Kjeld Philip
Kjeld Løwenstein Philip (3 April 1912, Copenhagen – 27 October 1989) was a Danish economist and politician representing the Danish Social Liberal Party. He was Trade Minister from 1957 to 1960 as member of the Cabinet of H. C. Hansen II and the Cabinet of Viggo Kampmann I, Finance Minister from 1960 to 1961 as member of the Cabinets of Viggo Kampmann I and II and Minister for the Economy from 1961 to 1964 as member of the Cabinet of Viggo Kampmann II and the Cabinet of Jens Otto Krag I.[1] He was member of the Danish parliament (the Folketing) from 1960 to 1964.
As Minister of Trade, Philip introduced the regional development act as well as a number of liberalisations that followed the membership of the European Free Trade Association in 1960.[1]
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| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Lis Groes |
Trade Minister of Denmark 28 May 1957 – 31 March 1960 |
Succeeded by Lars Peter Jensen |
| Preceded by Viggo Kampmann |
Finance Minister of Denmark 31 March 1960 – 7 September 1961 |
Succeeded by Hans R. Knudsen |
| Preceded by Bertel Dahlgaard |
Minister for the Economy of Denmark 7 September 1961 – 26 September 1964 |
Succeeded by Henry Grünbaum |