Poul Schlüter
| Poul Schlüter | |
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Schlüter in 2005
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| 22nd Prime Minister of Denmark | |
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In office 10 September 1982 – 25 January 1993 |
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| Monarch | Margrethe II |
| Preceded by | Anker Jørgensen |
| Succeeded by | Poul Nyrup Rasmussen |
| Justice Minister of Denmark | |
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In office 3 October 1989 – 5 October 1989 |
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| Preceded by | Hans Peter Clausen |
| Succeeded by | Hans Engell |
| Leader of the Conservative People's Party | |
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In office 1974–1993 |
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| Preceded by | Erik Ninn-Hansen |
| Succeeded by | Henning Dyremose |
| Personal details | |
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3 April 1929 Tønder, Denmark |
| Political party | Conservative People's Party |
| Religion | Church of Denmark |
Poul Holmskov Schlüter (Danish pronunciation: [pʰʌʊ̯l hʌlmsɡ̊ʌʊ̯ slyd̥ɐ], 3 April 1929) is a Danish politician, who served as Prime Minister of Denmark from 1982 to 1993. He was the first member of the Conservative People's Party to become Prime Minister, as well as the first conservative to hold the office since 1901.
Born in Tønder, south Jutland, he graduated from the University of Copenhagen in 1957 with a degree in law, and joined the bar in 1960. Schlüter was a member of the Folketing (Danish parliament) for the Conservative People's Party from 1964 to 1994. He was also Chairman of the Conservative People's Party from 1974 to 1977 and from 1981 to 1993.
In 1982, after Prime Minister Anker Jørgensen was forced to resign, Schlüter cobbled together a four-party coalition and was appointed his successor. During his time as Prime Minister, he was named "Nordic Politician of the Year" (in 1984). He has since been granted a large number of Danish and international awards and medals.
Previously, he had served as a member of the Council of Europe from 1971 to 1974, and had headed the Danish Delegation to the Nordic Council, where he served as a member of the Council Presidium, in 1978 and 1979. He retired as Prime Minister in 1993 after an inquiry found that he had misinformed the Danish Parliament. The case was known as the Tamil Case (Danish: Tamilsagen), as it involved asylum requests from Tamil refugees.
Following his retirement as Prime Minister in 1993, Schlüter served as a member of the European Parliament from 1994 to 1999, the first three years as Vice-President of the body.
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