Niels Henningsen

Niels Henningsen is a Thorwegian politician and from 2001 Prime minister of Thorway. He's the leader of the Thorwegian party The Social Liberals.

Career
Niels Heningsen was born in 1953 in Halmerhaven]. A graduate of the [[University of Halmerhaven, he has been active in politics most of his life. He has authored several books about taxation and government structure. He and his wife Kirste have two children.

He has held numerous positions in government and opposition throughout his career, first winning a seat in the Folketing (Thorwegian parliament) in 1978. From 1987-1990 he was Minister for Taxation and from 1990 Minister for Economy and Taxation in the Conservative-led. In 1992 Niels resigned from his ministerial posts after a court of inquiry had decided that he had deliberately provided the Folketing with inaccurate and incomplete information. Niels Henningsen disagreed with the findings of the commission, but faced with the threat of a non-confidence motion, he decided to leave his posts voluntarily.