Jacob Brønnum Scavenius Estrup

Jacob Brønnum Scavenius Estrup ( born April 6, 1825 Soro, † December 24, 1913 ) was a Danish politician.

Estrups father was the landlord Hector Frederic Janson Estrup. This inherited it in 1846, the property Kongsdal in the former office Holbæk. 1852 bought Estrup Skafføgård added in the former office Randers. As interior minister in the Cabinet Frijs Estrup took control of the railway network of Jutland and Funen, who had gone to an English syndicate in 1861. He built new lines of Skanderborg to Silkeborg and along the west coast of Jutland, Esbjerg, which earned him the nickname railway minister. He also managed the expansion of the port of Esbjerg, which became an important export center. In 1869, he had to withdraw for health reasons from all offices.

1875 could Estrup Christians Andreas Fonnesbech replace as prime minister and formed the Cabinet named after him, in which he also took over the post of finance minister. This office was of particular importance because Denmark economically nadir after the German -Danish War. In 1877 he was the budget in the Folketing submitted by him not to bring, as required by the Danish constitution, and brought him as " provisionally " on the way, which was repeated in 1885 and 1894, so this time is called provisorietid. It was here, among others opposed by the Chairman of the Venstre Party Christenberg and Viggo Hørup.

After a failed attempt on his life on October 21, 1885 aggravated Estrup the control of the press, curtailed the right to bear arms and extended the powers of the police.

1894 decided the Venstre and højre parties together the budget, then Estrup resigned. He then took advantage of no government tasks, but had the following højre governments still big impact.

Estrup was since 1878 Knights of the Elephant Order.