Participated In
Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen of Denmark
Date: September 26, 2008 from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Location: Rotunda, Low Memorial Library
Description: A keynote address by Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen of Denmark, followed by a question and answer session with the audience.
Anders Fogh RasmussenPrime Minister of Denmark
Born January 26, 1953
Married to Mrs. Anne-Mette Rasmussen, 3
children
MSc, Economist, University of Aarhus,
1978
Professional career:
1978-1987 Consultant
with the Danish Federation of Crafts and Small Industries
Political career:
1974-1976 National
Chairman of the Liberal Youth of Denmark
1978 Member
of the Folketing - the Parliament
1981-1986 Vice-chairman
of the Folketing's Housing Committee
1984-1987 Member
of the Management Committee of the Parliamentary Liberal Party
1985-1998 Vice-chairman
of the Liberal Party's national organisation
1987-1992 Minister
for Taxation
1990-1992 Minister
for Economic Affairs
1992- Member
of the Management Committee of the Parliamentary Liberal Party
1992-1998 Spokesman
for the Liberal Party
1993-1998 Vice-chairman
of the Folketing's Economic and Political Affairs Committee
1998- Chairman of the Liberal Party's
national organisation
1998-2001 Chairman
of the Parliamentary Liberal Party
1998-2001 Vice-chairman
of the Foreign Policy Board
2001- Prime
Minister of Denmark
Publications:
1979 "Oprør
med skattesystemet"
1980 "Den
truede velstand" (co-author)
1981 "Slaget
om landsbyen" (co-author)
1982 "Kampen
om boligen"
1983 "Liberal
Ungdom gennem 75 år" (co-author)
1985 "Handelen
år 2000" (co-author)
1987 "Bolig
og økonomi" (co-author)
1987 "Danmark
år 2000" (co-author)
1993 "Fra
Socialstat til Minimalstat"
1993 "Arbejdslyst
og velfærd - en umulig cocktail?" (co-author)
2001 "I
Godtvejr og storm" (Interviews with Anders Fogh Rasmussen, author: Thomas
Larsen)