Poul Schlüter

Prime Minister of Denmark

3 April 1929 Tønder, Denmark

27 May 2021(2021-05-27) (92) Frederiksberg, Denmark

10 September 1982 – 25 January 1993

Danish politician and former Prime Minister of Denmark Poul Holmskov Schlüter (Danish pronunciation:  ; 3 April 1929 – 27 May 2021) was a Danish politician who served as Prime Minister of Denmark from 1982 to 1993. He was the first member of the Conservative People's Party to become Prime Minister, as well as the first conservative to hold the office since 1901. Schlüter was a member of the Folketing (Danish parliament) for the Conservative People's Party from 1964 to 1994. He was also Chairman of the Conservative People's Party from 1974 to 1977 and from 1981 to 1993.