Erling Brøndum

Erling Brøndum
Erling Brøndum
Minister of Defence
	In office; 19 December 1973 – 29 January 1975
Prime Minister	Poul Hartling
Preceded by	Orla Møller
Succeeded by	Orla Møller
Personal details
Born	11 July 1930; Aarhus, Denmark
Died	4 August 2017 (aged 87); Birkerød, Denmark
Political party	Venstre

Erling Brøndum (11 July 1930 – 4 August 2017) was a Danish journalist and politician. Brøndum, a member of the Venstre political party, served as the defence minister in the cabinet led by Prime Minister Poul Hartling from 1973 to 1975.

He began at Bornholms Tidende as a reporter, and at age 26, was named chief editor. After fourteen years as the publication's editor, Brøndum joined the staff of the Horsens Folkeblad. In 1973, Poul Hartling named Brøndum minister of defence. He left the post in 1975, and returned to Horsens Folkeblad and the Aalborg Stiftstidende.^[1]

References

^ "Han blev chefredaktør på Bornholm som 26-årig: Erling Brøndum er død". Bornholms Tidende (in Danish). 5 August 2017. Archived from the original on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.

This article about a Danish politician is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[1] "Han blev chefredaktør på Bornholm som 26-årig: Erling Brøndum er død". Bornholms Tidende (in Danish). 5 August 2017. Archived from the original on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.

[1]