Hans Tabor
Encyclopedia
Hans Tabor was a Danish diplomat and politician representing the Social Democratic Party
.
He was the Danish
ambassador to the UN in the 1960s. When the Six Day War broke out in 1967 he was the head of the United Nations Security Council
, and he managed to negotiate a cease fire between Israel
and the Arab countries.
Because of his success at the UN he was named Foreign Minister of Denmark by prime minister Jens Otto Krag
. He only held office 4 months, because the Social Democrats
lost the 1968 election
. Tabor then returned to the diplomacy, and was in 1974 briefly ambassador to the UN.
Social Democrats (Denmark)
The Social Democrats , is a Danish political party committed to the political ideology of social democracy. It is the major coalition partner in Denmark's government since the 2011 parliamentary election, and party leader Helle Thorning-Schmidt is the current Prime Minister of Denmark...
.
He was the Danish
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...
ambassador to the UN in the 1960s. When the Six Day War broke out in 1967 he was the head of the United Nations Security Council
United Nations Security Council
The United Nations Security Council is one of the principal organs of the United Nations and is charged with the maintenance of international peace and security. Its powers, outlined in the United Nations Charter, include the establishment of peacekeeping operations, the establishment of...
, and he managed to negotiate a cease fire between Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
and the Arab countries.
Because of his success at the UN he was named Foreign Minister of Denmark by prime minister Jens Otto Krag
Jens Otto Krag
Jens Otto Krag was a Danish politician. He was Prime Minister from 1962 to 1968 and again from 1971 to 1972....
. He only held office 4 months, because the Social Democrats
Social Democrats (Denmark)
The Social Democrats , is a Danish political party committed to the political ideology of social democracy. It is the major coalition partner in Denmark's government since the 2011 parliamentary election, and party leader Helle Thorning-Schmidt is the current Prime Minister of Denmark...
lost the 1968 election
Danish parliamentary election, 1968
Parliamentary elections were held in Denmark on 23 January 1968. The Social Democratic Party remained the largest in the Folketing, with 62 of the 179 seats. Voter turnout was 89.3% in Denmark proper, 56.6% in the Faroe Islands and 56.3% in Greenland....
. Tabor then returned to the diplomacy, and was in 1974 briefly ambassador to the UN.