Anders Fogh Rasmussen
| Anders Fogh Rasmussen | |
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| 12th Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation | |
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In office 1 August 2009 – 1 October 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Jaap de Hoop Scheffer |
| Succeeded by | Jens Stoltenberg |
| Prime Minister of Denmark | |
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In office 27 November 2001 – 5 April 2009 |
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| Monarch | Margrethe II |
| Deputy |
Bendt Bendtsen Lene Espersen |
| Preceded by | Poul Nyrup Rasmussen |
| Succeeded by | Lars Løkke Rasmussen |
| Leader of Venstre | |
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In office 18 March 1998 – 17 May 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Uffe Ellemann-Jensen |
| Succeeded by | Lars Løkke Rasmussen |
| Minister of Economic Affairs | |
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In office 18 December 1990 – 19 November 1992 |
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| Prime Minister | Poul Schlüter |
| Preceded by | Niels Helveg Petersen |
| Succeeded by | Thor Pedersen |
| Minister of Tax | |
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In office 10 September 1987 – 19 November 1992 |
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| Prime Minister | Poul Schlüter |
| Preceded by | Isi Foighel |
| Succeeded by | Peter Brixtofte |
| Member of the Folketing | |
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In office 1 July 1978 – 20 April 2009 |
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| Constituency | Zealand Greater |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Anders Fogh Rasmussen 26 January 1953 Ginnerup, Denmark |
| Nationality | Danish |
| Political party | Venstre |
| Spouse(s) | Anne-Mette Rasmussen (1978–present) |
| Children | Henrik Christina Maria |
| Parents | Knud Rasmussen Martha Rasmussen |
| Alma mater | Aarhus University |
| Religion | Lutheranism |
Anders Fogh Rasmussen (Danish pronunciation: [ɑnɐs ˈfɔʊ̯ˀ ˈʁɑsmusn̩]; born 26 January 1953) is a Danish politician who was the 39th Prime Minister of Denmark from November 2001 to April 2009 and the 12th Secretary General of NATO from August 2009 to October 2014.
Rasmussen was first elected to the Folketing in 1978 and served in various ministerial positions, including Minister of Tax (1987–1992) and Minister of Economic Affairs (1990–1992). In his early career, Rasmussen was a strident critic of the welfare state, writing the classical liberal book From Social State to Minimal State in 1993. However, through the 1990s, his views moved towards the political centre. He was elected the leader of the conservative-liberal party Venstre in 1998 and headed a centre-right coalition with the Conservative People's Party which took office in November 2001 and won its second and third terms in February 2005 and in November 2007. Rasmussen's government relied on the Danish People's Party for support, keeping with the Danish tradition of minority government.
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