A prominent Danish politician died unexpectedly at the age of 52 – 2024-03-03 17:25:28

Søren Pape Poulsen led his party for almost ten years. AOP

Longtime chairman of the Danish Conservative People’s Party Søren Pape Poulsen has died at the age of 52.

Party secretary Søren Vandsø says in the announcement published on the party’s website that Poulsen died of a cerebral hemorrhage.

Poulsen reportedly collapsed on Friday in the middle of his party’s event, after which he was rushed to the hospital. He died on Saturday at 1:13 p.m.

– He fell in the middle of what he dedicated his life to. The last thing he did was a big round of applause from his fellow party members, Vandsø wrote.

Poulsen led the party from 2014 until his death. He served as Denmark’s Minister of Justice in 2016–2019.

The Conservative People’s Party currently has ten seats in the Danish Parliament.