Poul Nyrup Rasmussen

Prime Minister of Denmark

15 June 1943 Esbjerg, Occupied Denmark

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25 January 1993 – 27 November 2001

Danish politician and former Prime Minister of Denmark Poul Oluf Nyrup Rasmussen (Danish pronunciation:  , informally Poul Nyrup, born 15 June 1943), is a retired Danish politician. Rasmussen 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. He was a member of the European Parliament from 2004 to 2009. Rasmussen is a member of the Club of Madrid. 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.