Kjeld Løwenstein Philip (3 April 1912 in

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– 27 October 1989) was a Danish economist and politician representing the Danish Social Liberal Party. He was Trade Minister from 1957 to 1960 as member of the Cabinet of H. C. Hansen II and the Cabinet of Viggo Kampmann I, Finance Minister from 1960 to 1961 as member of the Cabinets of Viggo Kampmann I and II and Minister for the Economy from 1961 to 1964 as member of the Cabinet of Viggo Kampmann II and the Cabinet of Jens Otto Krag I.Skou, Kaare R. (2005). ''Dansk politik A-Å'' . Aschehoug, p. 539. . He was member of the Danish parliament (the

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) from 1960 to 1964. His wife, Grethe Philip (1916–2016) was a member of parliament 1960–1979. As Minister of Trade, Philip introduced the regional development act as well as a number of liberalisations that followed the membership of the

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in 1960.

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1912 births 1989 deaths Politicians from Copenhagen Danish Social Liberal Party politicians Ministers for finance of Denmark Members of the Folketing Aarhus University alumni Academic staff of Aarhus University Academic staff of the University of Copenhagen Academic staff of Stockholm University 20th-century Danish economists {{denmark-academic-bio-stub