Otto Christian Jakob Jørgen Brønnum Scavenius (in Danish usually referred to as O.C. Scavenius) (1875 - 1945) was Danish Foreign Minister from April 5, 1920 - May 5, 1920 during the Danish 1920 Easter Crisis.
Before this appointment, he served as a high ranking diplomat, occupying one of the Foreign Ministry's two positions as Permanent Secretary. Following his brief career in politics, he returned to the diplomatic scene and in 1921, he was appointed the first Director of the Foreign Ministry (1921-22). He advocated a more active and more trade-oriented Danish foreign policy, and was considered to be pro-British.
He was succeeded as Foreign Minister by one of his relatives, Harald Scavenius.
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| Preceded by Henri Konow |
Foreign Minister of Denmark April 5, 1920 – May 5, 1920 |
Succeeded by Harald Scavenius |
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