9-year general, basic education with optional 10th year and pre-school class, and also established the comprehensive principle for basic education. The National Holiday Act of April 1979 extended the obligatory number of holidays to 30 days. Under the law on entitlement to unemployment benefits of June 1976, the permanently self-employed became entitled to membership in unemployment funds, and consequently to unemployment benefits. The Severance Pay Act of November 1978 introduced pre-retirement remuneration which provided unemployment benefits (for those between the ages of 58 and 66) in cases of voluntary retirement. Under the Job Offer Scheme introduced in June 1980, unemployment benefit entitlement for long-term unemployed persons could not be lost without an offer of a new job. A March 1975 law on regulation of housing conditions improved tenant conditions, while the Work Injury Insurance Act of March 1978 provided equality for widows and widowers. Later ventures He was President of the Nordic Council in 1986 and 1991, and was also head of the Danish delegation to the council during the same terms. Jørgensen was elected "Dane Of The Year" in 1990 in a survey conducted by Danish Gallup for Berlingske Tidende. He was an Honorary President of the Socialist International. He died on 20 March 2016, aged 93 after suffering natural causes in Copenhagen. His funeral was held on 2 April 2016. Personal life In 1948, he married Ingrid Kvist Pedersen (17 August 1922 – 18 October 1997) whom he remained married to until her death from motor neuron disease. They had 4 children. Throughout this period, he lived in the working-class area of Sydhavnen, an inner city district of Copenhagen. In 2008, 86 years old, he finally left the Sydhavnen apartment, moving to an elderly care centre. Awards 1970 Poul Henningsen prize, PH-prisen 1974 Received the Mathildepris by the Danish Women's Association 1991 Received the Drassows Legat 1993 Received the Jytte-prize 1994 Received the Cultural prize by the Danish Confederation of Trade Unions 2007 Tribute album De største er de små - sange til Anker [The Small Ones are the Greatest – Songs for Anker]'' by various artists. 2007 Honorary member of the Social Democratic Youth of Denmark Bibliography Fra mine dagbøger, 1989-1990. og 1972-1975: Bølgegang 1975-1977: I smult vande 1978-1982: Brændingen Fra Christianshavn til Christiansborg : erindringer 1922-1972 / Anker Jørgensen, Fremad, 1994. References External links Anker Jørgensen fansite "Plads til os alle" profile Jørgensen, Anker Henrik at