Otto Liebe

Otto Liebe
Liebe circa 1915–1920
Prime Minister of Denmark
In office 30 March 1920 – 5 April 1920
Monarch	Christian X
Preceded by	Carl Theodor Zahle
Succeeded by	Michael Pedersen Friis
Minister of Justice
In office 30 March 1920 – 2 April 1920
Prime Minister	Himself
Preceded by	Carl Theodor Zahle
Succeeded by	Kristian Sindballe
Personal details
Born	(1860-05-24)24 May 1860 Copenhagen, Denmark
Died	21 March 1929(1929-03-21) (aged 68) Copenhagen, Denmark
Political party	Independent
Alma mater	University of Copenhagen

Carl Julius Otto Liebe (24 May 1860 – 21 March 1929) was a Danish jurist who served as Prime Minister of Denmark from 30 March 1920 to 5 April 1920. Liebe was appointed prime minister after King Christian X had dismissed Carl Theodor Zahle and his cabinet because of dissatisfaction with the amount of land ceded to Denmark in the Schleswig Plebiscite. This use of power by the king, which was based in the Danish constitution, led to the Easter Crisis of 1920, and Otto Liebe was replaced by Michael Pedersen Friis after 5 days. The incident also led to a revision of the Danish constitution later in 1920.

Biography

Carl Julius Otto Liebe was born in Copenhagen. He was the son of Anna Sophy Pedersen and Carl Christian Vilhelm Liebe. His father was a prominent lawyer and politician. He graduated from Metropolitanskolen in 1877 and became cand.jur. from the University of Copenhagen in 1882. He was a Supreme Court Attorney 1885 and Supreme Court Attorney in 1889. From 1910 until 1919, he served as chairman of the Danish Bar Association. Liebe became Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog 1900, Dannebrogsmand 1906, Commander of the 2nd degree 1917 and of the 1st degree 1920. In 1927 he received the Grand Cross.