Poul Nyrup Rasmussen

Poul Nyrup Rasmussen (born June 15, 1943) was the Prime Minister of Denmark from January 25, 1993 to November 27, 2001. He was the leader of the governing Social Democratic Party from 1992 to 2002 where he was succeeded by Mogens Lykketoft. The loss of power in the 2001 election to Anders Fogh Rasmussen's Venstre party was the first time since 1920 that his party had lost its position as the largest party in the Folketing (parliament). Rasmussen currently sits as an MEP after winning a record number of 407966 votes for an individual (from Denmark) in the European Parliamentary elections in 2004. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (578x768, 87 KB) Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, from [1]. File links The following pages link to this file: Poul Nyrup Rasmussen ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (578x768, 87 KB) Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, from [1]. File links The following pages link to this file: Poul Nyrup Rasmussen ... June 15 is the 166th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (167th in leap years), with 199 days remaining. ... 1943 is a common year starting on Friday. ... A prime minister may be either: the chief or leading member of the cabinet of the top-level government in a country having a parliamentary system of government; or the official, in countries with a semi-presidential system of government, appointed to manage the civil service and execute the directives... January 25 is the 25th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... November 27 is the 331st day (332nd on leap years) of the year. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey 2001 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Social Democrats (Socialdemokraterne), is a Danish political party. ... 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mogens Lykketoft Mogens Lykketoft succeeded former Danish prime minister Poul Nyrup Rasmussen as leader of the Social Democratic party, (Socialdemokratiet), in December 2002. ... The Danish Parliamentary Election of 2001 held on November 20, 2001 saw a dramatic change in the political composition of the Danish parliament or Folketing. ... Anders Fogh Rasmussen Anders Fogh Rasmussen (born 26 January 1953) is the current Prime Minister of Denmark. ... The Liberal Party (Liberale Parti, also known as Venstre) is a major free market liberal party in Denmark. ... 1920 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... The Folketing, or Folketinget, is the name of the national parliament of Denmark. ... A Member of the European Parliament (English abbreviation MEP) is a member of the European Unions directly-elected legislative body, the European Parliament. ... The European Parliament is the parliamentary body of the European Union (EU), directly elected by EU citizens once every five years. ... Elections to the European Parliament were held from June 10, 2004 to June 13, 2004 in the 25 member states of the European Union, using varying election days according to local custom. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

His government presided over the referendum on Danish participation in the Euro on September 28, of 2000. Participation in the Euro was rejected by 53.2% of the electorate. The defeat of this major government initiative was seen as a serious blow to his credibility. A referendum (plural: referendums or referenda) or plebiscite is a direct vote in which an entire electorate is asked to either accept or reject a particular proposal. ... The euro (€; ISO 4217 code EUR) is the currency of twelve European Union member states: Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain. ... This article is about the year 2000. ...

The social democratically led government of Rasmussen continued to aim at greater equality in society and made use of limited classical Keynesianism in connection with the so-called kick-start of 1993-94 as its economic policy. Keynesian economics, or Keynesianism, is an economic theory based on the ideas of John Maynard Keynes, as put forward in his book The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money, published in 1936 in response to the Great Depression of the 1930s. ...

Denmark experienced under Rasmussen the most comprehensive radical privatization of publicly owned assets in the 20th century.

He was born to a working class family in Esbjerg in 1943. He was educated at the University of Copenhagen, earning a degree in 1971. The term working class is used to denote a social class. ... Esbjerg is a municipality in south-west Denmark, in the county of Ribe on the peninsula of Jutland. ... 1943 is a common year starting on Friday. ... University of Copenhagen The University of Copenhagen (Danish: Københavns Universitet) is the oldest and largest university and research institution in Copenhagen, Denmark. ... 1971 is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ...

He enjoys: (according to his official website) Ella Fitzgerald, Maria Callas, Elvis Presley, The Olsen Brothers, Mozart, Bach, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Jesper Thilo and spending time with his wife and grandchild. Ella Fitzgerald - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Maria Callas in the title role of Donizettis opera Anna Bolena, La Scala, Milan (1957) Maria Callas (December 2, 1923 –September 16, 1977) was a Greek-American soprano and perhaps the best-known opera singer of the post-World War II period. ... Elvis Presley Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), also known as The King of Rock and Roll or The King, was an American singer and actor. ... The Olsen Brothers are a Danish rock/pop music duo, and are brothers Jørgen (born 1950) and Noller (Niels, born 1954) Olsen. ... W. A. Mozart, 1790 portrait by Johann Georg Edlinger Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (January 27, 1756 – December 5, 1791) is among the most popular, significant and influential composers of European classical music. ... Johann Sebastian Bach, 1748 portrait by Elias Gottlob Haussmann Johann Sebastian Bach (21 March 1685 (O.S.) – 28 July 1750 (N.S.))[1] was a German composer and organist of the baroque period, and is widely acknowledged[2] as one of the greatest composers in the Western tonal tradition. ... Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (May 27, 1946 – April 19, 2005) was a Danish jazz bassist known for his impressive technique and an approach that could be considered an extension of the innovative work of Scott LaFaro. ...

Poul Schlüter is a Danish politician, born in Tønder, in southern Jutland, Denmark in 1929. ... This is a list over the heads of government in Denmark, from the establishment of a constitutional monarchy in 1849 until present. ... Anders Fogh Rasmussen Anders Fogh Rasmussen (born 26 January 1953) is the current Prime Minister of Denmark. ... Svend Auken Svend Gunnarsen Auken (born 24 May 1943) is a Danish politician and member of the Danish parliament (Folketinget) for the Social Democrats. ... The Social Democrats (Socialdemokraterne), is a Danish political party. ... Mogens Lykketoft Mogens Lykketoft succeeded former Danish prime minister Poul Nyrup Rasmussen as leader of the Social Democratic party, (Socialdemokratiet), in December 2002. ...