Knud Kristensen

Knud Kristensen (born Oct. 26, 1880, Ringkøbing, Den.—died Sept. 29, 1962, Hillerød) was a politician who, as leader of the first elected post-World War II Danish government, rekindled national hopes for the reacquisition of the historical territory of Schleswig from Germany. He also founded the Independent Party. Entering Parliament in 1920, Kristensen became a leader of the Venstre (Left) Party. In 1940 he became minister of the interior in Thorvald Stauning’s coalition government under the...