Michael Pedersen Friis (22 October 1857 – 24 April 1944) was a Danish civil servant who served as Prime Minister of Denmark from 5 April 1920 to 5 May 1920.[1]
M.P. Friis became cand.jur. from the University of Copenhagen in 1883. From 1904 to 1911 was head of department in the Ministry of Justice. He was from 1911 to 1923 he was the public trustee of Denmark. On 29 March King Christian X had dismissed Prime Minister Carl Theodor Zahle and replaced him with Otto Liebe, but this use of power by the king triggered the Easter Crisis of 1920 (Påskekrisen 1920) and Otto Liebe resigned 5 days later. Michael Pedersen Friis was then appointed head of a caretaker cabinet (forretningsministerium) to lead Denmark until elections could be held and a new government appointed.[2]
Under Michael Pedersen Friis, the necessary changes were made to integrate the land acquired in the Schleswig Plebiscite into the election rules, and new elections were held. On 5 May 1920 Niels Neergaard became the new Prime Minister in a government consisting only of the Liberal party (Venstre).
ReferencesEdit
^"Friis, Michael Petersen". Salmonsens konversationsleksikon. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
^Ole Lange. "Påskekrisen 1920". Den Store Danske, Gyldendal. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
michael, pedersen, friis, october, 1857, april, 1944, danish, civil, servant, served, prime, minister, denmark, from, april, 1920, 1920, prime, minister, denmarkin, office, april, 1920, 1920monarchchristian, xpreceded, byotto, liebesucceeded, byniels, neergaar. Michael Pedersen Friis 22 October 1857 24 April 1944 was a Danish civil servant who served as Prime Minister of Denmark from 5 April 1920 to 5 May 1920 1 Michael Pedersen Friis7th Prime Minister of DenmarkIn office 5 April 1920 5 May 1920MonarchChristian XPreceded byOtto LiebeSucceeded byNiels NeergaardMinister of DefenceIn office 5 April 1920 5 May 1920Prime MinisterHimselfPreceded byHenri KonowSucceeded byKlaus BerntsenPersonal detailsBorn 1857 10 22 22 October 1857Odense DenmarkDied24 April 1944 1944 04 24 aged 86 Copenhagen DenmarkPolitical partyIndependentAlma materUniversity of CopenhagenBiography EditM P Friis became cand jur from the University of Copenhagen in 1883 From 1904 to 1911 was head of department in the Ministry of Justice He was from 1911 to 1923 he was the public trustee of Denmark On 29 March King Christian X had dismissed Prime Minister Carl Theodor Zahle and replaced him with Otto Liebe but this use of power by the king triggered the Easter Crisis of 1920 Paskekrisen 1920 and Otto Liebe resigned 5 days later Michael Pedersen Friis was then appointed head of a caretaker cabinet forretningsministerium to lead Denmark until elections could be held and a new government appointed 2 Under Michael Pedersen Friis the necessary changes were made to integrate the land acquired in the Schleswig Plebiscite into the election rules and new elections were held On 5 May 1920 Niels Neergaard became the new Prime Minister in a government consisting only of the Liberal party Venstre References Edit Friis Michael Petersen Salmonsens konversationsleksikon Retrieved November 1 2019 Ole Lange Paskekrisen 1920 Den Store Danske Gyldendal Retrieved November 1 2019 Political officesPreceded byOtto Liebe Prime Minister of Denmark5 April 1920 5 May 1920 Succeeded byNiels NeergaardPreceded byHenri Konow Defence Minister of Denmark5 April 1920 5 May 1920 Succeeded byKlaus Berntsen nbsp nbsp This article about a Danish politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Michael Pedersen Friis amp oldid 1130684665, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
