by foreign minister ErikScavenius, who had been the main link to the Nazi authorities throughout the war. Scavenius was a diplomat, not an elected...
proclaimed the creation of the Free Corps Denmark. Danish Foreign Minister ErikScavenius entered into an agreement with the Reichsbevollmächtigter that officers...
replacement with a new cabinet led by non-party member and veteran diplomat ErikScavenius, whom the Germans expected to be more cooperative. (In any event, whatever...
replacement with a new cabinet led by non-party member and veteran diplomat ErikScavenius, whom the Germans expected to be more cooperative. The background to...
Carsten Due-Nielsen. "ErikScavenius". Den Store Danske, Gyldendal. Retrieved 1 November 2019. Carsten Due-Nielsen. "ErikScavenius". Den Store Danske,...
the Danish neutrality. During May 1915, Foreign Minister of Denmark ErikScavenius contacted the American government with the message that he believed...
Scavenius is the great grandchild of Fergus Roger Scavenius, who was a younger brother of ErikScavenius, former prime minister of Denmark. Scavenius...
Borgen. ISBN 978-8741855257. Scavenius, Bente (1989). At læse billeder [Reading pictures]. Borgen. ISBN 87-418-8495-7. Scavenius, Bente (1991). Den Frie Udstilling...
The Scavenius cabinet was the government of Denmark from 9 November 1942 to 5 May 1945. It replaced the first Buhl cabinet, which collapsed due to the...
Bath: Danebrog gegen Hakenkreuz. Wachholz, 2011, ISBN 978-3-529-02817-5. Erik Haaest: Hipofolk Lorenzen-gruppen – Danske Terrorister i Nazitiden. Documentas...
of the largest in Denmark at the time. The next owner was his son, ErikScavenius, Danish Prime Minister during World War II, who owned Voergaard from...
Prime Minister 1909–1910 and 1913–1920, (Minister of Justice 1929–1935) ErikScavenius, Prime Minister 1942–1945 (de facto until 29 August 1943), (Foreign...
Denmark in 1942. Adolf Hitler personally ordered him removed in 1942. ErikScavenius Prime minister of Denmark from 1942–1943. Dissolved the Danish government...
of Denmark, the governments of prime ministers Vilhelm Buhl and then ErikScavenius cooperated with the Nazi occupiers. On 29 August 1943, the Danish government...
of the Soviet Empire". In a discussion with Danish Foreign Minister ErikScavenius on 2 November 1942, Ribbentrop stated that the Germans expected Asian...
Harald Roger Erik Julius Christian de Scavenius (27 May 1873 – 24 April 1939) was Danish foreign minister from 5 May 1920 to 9 October 1922. Before this...
Denmark. Werner Best, served as a civilian administrator in Denmark. ErikScavenius, Prime minister of Denmark from 1942 to 1943. He pursued a collaborative...
activist and Ventre politician Erik Eriksen Lene Espersen, politician (Konservative Folkeparti) Jacob Brønnum Scavenius Estrup (1825–1913), Council President...
paramilitary group Security Battalions, Greek pro-German paramilitary group Haaest, Erik (2007). Hipofolk. Documentas. Webpage about the Lorenzen group (in Danish)...
besættelsen. Jurist- og Økonomforbundets Forlag. ISBN 87-574-4261-4. Haaest, Erik (1977). Udyr – eller hvad. Viking. ISBN 87-87503-03-4. Skov Kristensen, Henrik...
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