Term Start: | 15 November 1962 |
Term End: | 2 February 1968 |
Successor: | Erik Ninn-Hansen |
Primeminister: | Jens Otto Krag |
Office1: | Member of the Folketing |
Term Start1: | 3 April 1943 |
Term End1: | 12 February 1969 |
Constituency1: | Vejle |
Birth Name: | Victor Bernhard Gram[1] |
Birth Date: | 30 January 1910 |
Birth Place: | Højby, Denmark |
Death Place: | Copenhagen, Denmark |
Restingplace: | Fredericia, Denmark |
Party: | Social Democrats |
Victor Gram (30 January 1910 – 12 February 1969) was a Danish politician who was a member of the Social Democrats. He was the minister of defence between 1962 and 1968 and a long-term member of the Parliament (1943–1969).
Gram was born in Højby on 30 January 1910. At age 16 he became a member of the Social Democratic Youth of Denmark which he headed between 1942 and 1946. Then he joined the Social Democrats and served at the Parliament from 3 April 1943 to 12 February 1969. On 15 November 1962 Gram was appointed minister of defense. He remained in the post until 2 February 1968.[2] The cabinets were headed by Prime Minister Jens Otto Krag.[3]
Gram died in Copenhagen on 12 February 1969 and was buried in Fredericia.[4]