Søren Brorsen (1875–1961) was a Danish politician who was a member of Venstre. He was the minister of defence for three terms in the periods of 1922–1924, 1926–1929 and 1940–1943.
Brorsen was born in Nørre Farup on 1 July 1875.[1] [2] He was owner of a farm and a member of the Parliament for Venstre between 1907 and 1929 and again between 1932 and 1945.[3]
Brorsen served as minister of defense for three terms.[3] He was first appointed to the post in 1922 and was in office until 1924.[3] His second term as minister of justice was for three years from 1926 to 1929.[3] He was again appointed minister of defense on 8 July 1940 three months after the invasion of Denmark by Nazi Germany.[4] Although he was one of the ardent critics of Nazis who disliked him, Brorsen remained in office until 29 August 1943 when the Nazi's military rule took over the ministry.[3] [4] Brorsen died Copenhagen on 17 February 1961.[1] [2]