Victor Gram Explained

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).

Biography

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Victor Gram. gravsted.dk. 4 January 2023. da.
  2. Web site: Victor Gram (S). da. Folketinget. 19 July 2022.
  3. Web site: Claus Bryld. Victor Gram. da. Den Store Danske Encyklopædi. 19 July 2022.
  4. Web site: Vagn Dybdahl. Victor Gram. Dansk Biografisk Leksikon. da.