Background
Enggaard, Knud was born on June 4, 1929 in Odder, Denmark. Son of Jens Nielsen and Anna (Skovsgaard) Enggaard.
Enggaard, Knud was born on June 4, 1929 in Odder, Denmark. Son of Jens Nielsen and Anna (Skovsgaard) Enggaard.
Viborg Katedralskole, 1947. Royal Technical University of Denmark, Master of Science, Mechanical Engineering, 1954.
Second chairman of the national organisation of the Liberal Party for Youth, 1957-1959 and chairman, 1959-1962. Chairman, Danish Youth Council, 1962-1964. Member of the municipal council in Ballerup-Maalov, 1962-1966.
Member of Parliament for the Liberal Party, 1964-1977, 1979-1981, since 1984. Chairman of the parly, board for the Wages Council, the board for traffic, 1968-1971 and of the board for the labour market, 1974. Member of the parliament’s presidium, 1979-1981.
Chairman, Parliamentary Liberal Group, 197071, 1973-1977. Member of the Nordic Council, 1970-1971, 1973-1977, 197981 and president of the Council, 1976-1977 and 1981. Vice Chairman, Liberal Party, 1978-1982.
Minister of the Interior 1978-1979 and 1986-1987. Minister of Energy 1982-1986. Minister of Economic Affairs, 1987-1988, Minister of Defence, since 1988.
Member of Danish Representation of Engineer’s Union, 1962-1971. Lieutenant in the army technology corps, 1955. Civil engineer in the air force, 1958.
Municipal auditor, Ballerup-Maalov Council, 1966-1978. Board Member, National Bank, 1970-1972, 1974-1975. Board Member, Royal Mortgage Bank, 197078.
Board Member, Copenhagen Port Authorities, 1970-1978. Chairman, Copenhagen Telephone Company, 1974-1978.
Clubs: Danish dept, in UNESCO 1962-1964. National Federation for Civil Defence, 1965.
Married Elsebeth Andersen, December 1, 1962. Children: Thomas, Jakob, Christian.