Knud Heinesen

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Knud Heinesen
Minister of Education
In office
11 October 1971 – 27 September 1973
Prime Minister
Preceded byHelge Larsen
Succeeded byRitt Bjerregaard
Minister of Budget
In office
27 September 1973 – 19 December 1973
Prime MinisterAnker Jørgensen
Preceded byPer Hækkerup
Minister of Finance
In office
13 February 1975 – 26 October 1979
Prime MinisterAnker Jørgensen
Preceded byAnders Ejnar Andersen
Succeeded bySvend Jakobsen
In office
30 December 1981 – 10 September 1982
Prime MinisterAnker Jørgensen
Preceded bySvend Jakobsen
Succeeded byHenning Christophersen
Minister of Public Works
In office
15 October 1981 – 30 December 1981
Prime MinisterAnker Jørgensen
Preceded byJens Risgaard Knudsen
Succeeded byJ. K. Hansen
Personal details
Born (1932-09-26) 26 September 1932 (age 91)
Kerteminde, Denmark
Political partySocial Democrats
Alma materUniversity of Copenhagen
ProfessionEconomist

Knud Heinesen (born 26 September 1932) is a Danish economist and politician who held various cabinet posts, including the minister of education and minister of finance. In 1985 he retired from politics and was involved in business.

Early life and education[edit]

Heinesen was born in Kerteminde on 26 September 1932.[1][2] He was adopted by his aunt at age seven when his mother died.[3] He was raised in Vangede.[4] He attended Aurehøj Gymnasium in Gentofte and graduated in 1951.[2] He studied economics at the University of Copenhagen and graduated in 1959.[2] He joined a social democratic student organization, Frit Forum, during his studies at the university.[4]

Career[edit]

Following his graduation Heinesen worked as a high school teacher in Roskilde.[4] In the period 1960–1962 he worked as a secretary in the Labor Movement's business council (AE), but he returned to Roskilde High School to work as the headmaster in 1962 and continued to work there until 1967.[4] In 1963 Heinesen became a member of the Radio Council and in 1967 he was appointed chairman of the council which he held until 1971.[1] The same year he resigned from his job as headmaster and began to involve in politics being a member of the Social Democrats.[2] In 1971 Heinesen was elected to the Danish Parliament.[4]

On 11 October 1971, Heinesen succeeded Helge Larsen as minister of education.[5][6][7] He was in office until 27 September 1973 when Ritt Bjerregaard replaced him in the post in a cabinet reshuffle.[4][8] Heinesen was appointed minister of budget 27 September 1973, replacing Per Hækkerup in the post.[4] Heinesen's term was very brief and ended in December that year. His post was also discontinued by the new government.[9][4] In 1975 he was named minister of finance in the second cabinet of Prime Minister Anker Jørgensen. He succeeded Anders Ejnar Andersen.[1][9][10][11] Heinesen resigned from office in 1979 and was succeeded by Svend Jakobsen, but he served as the vice president of the Social Democrats.[4][12]

Heinesen was named as the minister of public works on 15 October 1981 when Jens Risgaard Knudsen had to resign from the office due to his involvement in a scandal.[4][13] His tenure ended on 30 December 1981.[13] Heinesen's last cabinet post was the minister of finance which he held in the period between 1981 and 1982 again in the cabinet led by Anker Jørgensen.[4][14] He was succeeded by Henning Christophersen as minister of finance.[15]

Heinesen retired from politics in 1985 and became director of Copenhagen Airport.[2] From 1989 to 1995 he served as the director of several companies and was also a member of the boards of different companies.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Knud Heinesen". Den Store Danske Encyklopædi (in Danish). Archived from the original on 27 April 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Heinesen, Knud" (in Danish). Leksikon. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  3. ^ David Rehling (23 November 2006). "Knuds kraftfulde krønike". Information. Archived from the original on 2 January 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Knud Heinesen, (f. 1932)" (in Danish). Danmarks Historien. Archived from the original on 2 January 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Regjeringen Hilmar Baunsgaard". statsministeriet.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  6. ^ Ove Korsgaard; Susanne Wiborg (2006). "Grundtvig—the Key to Danish Education?". Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research. 50 (3): 371. doi:10.1080/00313830600743381.
  7. ^ "Regjeringen Jens Otto Krag III". statsministeriet.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  8. ^ "Regjeringen Anker Jørgensen I". statsministeriet.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  9. ^ a b "Regjeringen Poul Hartling". statsministeriet.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  10. ^ "Regjeringen Anker Jørgensen II". statsministeriet.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  11. ^ "Regjeringen Anker Jørgensen III". statsministeriet.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  12. ^ "Regjeringen Anker Jørgensen IV". statsministeriet.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  13. ^ a b "Knud Heinesen (S)" (in Danish). Folketinget. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  14. ^ "Regjeringen Anker Jørgensen V". statsministeriet.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  15. ^ "Regjeringen Poul Schlüter I". statsministeriet.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 27 April 2024.
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