Ole Christian Saxtorph Sonne (21 April 1859 – 25 July 1941) was a Danish government minister 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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He was an elected member of the Landsting from the 1902 election

Danish Landsting election, 1902

The Danish Landsting election of 1902 was held on 19 September 1902, with the exception that the Faroese candidate was elected on 6 August.Of the twelve constituencies the seats representing constituencies number 3 , number 5 , number 6 , number 8 The Danish Landsting election...

 until 1918. He was originally elected outside the parties in electoral coalition with 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....

, but joined the Free Conservatives

Free Conservatives

The Free Conservatives was a political party in Denmark, with significant influence in the political life of the country in the early 20th century, especially during the J. C. Christensen cabinet. The main leader of the party was Count Mogens Frijs-Frijsenborg. Other prominent figures were Tage...

 in February 1904. Along with the rest of the Free Conservatives, Sonne joined the Conservative People's Party

Conservative People's Party (Denmark)

The Conservative People's Party , also known as Conservatives is a Danish political party.-History:The party was founded 1915 based mostly on its predecessor, Højre , but also on the Free Conservatives and a moderate faction of Venstre , the liberals.The party has participated in several coalition...

 in 1915, but he left the party again in June 1917 as a protest against the party's intention of pulling Minister without Portfolio

Minister without Portfolio

A minister without portfolio is either a government minister with no specific responsibilities or a minister that does not head a particular ministry...

 Christian Rotbøll out of the Cabinet of Zahle II.

Sonne was Minister for Agriculture for a short term after the Easter Crisis of 1920

Easter Crisis of 1920

The Easter Crisis of 1920 was a constitutional crisis and a significant event in the development of constitutional monarchy in Denmark. It began with the dismissal of the elected government by the reigning monarch, King Christian X, a reserve power which was granted to him by the Danish constitution...

 as the only member of the Cabinet of Friis who was nationally known beforehand.