Poul Nyrup Rasmussen

Poul Nyrup Rasmussen
Rasmussen in 2004
23rd Prime Minister of Denmark
In office 25 January 1993 – 27 November 2001
Monarch	Margrethe II
Preceded by	Poul Schlüter
Succeeded by	Anders Fogh Rasmussen
President of the European Socialists
In office 24 July 2004 – 24 November 2011
Preceded by	Robin Cook
Succeeded by	Sergei Stanishev
Leader of the Social Democrats
In office 3 September 1992 – 14 December 2002
Preceded by	Svend Auken
Succeeded by	Mogens Lykketoft
Member of the European Parliament
In office 3 September 2004 – 9 October 2009
Constituency	Denmark
Member of the Folketing
In office 10 May 1988 – 12 September 2004
Constituency	Ringkøbing County
Personal details
Born	(1943-06-15) 15 June 1943 (age 81) Esbjerg, German-occupied Denmark
Political party	Social Democrats
Spouse	Lone Dybkjær ​ ​ (m. 1994; died 2020)​
Children	Signe
Parent(s)	Oluf Nyrup Rasmussen Vera Eline Nyrup Rasmussen
Alma mater	University of Copenhagen

Poul Oluf Nyrup Rasmussen (Danish pronunciation: [ˈpʰʌwl ˈnyˀɔp ˈʁɑsmusn̩], informally Poul Nyrup, born 15 June 1943) is a former Danish politician. He 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 and was also a member of the European Parliament from 2004 to 2009.

Rasmussen is a member of the Club of Madrid.^[1] 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.^[2]