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Hilmar Baunsgaard (1920 1989) was a Danish politician. He was a member of the Radikale Venstre, a liberal party. He was the Prime Minister of Denmark from February 15 1968, when his party gained power, ending 15 years of government by the Social Democrats, until October 9 1971, when the Social Democrats regained power. He was preceeded and succeeded by the Social Democratic leader of that time, Jens Otto Krag.