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Jens Christian Christensen (
21 November 1856 –
19 December 1930), most often called
J. C. Christensen with the 'J' pronounced as an 'I', was a
Danish politician normally considered the most important Danish political figure between circa 1900 and 1920.
Born into a West Jutland peasant family and starting as a herd boy he was educated a teacher and joined politics in an early age. He was member of the
Danish Liberal Party until he founded the
Venstre Reform Party in
1895. During the next years he successfully and adroitely led the opposition against the last
Right cabinets which resulted in the victory of
parliamentarianism 1901. In the first Left cabinet of
J. H. Deuntzer Christensen was Minister of Cultus and the strong man of the government introducing reforms in the village school system.
J. C. Christensen was
Council President of Denmark from
1905 to
1908 as the leader of the
Cabinet of J. C. Christensen I and
II. During this period he introduced
female suffrage in local politics and tried to solve the problem of the defense. Besides he took the first steps towards a re-conciliation with the moderate liberals excluding the radicals.
The
Alberti scandal in
1908 led to his fall and weakened his position but he continued being the leader of his party participating in the second
Zahle cabinet 1916-1918. 1920-1922 he was minister for the last time and two years later he left politics. During his last years he supported the cultivation of the moor of Jutland.
Literature
- Dansk Biografisk Leksikon, vol. 3, Copenhagen, 1979.
- Svend Thorsen: De danske ministerier, vol. 1, Copenhagen, 1967.
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