Poul Hartling

Poul Hartling
Prime Minister of Denmark
In office 19 December 1973 – 13 February 1975 (1 year, 56 days)
Monarch	Margrethe II
Preceded by	Anker Jørgensen
Succeeded by	Anker Jørgensen
Personal details
Born	(1914-08-14)14 August 1914 Copenhagen
Died	30 April 2000(2000-04-30) (aged 85)
Political party	Venstre

Poul Hartling (Danish pronunciation: [pʌʊl hɑɐ̯tleŋ]) (14 August 1914 – 30 April 2000) was a Danish diplomat and politician. He was a member of the Liberal Party and served as Prime Minister of Denmark from 1973 to 1975 in the Cabinet of Poul Hartling.

Hartling served as Foreign Minister of Denmark from 1968 until 1971 in the Cabinet of Hilmar Baunsgaard. In 1973 Hartling became Prime Minister of Denmark when the sitting Danish Social Democratic Party government of Anker Jørgensen was unable to form a government after the 1973 Danish parliamentary election. Hartling was Prime Minister from 18 December 1973 until 13 February 1975, when Anker Jørgensen and the Social Democrats came to power again. In social policy, Hartling's time as Prime Minister witnessed the passage of the Social Assistance Act of 1974, which instructed municipal authorities to provide day-care and recreation centres for children and young people.

Hartling then left Danish politics to work for the United Nations. He was the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) from 1978 until 1985. In 1981 Hartling accepted the Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of the UNHCR.

References

• https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=mVHA9YVC6GQC&pg=PA179&dq=Denmark+Social+Assistance+Act+1974&hl=en&sa=X&ei=pf5gVdKBMoPX7AapyoOYBA&ved=0CEwQ6AEwCA#v=onepage&q=Denmark%20Social%20Assistance%20Act%201974&f=false

External links

• Hartling's gravestone