Jens Christian Christensen (21 November 1856 – 19 December 1930), most often called J. C. Christensen with the 'J' pronounced as an 'I', was a

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politician.

Biography

Christensen was born into a West Jutland peasant family and starting as a herd boy, he was educated a teacher and joined politics at an early age. He was a member of the

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until he founded the

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in 1895. During later years, he successfully and adroitly led the opposition against the last

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cabinets, which resulted in the victory of

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1901. In the first Left cabinet of

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, Christensen was Minister of Cultus and the strongman of the government, introducing reforms in the village school system. J. C. Christensen was

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from 1905 to 1908 as the leader of the

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and II. During this period he introduced

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in local politics and tried to solve the problem of the defense. Also, he took the first steps towards a re-conciliation with the moderate liberals excluding the radicals. In addition, a law was passed in April 1907 that authorised state contributions for unemployment relief. The

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in 1908 led to his fall and weakened his position, but he was still the leader of his party participating in the second

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cabinet 1916–1918. In 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. * https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=YCM5AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA215&lpg=PA215&dq=denmark+unemployment+insurance+1907&source=bl&ots=UUX7gQc0n_&sig=6NzHgyS-QwUib3I8QTxX0bmbBiQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CDcQ6AEwBWoVChMIuY3mhb_FyAIVRLcUCh3pawwA#v=onepage&q=denmark%20unemployment%20insurance%201907&f=false 1856 births 1930 deaths Danish Defence Ministers Danish Kultus Ministers Prime Ministers of Denmark Speakers of the Folketing Danish Ministers for Ecclesiastical Affairs Honorary Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George 19th-century Danish politicians 20th-century Danish politicians Leaders of political parties in Denmark {{Denmark-politician-stub