Laurits Hansen (1894–1965) was a Danish trade unionist and politician, being a member of the Social Democrats.
[1] He led the trade union movement during the period of the Nazi occupation of Denmark.
[3] Hansen was made the minister of social affairs in 1942 following the demands of the Nazi figures.
[2][4] After World War II, he was accused of not being loyalty to the Social Democrats and being a collaborator of the Nazi regime.
[1][2] Following this incident he worked as a cigar merchant and then as a real estate broker.