Ole Sohn

Ole Sohn
Minister for Business and Growth
In office
3 October 2011 – 16 October 2012
Preceded byBrian Mikkelsen
Minister of Economic and Business Affairs
Succeeded byAnnette Vilhelmsen
Leader of the Communist Party of Denmark
In office
1987–1991
Preceded byJørgen Jensen
Succeeded byCollective leadership
Member of Parliament
In office
11 March 1998 – 2015
Personal details
Born (1954-09-12) 12 September 1954 (age 69)
Torsted, Denmark
Political partySocial Democrats
Other political
affiliations
Communist Party of Denmark, Socialist People's Party
SpouseInger Sohn

Ole Christian Liep Sohn (born 12 September 1954) is a Danish politician and author.[1] He was a member of the Parliament of Denmark for the Social Democrats (until 2015) and was Denmark's Minister for Business and Growth until he announced his resignation on 12 October 2012.[2][3]

Besides his political work, Sohn is an author and publisher. He has written several books on the Soviet Union, using material that has been released from Soviet archives after the breakup of the union. In 2004 he founded the publishing firm Forlaget Sohn. From the 1990s and onwards he has also been active in the Writers' Union.

  1. ^ Staar, Richard Felix; Peace, Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and (September 1991). Yearbook on international communist affairs. Yearbook on International Communist Affairs series. Hoover Institution Press. p. 543. ISBN 9780817991616. Retrieved 23 March 2012.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Ole Sohn stopper som minister, TV 2 Nyhederne.
  3. ^ Ole Sohn stepping down, Politiken.dk, October 12, 2012.

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