Carl Theodor Zahle
Carl Theodor Zahle (19 January 1866 in Roskilde – 3 February 1946 in Copenhagen), was a Danish lawyer and politician who served as Prime Minister of Denmark from 1909 to 1910 and again from 1913 to 1920. In 1895, he was elected as a member of the lower chamber of the Danish parliament, the Folketing, for the Liberal Party (Venstrereformpartiet). A campaigner for peace, in 1905 he co-founded the Social Liberal Party (Det Radikale Venstre) together with other (mostly pacifistic) disgruntled members of Venstrereformpartiet. He continued on as a member of the Folketinget for Det Radikale Venstre until 1928, when he became a member of the upper chamber of parliament (Landsting). In 1929 he became Justice Minister, a post which he held until 1935.
Carl Theodor Zahle | |
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| 5th Prime Minister of Denmark | |
| In office 21 April 1918 – 30 March 1920 | |
| Monarch | Christian X |
| Preceded by | Himself (as Council President) |
| Succeeded by | Otto Liebe |
| Council President of Denmark | |
| In office 28 October 1909 – 5 July 1910 | |
| Monarch | Frederik VIII |
| Preceded by | Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg |
| Succeeded by | Klaus Berntsen |
| In office 21 June 1913 – 20 April 1918 | |
| Monarch | Christian X |
| Preceded by | Klaus Berntsen |
| Succeeded by | Himself (as Prime Minister) |
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 30 April 1929 – 4 November 1935 | |
| Prime Minister | Thorvald Stauning |
| Preceded by | Svenning Rytter |
| Succeeded by | Karl Kristian Steincke |
| In office 21 June 1913 – 30 March 1920 | |
| Prime Minister | Himself |
| Preceded by | Frits Bülow |
| Succeeded by | Otto Liebe |
| In office 28 October 1909 – 5 July 1910 | |
| Prime Minister | Himself |
| Preceded by | Svend Høgsbro |
| Succeeded by | Frits Bülow |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 January 1866 Roskilde, Denmark |
| Died | 3 February 1946 (aged 80) Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Political party | Social Liberal |
| Alma mater | University of Copenhagen |
Zahle was instrumental in starting negotiations for a new Danish–Icelandic Act of Union (Dansk-Islandsk Forbundslov) in 1917, which resulted in Iceland being recognized as a sovereign nation in a personal union with the king of Denmark the following year.