Niels Neergaard

Niels Neergaard
Prime Minister of Denmark
In office October 12, 1908 – August 16, 1909
Monarch	Frederick VIII
Preceded by	Jens Christian Christensen
Succeeded by	Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg
In office May 5, 1920 – April 23, 1924
Monarch	Christian X
Preceded by	Michael Pedersen Friis
Succeeded by	Thorvald Stauning
Personal details
Born	June 27, 1854(1854-06-27)
Died	September 2, 1936(1936-09-02) (aged 82)
Political party	Moderate Venstre, Venstre

Niels Thomasius Neergaard (27 June 1854 – 2 September 1936) was a Danish historian and political figure, a member of the Liberal Moderate Venstre and since 1910 of Venstre. He served as Council President of Denmark between 1908 and 1909 as head of the Cabinet of Neergaard I and as both Prime minister of Denmark and Finance Minister from 5 May 1920 to 23 April 1924, leading the Cabinet of Neergaard II and III. His last cabinet office was as Finance Minister (14 December 1926 – 30 April 1929).

Neergaard's greatest challenges as a politician were as Prime Minister and Finance Minister after the Easter Crisis of 1920, organizing the return of South Jutland to Danish rule and having to deal with the economic crisis brought on by World War I.^[1] He also had a significant influence on the content of the Constitution of 1915.^[1]

Neergaard's largest work as a historian, Under junigrundloven (1892-1916), is still considered the primary work on Danish politics 1848-66.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Skou, Kaare R. (2005). Dansk politik A-Å (Danish). Aschehoug, pp. 491-92. ISBN 87-11-11652-8.

Political offices
Preceded by Vilhelm Lassen	Finance Minister of Denmark July 24, 1908 – October 12, 1908	Succeeded by Charles Brun
Preceded by Jens Christian Christensen	Council President of Denmark October 12, 1908 – August 16, 1909	Succeeded by Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg
Preceded by Jens Christian Christensen	Defence Minister of Denmark October 12, 1908 – August 16, 1909	Succeeded by Jens Christian Christensen
Preceded by Charles Brun	Finance Minister of Denmark August 16, 1909 – October 28, 1909	Succeeded by Edvard Brandes
Preceded by Edvard Brandes	Finance Minister of Denmark July 5, 1910 – June 21, 1913	Succeeded by Edvard Brandes
Preceded by Michael Pedersen Friis	Prime Minister of Denmark May 5, 1920 – April 23, 1924	Succeeded by Thorvald Stauning
Preceded by A.M. Koefoed	Finance Minister of Denmark May 5, 1920 – April 23, 1924	Succeeded by Carl Valdemar Bramsnæs
Preceded by Carl Valdemar Bramsnæs	Finance Minister of Denmark December 14, 1926 – April 30, 1929	Succeeded by Carl Valdemar Bramsnæs

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Name	Neergaard, Niels
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Date of birth	June 27, 1854
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Date of death	September 2, 1936
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