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Alfred Jensen (politician)

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Peter Alfred Jensen (7 July 1903[1] – 13 January 1988) was a Danish politician and government minister. He was a member of the Danish Communist Party (DKP) of which he served as vice-chairman.[2]

Jensen was born in Århus.[3] He was a member of Frihedsrådet during the Second World War.[4] He became a minister of transport in the "liberation" cabinet of Vilhelm Buhl.[5] He was first elected to parliament in 1936 and retired in 1960.

During the 1950s his house was put under surveillance by the Danish Gladio,[2] according to the official PET Commission.

References

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  1. ^ Madsen, Kaj Berg; Madsen, Kai Berg (1946). Danmarks Frihedsraad (in Danish). Langkjaer. p. 30. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  2. ^ a b Peer Henrik Hansen (2006). ""Upstairs and Downstairs"—The Forgotten CIA Operations in Copenhagen". International Journal of Intelligence and CounterIntelligence. 19 (4): 691–692. doi:10.1080/08850600500483715.
  3. ^ Bo-Jensen, Aage; Hansen, K. Damsgaard (1948). Danmarks styre: en politisk håndbog (in Danish). Danske forlag. p. 114. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  4. ^ "Danmarks Frihedsråd". Lex (in Danish). 15 February 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  5. ^ "Alfred Jensen". Dansk Biografisk Leksikon (in Danish). 23 April 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
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Political offices
Preceded by
German military rule
(last Minister of Transport: Niels Elgaard)
Minister of Transport of Denmark
5 May 1945 – 7 November 1945
Succeeded by