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Poul Dalsager

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Poul Dalsager
Official portrait, 1981
European Commissioner for Agriculture
In office
1981–1985
PresidentGaston Thorn
Preceded byFinn Olav Gundelach
Succeeded byFrans Andriessen
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries of Denmark
In office
October 1979 – January 1981
Prime MinisterAnker Jørgensen
Preceded byNiels Anker Kofoed [da]
Succeeded byBjørn Westh
In office
February 1975 – August 1978
Prime MinisterAnker Jørgensen
Preceded byNiels Anker Kofoed
Succeeded byNiels Anker Kofoed
Personal details
Born(1929-03-05)5 March 1929
Died2 May 2001(2001-05-02) (aged 72)
Political partySocial Democrats

Poul Christian Dalsager (5 March 1929 – 2 May 2001) was a Danish Social Democrats politician.

He was Minister of Agriculture in the second cabinet of Anker Jørgensen, from February 1975 to August 1978, and Minister of Fisheries from February 1975 to February 1977.

In the fourth cabinet of Anker Jørgensen, Dalsager was Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries from October 1979 to January 1981.

From 1981 to 1985, he was European Commissioner for Agriculture in the Thorn Commission.

He was mayor of Hjørring Municipality from 1990 to 1995, when he retired due to illness.

Source

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  • HVEM-HVAD-HVOR 1976, Politikens Forlag, København 1975.
Preceded by Danish European Commissioner
1981–1985
Succeeded by