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Anders Fogh Rasmussen is a Danish politician who 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. He is now CEO of political consultancy Rasmussen Global and a senior advisor at The Boston Consulting Group's Copenhagen office.Rasmussen was first elected to the Folketing in 1978 and served in various ministerial positions, including Minister of Tax and Minister of Economic Affairs . In his early career, Rasmussen was a strident critic of the welfare state, writing the classical liberal book From Social State to Minimal State in 1993. However, his views moved towards the political centre through the 1990s. He was elected the leader of the conservative-liberal party Venstre in 1998 and headed a centre-right coalition with the Conservative People's Party which took office in November 2001 and won its second and third terms in February 2005 and in November 2007. Rasmussen's government relied on the Danish People's Party for support, keeping with the Danish tradition of minority government.

His government introduced tougher limits on non-EEA immigration and a freeze on tax rates . Certain taxes were lowered, but his coalition partners in the Conservative People's Party repeatedly argued for more tax cuts and a flat tax rate at no higher than 50%. Rasmussen's government implemented an administrative reform reducing the number of municipalities and replacing the thirteen counties with five regions which he referred to as "the biggest reform in thirty years". He authored several books about taxation and government structure. He resigned as Prime Minister in April 2009 to become Secretary General of NATO. His term as Secretary General was to end in the summer of 2014, but the North Atlantic Council extended his term on 11 December 2013 until 30 September 2014 in order to ensure the organisation of the 2014 NATO summit in Newport, United Kingdom. Wikipedia

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“I was deeply distressed that the cartoons were seen by many Muslims as an attempt by Denmark to mark and insult or behave disrespectfully towards Islam or Mohammed.”

Anders Fogh Rasmussen

In relation to the Danish cartoon affair http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/turkey/5115171/Rasmussen-to-give-Turkey-senior-posts-in-Nato.html (6 April 2009)

“Iraq has WMDs. It is not something we think, it is something we know. Iraq has itself admitted that it has had mustard gas, nerve gas, anthrax, but Saddam won't disclose. He won't tell us where and how these weapons have been destroyed. We know this from the UN inspectors, so there is no doubt in my mind.”

Anders Fogh Rasmussen

In support of the Danish participation in the invasion of Iraq http://consortiumnews.com/2014/07/09/nyt-protects-the-fogh-machine/ (2003)

“That's what it's like when people have crawled very high up in a tree, then they sometimes need help to get down with ladders and ropes and other instruments.”

Anders Fogh Rasmussen

On potential face-saving deals for Poland on the Lisbon Treaty http://euobserver.com/?aid=24331 (21 June 2007)

“I often use Sweden as a discouraging example to promte a free and open debate and maintain a strict immigration policy.”

Anders Fogh Rasmussen

A. Fogh Rasmussen, in Sveriges Television 2016 program Toppmötet interviwed by Fredrik Reinfeldt, second episode. Youtube clip (in Danish) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GRuDDYoOeo.

“The good thing is that all the symbolic elements are gone, and that which really matters – the core – is left.”

Anders Fogh Rasmussen

On the Lisbon Treaty, Jyllands-Posten, 25 June 2007

“It could never happen in Denmark, Danish people are much more calm than those further south.”

Anders Fogh Rasmussen

Asked about the killing of 4 protestors by the police in Albania during anti-government protests http://blogs.euobserver.com/waterfield/2011/02/07/time-to-get-shot-of-nato/ (7 February 2011)