Ove Rode

Ove Rode (31 August 1867 – 11 July 1933) was a Danish politician, writer, newspaper editor, and Minister of Interior Affairs for Det Radikale Venstre.

As a young journalist, Rode was editor of his own newspaper, København, from 1889 until 1892.

[3] In 1913, he became minister of interior affairs in the Cabinet of Zahle II, and being responsible for interior politics during World War I, he became a controversial figure.

[3] With the August laws of 1914, he introduced an until then unseen government control of the supply and cost of a number of goods, intending to counteract the effects of the war.

[4] In 1927, he left politics and became editor-in-chief of Politiken, a position he held until 1933.