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Poul Nyrup Rasmussen

1943 - Today

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Poul Oluf Nyrup Rasmussen (Danish pronunciation: [ˈpʰʌwl ˈnyˀɔp ˈʁɑsmusn̩], informally Poul Nyrup, born 15 June 1943) is a retired Danish politician, who served as 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. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Poul Nyrup Rasmussen is the 5,947th most popular politician (up from 6,691st in 2019), the 162nd most popular biography from Denmark (up from 183rd in 2019) and the 63rd most popular Danish Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Poul Nyrup Rasmussen ranks 5,947 out of 19,576. Before him are Anna of Savoy, Grigory Orlov, Hubert Humphrey, Hashim al-Atassi, Árpád Göncz, and Marino Faliero. After him are Infante Carlos of Spain, Jacques-Nicolas Billaud-Varenne, Mathilde Kschessinska, Francesco III Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, 'Abd al-Ilah, and Walter Warlimont.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Poul Nyrup Rasmussen ranks 129. Before him are Max Wright, Fouad Siniora, Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne, Antônio Wilson Vieira Honório, Shannon Lucid, and John Nettles. After him are Ri Chun-hee, Kiyoshi Tomizawa, Roberto Boninsegna, Jacques Laffite, Angelo Comastri, and Blythe Danner.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Poul Nyrup Rasmussen ranks 162 out of 1,032. Before him are Rasmus Bartholin (1625), Jeppe Aakjær (1866), Dorothea of Denmark, Duchess of Prussia (1504), Prince Frederick William of Hesse-Kassel (1820), Ulrich Salchow (1877), and Paul Elvstrøm (1928). After him are Thorvald Stauning (1873), Magnus, Duke of Holstein (1540), Gabriel Axel (1918), Verner Panton (1926), Anne Sophie Reventlow (1693), and Gudfred (800).

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Among POLITICIANS In Denmark

Among politicians born in Denmark, Poul Nyrup Rasmussen ranks 63. Before him are Sveinn Björnsson (1881), Barthold Georg Niebuhr (1776), Prince Valdemar of Denmark (1858), Eric III of Denmark (1100), Dorothea of Denmark, Duchess of Prussia (1504), and Prince Frederick William of Hesse-Kassel (1820). After him are Thorvald Stauning (1873), Magnus, Duke of Holstein (1540), Gudfred (800), Icel of Mercia (501), Princess Caroline-Mathilde of Denmark (1912), and Anker Jørgensen (1922).

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