Hans Rasmus Hansen (16 August 1896 – 10 October 1971) was a Danish politician and a cabinet minister.
He was the minister of defense for two terms: between 1947 and 1950 and between 1953 and 1956.He was also a long-term member of the Parliament for Social Democrats from 1936 to 1964.
[2] Rasmus Hansen was appointed minister of defense 13 November 1947 and remained in office until 30 October 1950, under Hans Hedtoft.
[1][3][4][5] His second term as minister of defense was between 30 September 1953 and 25 May 1956,[6][7] and he served in the cabinets led by Hans Hedtoft and then by H. C. Hansen during this second period.
[7] Rasmus Hansen suffered a stroke in 1956 while he was attending a NATO ministerial meeting in Paris.