Victor Gram
{{Short description|Danish politician (1910–1969)}}
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| office = Minister of Defence
| term_start = 15 November 1962
| term_end = 2 February 1968
| predecessor = Poul Hansen
| successor = Erik Ninn-Hansen
| primeminister = Jens Otto Krag
| office1 = Member of the Folketing
| term_start1 = 3 April 1943
| term_end1 = 12 February 1969
| constituency1 = Vejle
| birth_name = Victor Bernhard Gram{{cite web|url=https://gravsted.dk/person.php?navn=victorgram|title= Victor Gram|work= gravsted.dk|access-date=4 January 2023|language=da}}
| birth_date = 30 January 1910
| birth_place = Højby, Denmark
| death_date = {{death date and age|1969|2|12|1910|1|30|df=y}}
| death_place = Copenhagen, Denmark
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| restingplace = Fredericia, Denmark
| party = Social Democrats
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Victor Gram (30 January 1910 – 12 February 1969) was a Danish politician who was a member of the Social Democrats. He was the minister of defence between 1962 and 1968 and a long-term member of the Parliament (1943–1969).
Biography
Gram was born in Højby on 30 January 1910. At age 16 he became a member of the Social Democratic Youth of Denmark which he headed between 1942 and 1946. Then he joined the Social Democrats and served at the Parliament from 3 April 1943 to 12 February 1969. On 15 November 1962 Gram was appointed minister of defense. He remained in the post until 2 February 1968.{{cite web|title=Victor Gram (S)|url=https://www.ft.dk/medlemmer/fhvmf/v/victor-gram|language=da|publisher=Folketinget|access-date=19 July 2022|archive-date=19 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220719052652/https://www.ft.dk/medlemmer/fhvmf/v/victor-gram|url-status=live}} The cabinets were headed by Prime Minister Jens Otto Krag.{{cite web|author=Claus Bryld|title=Victor Gram|language=da|url=https://denstoredanske.lex.dk/Victor_Gram|publisher=Den Store Danske Encyklopædi|access-date=19 July 2022|archive-date=19 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220719052652/https://denstoredanske.lex.dk/Victor_Gram|url-status=live}}
Gram died in Copenhagen on 12 February 1969 and was buried in Fredericia.{{cite web|author=Vagn Dybdahl|title=Victor Gram
|url=https://biografiskleksikon.lex.dk/Victor_Gram|publisher=Dansk Biografisk Leksikon|language=da}}
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Category:Members of the Folketing
Category:Ministers of defence of Denmark