Niels Thomasius Neergaard (27 June 1854 – 2 September 1936) was a Danish

Denmark

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 historian

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 and political figure, a member of the Liberal

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 Moderate Venstre

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 and since 1910 of Venstre

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. He served as Council President of Denmark between 1908 and 1909 as head of the Cabinet of Neergaard I and as both Prime minister of Denmark

Prime Minister of Denmark

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 and Finance Minister

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 from 5 May 1920 to 23 April 1924, leading the Cabinet of Neergaard II and III. His last cabinet office was as Finance Minister

Finance Minister of Denmark

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 (14 December 1926 – 30 April 1929).

Neergaard's greatest challenges as a politician were as Prime Minister and Finance Minister after the Easter Crisis of 1920

Easter Crisis of 1920

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, organizing the return of South Jutland to Danish rule and having to deal with the economic crisis brought on by World War I

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. He also had a significant influence on the content of the Constitution of 1915

Constitution of Denmark

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Neergaard's largest work as a historian, Under junigrundloven (1892-1916), is still considered the primary work on Danish politics 1848-66.