Poul Hansen | |
|---|---|
| Minister for Finance | |
| In office 15 November 1962 – 24 August 1965 | |
| Prime Minister | Jens Otto Krag |
| Preceded by | Hans R. Knudsen |
| Succeeded by | Henry Grünbaum |
| Minister of Defence | |
| In office 25 May 1956 – 15 November 1962 | |
| Prime Minister | H. C. Hansen Viggo Kampmann Jens Otto Krag |
| Preceded by | Rasmus Hansen |
| Succeeded by | Victor Gram |
| Minister for Economic Affairs | |
Acting | |
| In office 26 September 1964 – 8 October 1964 | |
| Prime Minister | Jens Otto Krag |
| Preceded by | Kjeld Philip |
| Succeeded by | Henry Grünbaum |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 February 1913 Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Died | 13 August 1966 (aged 53) Virum, Denmark |
| Political party | Social Democrats |
Hans Christian Poul Hansen (27 February 1913 – 13 August 1966), simply known as Poul Hansen, was a Danish politician, who served as Defence Minister of Denmark from 1956 to 1962 and Danish Minister of Finance from 1962 to 1965. He represented the Social Democrats in the Folketinget parliament for 21 years.
Born in Copenhagen, from 1937 to 1942, Hansen served as chairman of the Social Democratic Youth of Denmark, and he later worked as a journalist for a Social Democratic newspaper.[1] In 1945, he was elected to the Danish Folketinget parliament.[1] Hansen was named Defence Minister by Prime Minister of Denmark H. C. Hansen on 25 May 1956, replacing Rasmus Hansen.[2] In the subsequent governments of Viggo Kampmann and Jens Otto Krag, Hansen retained this position. On 15 November 1962, Hansen moved from his position as Defence Minister to replace the recently deceased Hans R. Knudsen as Minister of Finance.[3] As Jens Otto Krag did not have a Danish Minister of Economic Affairs ready for his newly elected government on 26 September 1964, Hansen served as interim Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs both for two weeks, until Henry Grünbaum was named permanent Minister of Economic Affairs on 8 October 1964.[4]