Ole Stavad, Nordiska radets president 2006

Ole Stavad (born 1 June 1949, Ejersted) is a Danish

politician A politician is a person active in party politics, or a person holding or seeking an elected office in government. Politicians propose, support, reject and create laws that govern the land and by an extension of its people. Broadly speaking, ...

representing the

Social Democrats Social democracy is a political, social, and economic philosophy within socialism that supports political and economic democracy. As a policy regime, it is described by academics as advocating economic and social interventions to promote so ...

. Stavad was a member of the

Danish Parliament The Folketing ( da, Folketinget, ; ), also known as the Parliament of Denmark or the Danish Parliament in English, is the unicameral national legislature (parliament) of the Kingdom of Denmark—Denmark proper together with the Faroe Islands an ...

from 1980 to 2007.. Retrieved on 2007-11-25. Stavad served as

Tax Minister A tax is a compulsory financial charge or some other type of levy imposed on a taxpayer (an individual or legal entity) by a governmental organization in order to fund government spending and various public expenditures (regional, local, or n ...

between 1993-1994 and 1998-2001 and as Minister of Trade and Industry 2000–2001. He was Deputy Chairman of the Danish Social Democratic Party between 1995 and 2000. He served as President of the

Nordic Council The Nordic Council is the official body for formal inter-parliamentary Nordic cooperation among the Nordic countries. Formed in 1952, it has 87 representatives from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden as well as from the autonomou ...

in 2006.Nordic Council webpage
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1949 births Government ministers of Denmark Living people Members of the Folketing Social Democrats (Denmark) politicians Danish Tax Ministers {{Denmark-politician-stub