Søren Brorsen (1875–1961) was a Danish politician who was a member of Venstre. He was the

minister of defence A defence minister or minister of defence is a cabinet official position in charge of a ministry of defense, which regulates the armed forces in sovereign states. The role of a defence minister varies considerably from country to country; in som ...

for three terms in the periods 1922–1924, 1926–1929 and 1940–1943.

Biography

Brorsen was born in

Nørre Farup {{Infobox settlement , name = Nørre Farup , image_skyline = Nørre Farup byskilt.jpg , imagesize = , image_caption = Western entrance to the village , image_flag = , flag_size = , image_seal ...

on 1 July 1875. He was owner of a farm and a member of the Parliament for Venstre between 1907 and 1929 and again between 1932 and 1945. Brorsen served as minister of defense for three terms. He was first appointed to the post in 1922 and was in office until 1924. His second term as minister of justice was for three years from 1926 to 1929. He was again appointed minister of defense on 8 July 1940 three months after the

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of Denmark by

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. Although he was one of the ardent critics of Nazis who disliked him, Brorsen remained in office until 29 August 1943 when the Nazi's military rule took over the ministry. Brorsen died Copenhagen on 17 February 1961.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Brorsen, Soren 1875 births 1961 deaths Danish Defence Ministers Venstre (Denmark) politicians Danish farmers