Lars Lokke Rasmussen

Lars Lokke Rasmussen, a member of the Venestre Liberal Party of Denmark, was sworn in on April 5, 2009 as the Prime Minister of Denmark. In Denmark the Prime Minister is officially appointed by the monarch (Queen Margrethe II). He took over the leadership of the Liberal Party after the former leader Anders Fogh Rasmussen was selected for the position as NATO secretary-general. He remains a member of Parliament, having become a member in 1994.

Lars Lokke Rasmussen was born to Jeppe Rasmussen and Lise Lokke Rasmussen on May 15, 1964, in Vejle, Denmark. He earned a legal degree from The University of Copenhagan. Rasmussen was a self-employed consultant from 1990 through 1995 and is a lawyer by profession. He married Solrun Jakupsdottir and together they have had three children.http://www.nndb.com/people/273/000203661/ NNMB

Party positions held by Rasmussen to date: from 1986-1989 he was the National Chairman of the Young Liberals; from 1986-1990 he was a Member of the General Council of the Venestre Liberal Party; from 1998 to the present he has been the Vice-Chairman of the Venestre Liberal Party. http://www.stm.dk/_a_2762.html

Political offices and positions that Rasmussen has held to date: Member of the Danish Parliament (1994- present); County Mayor of Frederiksborg (1998-2001); Interior and Health Minister (2001-2007); Finance Minister (2007-2009); Prime Minister of Denmark (2009-present).http://www.stm.dk/_a_2762.html

Having been appointed to his position as Prime Minister by Queen Margrethe II, she asked him to try to bring together the Conservative Party and the Venestre Liberal Party, to which he told her he would take on the task. Other things that Rasmussen plans to work on are: tax cutting policies; pro growth programs; helping Denmark through the current international financial crisis and serving this December in Denmark as the lead negotiator working towards a global climate treaty.http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/apr/06/rasmussen-chosen-next-prime-minister/