Career
He was elected to the Folketing in 1973. 1978-1979 he was Minister of Public Works in the Anker Jørgensen cabinet. He served until his sudden death in the Copenhagen apartment of his mistress Mariann Fischer Boel, who was at the time Minister for Foods and Agriculture.
She continued her work and went on to become the European Commissioner for Agriculture.
He was chairman of the JydskeVestkysten newspaper 1991-1998.
