Anders Fogh Rasmussen

Anders Fogh Rasmussen (Danish pronunciation: [ɑnɐs ˈfɔwˀ ˈʁɑsmusn̩] (listen); born 26 January 1953) is a Danish politician. He was the 24th Prime Minister of Denmark from November 2001 to April 2009 and the 12th Secretary General of NATO from August 2009 to October 2014.^[1]

Anders Fogh Rasmussen
12th Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
In office 1 August 2009 – 1 October 2014
Preceded by	Jaap de Hoop Scheffer
Succeeded by	Jens Stoltenberg
24th Prime Minister of Denmark
In office 27 November 2001 – 5 April 2009
Monarch	Margrethe II
Deputy	Bendt Bendtsen Lene Espersen
Preceded by	Poul Nyrup Rasmussen
Succeeded by	Lars Løkke Rasmussen
Leader of Venstre
In office 18 March 1998 – 17 May 2009
Preceded by	Uffe Ellemann-Jensen
Succeeded by	Lars Løkke Rasmussen
Minister of Economic Affairs
In office 18 December 1990 – 19 November 1992
Prime Minister	Poul Schlüter
Preceded by	Niels Helveg Petersen
Succeeded by	Thor Pedersen
Minister of Tax
In office 10 September 1987 – 19 November 1992
Prime Minister	Poul Schlüter
Preceded by	Isi Foighel
Succeeded by	Peter Brixtofte
Member of the Folketing
In office 1 July 1978 – 20 April 2009
Constituency	Zealand Greater
Personal details
Born	Anders Fogh Rasmussen (1953-01-26) 26 January 1953 (age 72) Ginnerup, Denmark
Nationality	Danish
Political party	Venstre
Spouse(s)	Anne-Mette Rasmussen (1978–present)
Children	3
Parents	Knud Rasmussen Martha Rasmussen
Alma mater	Aarhus University

Rasmussen is now CEO of Rasmussen Global^[2] and a senior advisor at The Boston Consulting Group's Copenhagen office.^[3]