Frederik Borgbjerg

Frederik Hedegaard Borgbjerg (10 April 1866 – 15 January 1936) was a Danish politician, journalist and editor.

Frederik Borgbjerg
Frederik Borgbjerg, 1910
Minister of Education
In office 30 April 1929 – 4 November 1935
Preceded by	Jens Byskov
Succeeded by	Jørgen Jørgensen
Minister of Social Affairs
In office 23 April 1924 – 14 December 1926
Personal details
Born	Frederik Hedegaard Jeppesen (1866-04-10)10 April 1866 Boeslunde, Denmark
Died	15 January 1936(1936-01-15) (aged 69) Copenhagen, Denmark
Political party	Social Democrats
Alma mater	University of Copenhagen

Career

Borgbjerg studied philosophy and later theology at the University of Copenhagen. Initially influenced by Grundtvigism he as a Sunday school teacher and also a preacher. He then became socialist under the influence of the student society and joined the Social Democrats.^[1] In 1890 he became an employee at the Social-Demokraten. In 1911 he succeeded Emil Wiinblad as editor of the Social-Demokraten until 1924 and again from 1926 to 1929.

One of the most prominent intellectuals and orators of the Socail Democrats, Borgbjerg was one of the main advocates of the reformist line within the party. Borgbjerg was Minister of Social Affairs from 1924 to 1926 and Minister of Education from 1929 to 1935. He was also a ember of the Danish Parliament from 1898 to 1936 and of the Copenhagen City Council from 1898 to 1904 and again from 1905 to 1913.^[2]

Borgbjerg died on January 15, 1936 during an operation for heart paralysis.^[3]