Holger K. Nielsen | |
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Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
In office 12 December 2013 – 30 January 2014 | |
Prime Minister | Helle Thorning-Schmidt |
Preceded by | Villy Søvndal |
Succeeded by | Martin Lidegaard |
Minister for Taxation | |
In office 16 October 2012 – 12 December 2013 | |
Prime Minister | Helle Thorning-Schmidt |
Preceded by | Thor Möger Pedersen |
Succeeded by | Jonas Dahl |
Leader of the Socialist People's Party | |
In office 1991–2005 | |
Preceded by | Gert Petersen |
Succeeded by | Villy Søvndal |
Personal details | |
Born | Holger Kirkholm Nielsen 23 April 1950 Ribe, Denmark |
Political party | Socialist 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]