Svend Haugaard (1913–2003), was a Danish politician and party leader. Member of
Folketinget
The Folketing ( da, Folketinget, ; ), also known as the Parliament of Denmark or the Danish Parliament in English, is the unicameral national legislature (parliament) of the Kingdom of Denmark—Denmark proper together with the Faroe Islands a ...
for the
Social Liberal Party 1964–1979.
Agronomist
An agriculturist, agriculturalist, agrologist, or agronomist (abbreviated as agr.), is a professional in the science, practice, and management of agriculture and agribusiness. It is a regulated profession in Canada, India, the Philippines, the U ...
. Headmaster of an agricultural high school. Was part of a leftist oppositional party faction during the party leadership of
Hilmar Baunsgaard. Followed the latter as party leader but achieved a poor
election result in February 1977. Haugaard had a lifelong personal and organizational commitment to
pacifism
Pacifism is the opposition or resistance to war, militarism (including conscription and mandatory military service) or violence. Pacifists generally reject theories of Just War. The word ''pacifism'' was coined by the French peace campaig ...
. In translation, his memoirs from 1989 are called ''No words without deeds''.
External links
Biographical notes from the Danish Peace Academy and a picture from the cover of Haugaard's memoirs
1913 births
2003 deaths
Danish Social Liberal Party politicians
Members of the Folketing
Leaders of the Danish Social Liberal Party
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