Alsing Emanuel Andersen (1893-1962), was a Danish social democrat politician. Andersen served as the Minister of Defense (1935-1940) for Denmark. From 8 July 1940 to 1945, he served as the vice chairman of the Danish Social Democratic Party, and as the acting chairman of the party from the death of Thorvald Stauning (3 May 1942) until the end of the Nazi occupation of Denmark in 1945. Andersen briefly returned to national politics as the Minister of the Interior from 13 November to 23 November in 1947.
He later served as the second President of the Socialist International from 1957-1962.
References
- Skou, Kaare R (2005). Dansk politik A-Å (Danish). Aschehoug, pp. 92-93. ISBN 87-11-11652-8.
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