Villy Søvndal, Danish educator and politician, Danish Minister of Foreign Affairs

Villy Søvndal

Danish politician

Villy Søvndal is a Danish politician who served as Denmark's Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2011 to 2013. He represented the Socialist People's Party in Parliament (Folketinget) from 1994 to 2013. He was selected as party leader in a 2005 vote, succeeding Holger K. Nielsen.

Minister of Foreign Affairs (Denmark)

The Minister for Foreign Affairs is the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark. The officeholder is in charge of Danish foreign policy and international relations.