Poul Schlüter
Poul Schlüter | |
|---|---|
Schlüter in 2005 | |
| Prime Minister of Denmark | |
| In office 10 September 1982 – 25 January 1993 | |
| Monarch | Margrethe II |
| Preceded by | Anker Jørgensen |
| Succeeded by | Poul Nyrup Rasmussen |
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 3 October 1989 – 5 October 1989 | |
| Prime Minister | Himself |
| Preceded by | Hans Peter Clausen |
| Succeeded by | Hans Engell |
| Leader of the Conservative People's Party | |
| In office 1974–1993 | |
| Preceded by | Erik Ninn-Hansen |
| Succeeded by | Henning Dyremose |
| Member of the European Parliament | |
| In office 19 July 1994 – 19 July 1999 | |
| Constituency | Denmark |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 April 1929 Tønder, Denmark |
| Died | 27 May 2021 (aged 92) Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Political party | Conservative People's Party |
| Spouses | Majken Steen-Andersen
(m. 1963; div. 1978)Lisbeth Povelsen
(m. 1979; died 1988) |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | University of Copenhagen |
Poul Holmskov Schlüter (Danish pronunciation: [ˈpʰʌwl ˈhʌlmskʌw ˈslytɐ]; 3 April 1929 – 27 May 2021) was a Danish politician who served as Prime Minister of Denmark from 1982 to 1993. He was the first (and to date, only) member of the Conservative People's Party to become Prime Minister, as well as the first conservative to hold the office since 1901. 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.