Holger K. Nielsen

Holger K. Nielsen
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
12 December 2013 – 30 January 2014
Prime MinisterHelle Thorning-Schmidt
Preceded byVilly Søvndal
Succeeded byMartin Lidegaard
Minister for Taxation
In office
16 October 2012 – 12 December 2013
Prime MinisterHelle Thorning-Schmidt
Preceded byThor Möger Pedersen
Succeeded byJonas Dahl
Leader of the Socialist People's Party
In office
1991–2005
Preceded byGert Petersen
Succeeded byVilly Søvndal
Personal details
Born
Holger Kirkholm Nielsen

(1950-04-23) 23 April 1950 (age 74)
Ribe, Denmark
Political partySocialist People's

Holger Kirkholm Nielsen, known as Holger K. Nielsen (born 23 April 1950), is a Danish politician, member of the Folketing for the Socialist People's Party. He was Denmark's Minister for Foreign Affairs for 49 days from December 2013 through January 2014. He was the leader of the Socialist People's Party from 1991 to 2005 and served as the Minister for Taxation from 2012 to 2013.

Born at Ribe, Nielsen studied social science and Danish at the University of Aarhus from 1973 to 1979, and in 1978 at the University of Belgrade.[1]

  1. ^ Lene Koogi (11 December 2013) Holger K. Nielsen napper sin anden ministerpost Danmarks Radio. Retrieved 14 December 2013 (in Danish)