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Per Hækkerup

1915 – 1979

Danish politician

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About Per Hækkerup

Lived 1915 – 1979 (aged 63). Per Hækkerup was a Danish politician.

Per Hækkerup (25 December 1915 – 13 March 1979) was a Danish Social Democratic politician, who served as Foreign Minister of Denmark from 1962 to 1966.

Hækkerup, the son of Hans Kristian Hækkerup, a politician, was active in politics from the end of the Second World War to his death in 1979. He was the chairman of the youth organization of the Danish Social Democrats from 1946 to 1952 and the secretary general of International Union of Socialist Youth from 1946 to 1951.

Hækkerup is most widely known for the agreement he reached with the Norwegian Minister Jens Evensen that gave Norway the oil-rich Ekofisk oil field in the North Sea. According to an urban legend, Hækkerup was drunk when he signed the agreement, but Danish historians today agree that the agreement was most fair and that Hækkerup was not drunk.

He was married to Grethe Hækkerup and is the father of Hans Hækkerup and Klaus Hækkerup.

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Important facts

Birth century
Occupation
Positions held
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Denmark, Substitute member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Representative of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Member of the Folketing
Awards
Culture and Science Award of the City of Kiel; Orden wider den tierischen Ernst

Family & relationships

Spouse
Grethe Hækkerup

People in Per Hækkerup's life

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Contemporaries

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Per Hækkerup?

Danish politician (1915-1979)

When was Per Hækkerup born?

Per Hækkerup was born on 25 December 1915 in Ringsted.

When did Per Hækkerup die?

Per Hækkerup died on 13 March 1979 in Denmark.

What was Per Hækkerup's occupation?

Per Hækkerup was a politician.

What nationality was Per Hækkerup?

Per Hækkerup was Danish.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Per Hækkerup

· Wikidata: Q707374

· DBpedia: Per Hækkerup

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