Ella Gudrun Ingeborg Holleufer (March 22, 1906 – December 4, 1954) was married to the two time

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Hans Hedtoft Hans Hedtoft Hansen (21 April 1903 – 29 January 1955) was a Danish politician of the Social Democrats who served as the prime minister of Denmark from 1947 to 1950 and again from 1953 until his death in 1955. He also served as the first presi ...

. She was born in

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as the daughter of the

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August Holleufer, and her mother Dorthea Marie was one of the leading

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s in Denmark at the end of the 19th century. Ella Hedtoft died after suffering from

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for years and was buried at Vestre Kirkegård in

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, in a section where leading

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and members of the workers unions are buried.

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Sources

* Leif Thorsen: Hans Hedtoft – En biografi. Odense Universitetsforlag 1998. * The Holleufer Family (article written by journalist Torben Holleufer, Copenhagen, Denmark – son of Jørgen Holleufer, nephew of Hans & Ella Hedtoft). 1906 births 1954 deaths 20th-century Danish women Deaths from Addison's disease People with Addison's disease People from Aarhus Spouses of prime ministers of Denmark {{Denmark-bio-stub