Mikael Gam (1901–1982) was a Danish educator and independent politician. After working as a teacher and school administrator in Greenland he became a member of the Danish Parliament in 1960 and served in the post until 1960. During the same period he was the
minister for Greenland
Minister of Greenland () was a cabinet post for affairs with the Danish Arctic territory.
Tom Høyem was Minister from 1982 and served till 1987 briefly (succeeded by Mimi Jakobsen).
In September 1987 the post was eliminated, and responsibility ...
.
Biography
Gam was born in Sinding near
Silkeborg
Silkeborg () is a Denmark, Danish town with a population of 52,571 (1 January 2025).[North Greenland
The Northern Inspectorate of Greenland (), also known as North Greenland, was a Danish inspectorate on Greenland consisting of the trading centers and missionary stations along the northwest coast of the island.
History
West Greenland was di ...]
at the Parliament.
[ His parliamentary term ended on 22 September 1964.][ He was appointed minister for Greenland in the cabinet led by Prime President ]Viggo Kampmann
Olfert Viggo Fischer Kampmann (; 21 July 1910 – 3 June 1976) was a Danish politician who served as the leader of the Danish Social Democrats and prime minister of Denmark from 1960 to 1962. He formed his first cabinet just prior to the 1960 ...
on 18 November 1960.[ Gam continued to serve as minister of Greenland in the next cabinet formed by ]Jens Otto Krag
Jens Otto Krag (; 15 September 1914 – 22 June 1978) was a Danish politician, who served as the prime minister of Denmark from 1962 to 1968 and again from 1971 to 1972, and as leader of the Social Democrats from 1962 to 1972. He was president of ...
.[ Gam's ministerial tenure ended on 26 September 1964.][ He was married to Helga Gam.][ He died in ]Virum
Virum is a mostly residential, suburban neighbourhood in Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality, located on both sides of Lyngby Kongevej, approximately 15 km north of central Copenhagen, Denmark. The neighbourhood is bordered by Furesø (lake), Lake F ...
, Copenhagen, on 24 May 1982 and was buried in Søllerød cemetery.[
Gam was first invested as commander and then, knight of the ]Order of the Dannebrog
The Order of the Dannebrog () is a Denmark, Danish order of chivalry instituted in 1671 by Christian V of Denmark, Christian V. Until 1808, membership in the Order was limited to fifty members of noble or royal rank, who formed a single cla ...
.[
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References
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1901 births
1982 deaths
Government ministers of Denmark
People from Silkeborg Municipality
Independent politicians in Denmark
20th-century Danish writers
Knights of the Order of the Dannebrog
Commanders of the Order of the Dannebrog