Poul Søgaard

Poul Søgaard (né Pedersen; 12 November 1923 – 13 December 2016) was a Danish politician.

Shortly after his 1923 birth in Odense, Poul Pedersen was adopted by Johannes Søgaard, and his name was changed accordingly.

In 1939, Poul Søgaard joined the Social Democrats.

Søgaard was a parliamentarian for thirty years until he stepped down in 1990.

In the midst of his legislative career, Søgaard also served as defence minister under Anker Jørgensen from 1977 to 1982.