- Erik Eriksen
Infobox Prime Minister
name=Erik Eriksen
order=Prime Minister of Denmark
term_start =October 30 ,1950
term_end =September 30 ,1953
predecessor =Hans Hedtoft
successor =Hans Hedtoft
birth_date =birth date|1902|11|20|mf=y
birth_place =Ringe
death_date =death date and age|1972|10|7|1902|11|20|mf=y
death_place =
party=VenstreErik Eriksen (
November 20 ,1902 -October 7 ,1972 ) is a formerPrime Minister of Denmark . Eriksen was leader of the Danish Liberal party "Venstre" from 1950 to 1965. He served asPrime Minister of Denmark from30 October 1950 to30 September 1953 as leader of theCabinet of Erik Eriksen forming a minority government of "Venstre" and theConservative People's Party . Erik Eriksen was a farmer by profession.The main accomplishment by his government was a revision of the
Danish constitution , voted into law in a referendum held in 1953 simultaneously with the parliamentary elections. The former Venstre leader and former Prime MinisterKnud Kristensen had broken away from Venstre to form his own party, "De Uafhængige ". This was one of reasons why the social democratHans Hedtoft was able to secure the parliamentary support to replace Erik Eriksen as Prime Minister and form theCabinet of Hans Hedtoft .After 1953 Eriksen continued as the leader of the opposition but in the long run his consequent alliance with the Conservatives proved an obstacle to a co-operation with "
Det Radikale Venstre ". He therefore resigned as the leader of his party 1965 and was replaced byPoul Hartling .References
*Kristian Hvidt, "Statsministre i Danmark fra 1913 til 1995" (1995)
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