Orla Møller | |
---|---|
Minister of Justice | |
In office 13 February 1975 – 1 October 1977 | |
Prime Minister | Anker Jørgensen |
Preceded by | Nathalie Lind |
Succeeded by | Erling Johannes Jensen |
Minister of Defence | |
In office 13 February 1975 – 1 October 1977 | |
Prime Minister | Anker Jørgensen |
Preceded by | Erling Brøndum |
Succeeded by | Poul Søgaard |
In office 27 September 1973 – 19 December 1973 | |
Prime Minister | Anker Jørgensen |
Preceded by | Kjeld Olesen |
Succeeded by | Erling Brøndum |
Minister for Ecclesiastical Affairs | |
In office 28 November 1966 – 2 February 1968 | |
Prime Minister | Jens Otto Krag |
Preceded by | Bodil Koch |
Succeeded by | Arne Fog Pedersen |
Member of the Folketing | |
In office 5 April 1964 – 1 October 1977 | |
Constituency |
|
Personal details | |
Born | Orla Reinhardt Møller
[1] 7 May 1916 Feldballe, Mols, Denmark |
Died | 14 February 1979 | (aged 62)
Political party | Social Democrats |
Profession | Priest |
Orla Reinhardt Møller (7 May 1916 – 14 February 1979) was a Danish priest and politician who served in different cabinet posts in the 1960s and 1970s. He was a member of the Social Democrats and of the Parliament between 1964 and 1977.
Møller was born in Feldballe, Mols, on 7 May 1916. [2] [3] He was educated as a priest. [4] In 1951 he became general secretary of the Christian Association for Young Men and Women. [4]
From 1956 and 1965 Møller worked as a parish priest in Hasseris, North Jutland. [4] In 1964 he was elected to the Parliament for the Social Democrats and served there until 1977. [4] [5] He was the minister of ecclesiastes affairs in Prime Minister Jens Otto Krag's second cabinet between 28 November 1966 and 2 February 1968. [3] [4] From 1971 to 1973 he was the political spokesman and chairman of the Social Democrats' parliamentary group. [4]
On 27 September 1973 he was named as the minister of justice to the first cabinet of Anker Jørgensen. [4] He was in office until 19 December 1973. [3] On 13 February 1975 Møller was appointed the minister of defense and justice in the second cabinet of Anker Jørgensen. [3] [6] On 1 October 1977 Møller resigned from the office due to the media reports about his private life. [2] [3] In January 1978 he began to work as the director of NATO's Information Office in Brussels. [4]
Møller married twice. He first married in 1940. [2] After divorcing his first wife on 7 January 1978 he married Winnie Lorentzen who would become a member of the Parliament. [2] He died on 14 February 1979. [2]
Orla Møller | |
---|---|
Minister of Justice | |
In office 13 February 1975 – 1 October 1977 | |
Prime Minister | Anker Jørgensen |
Preceded by | Nathalie Lind |
Succeeded by | Erling Johannes Jensen |
Minister of Defence | |
In office 13 February 1975 – 1 October 1977 | |
Prime Minister | Anker Jørgensen |
Preceded by | Erling Brøndum |
Succeeded by | Poul Søgaard |
In office 27 September 1973 – 19 December 1973 | |
Prime Minister | Anker Jørgensen |
Preceded by | Kjeld Olesen |
Succeeded by | Erling Brøndum |
Minister for Ecclesiastical Affairs | |
In office 28 November 1966 – 2 February 1968 | |
Prime Minister | Jens Otto Krag |
Preceded by | Bodil Koch |
Succeeded by | Arne Fog Pedersen |
Member of the Folketing | |
In office 5 April 1964 – 1 October 1977 | |
Constituency |
|
Personal details | |
Born | Orla Reinhardt Møller
[1] 7 May 1916 Feldballe, Mols, Denmark |
Died | 14 February 1979 | (aged 62)
Political party | Social Democrats |
Profession | Priest |
Orla Reinhardt Møller (7 May 1916 – 14 February 1979) was a Danish priest and politician who served in different cabinet posts in the 1960s and 1970s. He was a member of the Social Democrats and of the Parliament between 1964 and 1977.
Møller was born in Feldballe, Mols, on 7 May 1916. [2] [3] He was educated as a priest. [4] In 1951 he became general secretary of the Christian Association for Young Men and Women. [4]
From 1956 and 1965 Møller worked as a parish priest in Hasseris, North Jutland. [4] In 1964 he was elected to the Parliament for the Social Democrats and served there until 1977. [4] [5] He was the minister of ecclesiastes affairs in Prime Minister Jens Otto Krag's second cabinet between 28 November 1966 and 2 February 1968. [3] [4] From 1971 to 1973 he was the political spokesman and chairman of the Social Democrats' parliamentary group. [4]
On 27 September 1973 he was named as the minister of justice to the first cabinet of Anker Jørgensen. [4] He was in office until 19 December 1973. [3] On 13 February 1975 Møller was appointed the minister of defense and justice in the second cabinet of Anker Jørgensen. [3] [6] On 1 October 1977 Møller resigned from the office due to the media reports about his private life. [2] [3] In January 1978 he began to work as the director of NATO's Information Office in Brussels. [4]
Møller married twice. He first married in 1940. [2] After divorcing his first wife on 7 January 1978 he married Winnie Lorentzen who would become a member of the Parliament. [2] He died on 14 February 1979. [2]