Poul Nyrup Rasmussen Politician

Poul Oluf Nyrup Rasmussen (Danish pronunciation: [ˈpɒʊ̯l ˈnyːˀɔb ˈʁɑsmusn̩], informally Poul Nyrup, born 15 June 1943), 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.

Personal facts

Birth date	June 15, 1943
Birth place	Denmark , Esbjerg
Education	University of Copenhagen

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Office holder

monarch	Margrethe II of Denmark
office	Prime Minister of Denmark Leader of the Party of European Socialists Leader of the Social Democrats
party	Social Democrats (Denmark)
successor	Mogens Lykketoft Anders Fogh Rasmussen Sergei Stanishev