Carl Theodor Zahle

Infobox Prime Minister
name=Carl Theodor Zahle

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order=Council President of Denmark
term_start =October 28, 1909
term_end =July 5, 1910
predecessor =Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg
successor =Klaus Berntsen
term_start2 =June 21, 1913
term_end2 =March 30, 1920
predecessor2 =Klaus Berntsen
successor2 =Otto Liebe
birth_date =birth date|1866|1|19|mf=y
birth_place =Roskilde
death_date =death date and age|1946|2|3|1866|1|19|mf=y
death_place =Copenhagen
party=Det Radikale Venstre

Carl Theodor Zahle (January 19 1866 in Roskilde–February 3 1946 in Copenhagen), Danish lawyer and politician; prime minister of Denmark 1909-1910, 1913-1920. In 1895 he was elected member of the lower chamber of the Danish parliament, "Folketinget", for "Venstrereformpartiet". A campaigner for peace, in 1905 he co-founded Det Radikale Venstre together with other (mostly pacifistic) disgruntled members of "Venstrereformpartiet". He continued on as a member of "Folketinget" for "Det Radikale Venstre" until 1928, when he became a member of the upper chamber of parliament "Landsting". In 1929 he became Justice Minister, a post which he held until 1935. From 1936 until 1945 he was a board member of nationwide daily Politiken.

Persondata
NAME= Zahle, Carl Theodor
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Council President of Denmark
DATE OF BIRTH=January 19 1866
PLACE OF BIRTH=Roskilde
DATE OF DEATH=February 3 1946
PLACE OF DEATH=Copenhagen