For the Danish politician, born 1953, see Knud Vældgaard Kristensen.
Knud Kristensen
13th Prime Minister of Denmark
In office 7 November 1945 – 13 November 1947
Monarchs
Christian X Frederik IX
Preceded by
Vilhelm Buhl
Succeeded by
Hans Hedtoft
Personal details
Born
(1880-10-26)26 October 1880 Ringkøbing
Died
28 September 1962(1962-09-28) (aged 81) Humlebæk
Political party
Venstre
Knud Kristensen (26 October 1880 – 28 September 1962) was Prime Minister of Denmark from 7 November 1945 to 13 November 1947 in the first elected government after the German occupation of Denmark during World War II. After the October 1945 election, Knud Kristensen formed the Cabinet of Knud Kristensen (Danish: Regeringen Knud Kristensen), a minority government consisting only of his liberal party (Danish: Venstre).[1][2]
^"Knud Kristensen, 1880-1962". danmarkshistorien.dk. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
^"Regeringen Knud Kristensen". Statsministeriete. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
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