About Svend Jakobsen
Lived 1935 – 2022 (aged 86). Svend Jakobsen was a Danish politician.
Svend Jakobsen (1 November 1935 – 28 May 2022) was a Danish politician who held different cabinet posts between 1973 and 1981. He was the speaker of the Danish Parliament or Folketing from 1981 to 1989.
Biography Jakobsen was born in Vendsyssel on 1 November 1935. He was president of the Norwegian Cancer Society (1993–2001) and chairman of the Vocational Training Council (1994–2000).
Jakobsen was married and had two daughters. He lived in a senior housing in Taastrup and died there on 28 May 2022.
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Who was Svend Jakobsen?
Danish politician (1935–2022)
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Svend Jakobsen was born on 1 November 1935 in Ulsted.
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Svend Jakobsen died on 28 May 2022.
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Svend Jakobsen was a politician.
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Svend Jakobsen was Danish.
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