Jørgen Peder Laurids Jørgensen (19 May 1888 – 15 December 1974), was a 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...

 politician, member of Folketinget for the Social Liberal Party

Det Radikale Venstre

The Danish Social Liberal Party is a social liberal political party in Denmark. The party is a member of Liberal International and the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party.-Origin:...

 1929-1960. Farmer by profession. As Minister for Education Jørgensen passed major school reforms in 1937 and 1958 respectively. He was party leader for two decades, although Bertel Dahlgaard

Bertel Dahlgaard

Bertel Dahlgaard , was a Danish politician, member of Folketinget for the Social Liberal Party 1920-1960, and statistician. As a Minister twice, as well as a leading member of his party for two decades, he was known for his pragmatism and tactical skills....

, political spokesperson, and later minister for Economy, was co-leader. Jørgensen's mind and living was strongly influenced by the ideas of N. F. S. Grundtvig.

Two of Jørgen Jørgensen's sons, Eigil and Erling, achieved leading positions in the Danish Central Administration. A third son, Svend, took over the farm and became a mayor of his regional council twice.