Poul Nyrup Rasmussen

Poul Nyrup Rasmussen
Rasmussen in 2004
23rd Prime Minister of Denmark
In office
25 January 1993 – 27 November 2001
MonarchMargrethe II
Preceded byPoul Schlüter
Succeeded byAnders Fogh Rasmussen
President of the European Socialists
In office
24 July 2004 – 24 November 2011
Preceded byRobin Cook
Succeeded bySergei Stanishev
Leader of the Social Democrats
In office
3 September 1992 – 14 December 2002
Preceded bySvend Auken
Succeeded byMogens Lykketoft
Member of the European Parliament
In office
3 September 2004 – 9 October 2009
ConstituencyDenmark
Member of the Folketing
In office
10 May 1988 – 12 September 2004
ConstituencyRingkøbing County
Personal details
Born (1943-06-15) 15 June 1943 (age 81)
Esbjerg, German-occupied Denmark
Political partySocial Democrats
Spouse
(m. 1994; died 2020)
ChildrenSigne
Parent(s)Oluf Nyrup Rasmussen
Vera Eline Nyrup Rasmussen
Alma materUniversity of Copenhagen

Poul Oluf Nyrup Rasmussen (Danish pronunciation: [ˈpʰʌwl ˈnyˀɔp ˈʁɑsmusn̩], informally Poul Nyrup, born 15 June 1943) is a former Danish politician. He was Prime Minister of Denmark from 25 January 1993 to 27 November 2001 and President of the Party of European Socialists (PES) from 2004 to 2011. He was the leader of the governing Social Democrats from 1992 to 2002 and was also a member of the European Parliament from 2004 to 2009.

Rasmussen is a member of the Club of Madrid.[1] In 2007 he published the book I grådighedens tid (In a Time of Greed), which contains harsh criticism of the role hedge and venture capital funds play in the global economy.[2]

  1. ^ "Rasmussen, Poul Nyrup". Club of Madrid. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  2. ^ Hansen, Jens Chr. (17 November 2007). "Poul Nyrup: Behov for lovgivning om kapitalfonde" [Poul Nyrup: Need for legislation on equity funds]. Berlingske (in Danish). Retrieved 9 November 2018.