Erik Eriksen
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Erik Eriksen (20 November 1902 - 7 October 1972) was leader of the Liberal Party of Denmark and Prime Minister of Denmark from 30 October 1950 to 30 September 1953 as leader of the Cabinet of Erik Eriksen formed as a minority government by the Liberal Party and the Conservative People's Party.
Erik Eriksen was a farmer by profession.
The main accomplishment by his government was a revision of the Danish constitution, voted into law in a referendum held in 1953 simultaneously with the parliamentary elections. The former Liberal Party member and former Prime Minister Knud Kristensen had broken away from the Liberal Party to form his own party, De Uafhængige. This was one of reasons why the social democrat Hans Hedtoft was able to secure the parliamentary support to replace Erik Eriksen as prime minister and form the Cabinet of Hans Hedtoft.
References
- Kristian Hvidt, Statsministre i Danmark fra 1913 til 1995 (1995)
| Preceded by: Hans Hedtoft | Prime minister of Denmark 1950 – 1953 | Succeeded by: Hans Hedtoft |
