Hans Nicolai Hansen
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Hans Nicolai Hansen was a Danish
politician, lawyer and speaker of the Landsting
, a chamber of the parliament
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Hansen became a supreme court lawyer in 1863 and in 1873 he left this position to become mayor of the first division of the magistrate of Copenhagen
thus becoming responsible for matters relating to culture and trade licenses, and he held this position until 1897. He was an elected member of the Folketing
from 1876 to 1879 and a royally appointed member of the Landsting from 1895 to 1910, representing the conservative party Højre
until 1900 when he was one of nine Højre-members of the Landsting who left the party in a protest against the government's duty and tax reforms and formed the conservative group De Frikonservative in 1902. He was speaker of the Landsting from 1902 to 1907.
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
politician, lawyer and speaker of the Landsting
Landsting (Denmark)
The Landsting was a house of the Rigsdag in Denmark from 1849 until 1953, when the bicameral system was abolished. The house had powers equal to the Folketing, which made the two houses of parliament hard to distinguish....
, a chamber of the parliament
Rigsdag
Rigsdagen was the name of the Parliament of Denmark from 1849 to 1953.Rigsdagen was Denmark's first parliament, and it was incorporated in the Constitution of 1849. It was a bicameral legislature, consisting of two houses, the Folketing and the Landsting. The distinction between the two houses was...
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Hansen became a supreme court lawyer in 1863 and in 1873 he left this position to become mayor of the first division of the magistrate of Copenhagen
Copenhagen municipality
Copenhagen Municipality is the largest of the municipalities making up the city of Copenhagen. It lies at the center of Copenhagen and contains the old historic city....
thus becoming responsible for matters relating to culture and trade licenses, and he held this position until 1897. He was an elected member of the Folketing
Folketing
The Folketing , is the national parliament of Denmark. The name literally means "People's thing"—that is, the people's governing assembly. It is located in Christiansborg Palace, on the islet of Slotsholmen in central Copenhagen....
from 1876 to 1879 and a royally appointed member of the Landsting from 1895 to 1910, representing the conservative party Højre
Højre
Højre was the name of two Danish political parties of Conservative persuasion.The first Højre party existed from 1848 to 1866....
until 1900 when he was one of nine Højre-members of the Landsting who left the party in a protest against the government's duty and tax reforms and formed the conservative group De Frikonservative in 1902. He was speaker of the Landsting from 1902 to 1907.