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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
Kerteminde, Denmark
Died8 January 2025(2025-01-08) (aged 92)
Political partySocial Democrats
Alma materUniversity of Copenhagen
ProfessionEconomist

Knud Heinesen (26 September 1932 – 8 January 2025) was 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.

Background

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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]

Heinesen died on 8 January 2025, at the age of 92.[5]

Career

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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.[6][7][8] He was in office until 27 September 1973 when Ritt Bjerregaard replaced him in the post in a cabinet reshuffle.[4][9] 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.[10][4] In 1975 he was named minister of finance in the second cabinet of Prime Minister Anker Jørgensen. He succeeded Anders Ejnar Andersen.[1][10][11][12] Heinesen resigned from office in 1979 and was succeeded by Svend Jakobsen, but he served as the vice president of the Social Democrats.[4][13]

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][14] His tenure ended on 30 December 1981.[14] 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][15] He was succeeded by Henning Christophersen as minister of finance.[16]

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

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  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. ^ Tidligere minister Knud Heinesen er død (in Danish)
  6. ^ "Regjeringen Hilmar Baunsgaard". statsministeriet.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  7. ^ Ove Korsgaard; Susanne Wiborg (2006). "Grundtvig—the Key to Danish Education?". Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research. 50 (3): 371. doi:10.1080/00313830600743381.
  8. ^ "Regjeringen Jens Otto Krag III". statsministeriet.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  9. ^ "Regjeringen Anker Jørgensen I". statsministeriet.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  10. ^ a b "Regjeringen Poul Hartling". statsministeriet.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  11. ^ "Regjeringen Anker Jørgensen II". statsministeriet.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  12. ^ "Regjeringen Anker Jørgensen III". statsministeriet.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  13. ^ "Regjeringen Anker Jørgensen IV". statsministeriet.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  14. ^ a b "Knud Heinesen (S)" (in Danish). Folketinget. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  15. ^ "Regjeringen Anker Jørgensen V". statsministeriet.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  16. ^ "Regjeringen Poul Schlüter I". statsministeriet.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 27 April 2024.
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