Ivar Nørgaard (26 July 1922 – 3 November 2011), also spelled Ivar Noergaard, was a Danish politician, former economics minister and member of the Social Democrats.
Nørgaard led the negotiations for Denmark's ascension into the European Union in 1973.
[1] Nørgaard served as the head of several ministries within Social Democratic governments during the 1960s and 1970s.
[1] He supported Denmark's membership into the European Economic Community, the predecessor of the European Union, and headed his country's successful negotiations.
[1] Nørgaard died of a cerebral blood clot on 3 November 2011, at the age of 89.