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North Jutland (Folketing Constituency)
North Jutland ( da, Nordjylland) is one of the 12 multi-member constituencies of the Folketing, the national legislature of Denmark. The constituency was established in 2007 following the public administration structural reform. It consists of the municipalities of Aalborg, Brønderslev, Frederikshavn, Hjørring, Jammerbugt, Læsø, Mariagerfjord, Morsø, Rebild, Thisted and Vesthimmerland. The constituency currently elects 15 of the 179 members of the Folketing using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2019 general election it had 444,951 registered electors. Electoral system North Jutland currently elects 15 of the 179 members of the Folketing using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. Constituency seats are allocated using the D'Hondt method. Compensatory seats are calculated based on the national vote and are allocated using the Sainte-Laguë method, initially at the provincial level and finally at the const ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Folketing
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 and Greenland. Established in 1849, until 1953 the Folketing was the lower house of a bicameral parliament, called the Rigsdag; the upper house was Landstinget. It meets in Christiansborg Palace, on the islet of Slotsholmen in central Copenhagen. The Folketing passes all laws, approves the cabinet, and supervises the work of the government. It is also responsible for adopting the state's budgets and approving the state's accounts. As set out in the Constitution of Denmark, the Folketing shares power with the reigning monarch. In practice, however, the monarch's role is limited to signing laws passed by the legislature; this must be done within 30 days of adoption. The Folketing consists of 179 MPs; including two from Greenland and two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danish People's Party
The Danish People's Party ( da, Dansk Folkeparti, DPP/DF) is a nationalist and right-wing populist political party in Denmark. It was formed in 1995 by former members of the Progress Party (FrP). The DPP lent its support to the Venstre– Conservative People's Party coalition government that ruled from the general election of 2001 until the 2011 election defeat. While not part of the cabinet, DPP cooperated closely with the governing coalition on most issues and received support for key political stances in return, to the point that the government was commonly referred to as the "VKO-government" (O being DPP's election symbol). It also provided parliamentary support to Lars Løkke Rasmussen's cabinets from 2016 to 2019, again without participating in it. In the 2014 European Parliament election in Denmark, DPP secured 27% of the vote as part of the European Conservatives and Reformists group. This was followed by receiving 21% of the vote in the 2015 general election, be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red–Green Alliance (Denmark)
The Red–Green Alliance or Unity List ( da, Enhedslisten – De Rød-Grønne, , EL) is an eco-socialist political party in Denmark. It was founded in 1989 with the merger of three Marxist parties and it is the furthest left-wing party in the Danish parliament, where it advocates for an expansion of welfare and social justice as well as socialist transformation in Denmark and internationally. During the 2021 Danish municipal elections the party placed first in the Danish capital Copenhagen, with 24.6% of the votes. The party is also active in various Danish trade unions. Political and ideological position The party describes itself as a socialist and democratic grassroots party, which claims also to represent green politics, peace movement, anti-discrimination, and trade union movement. The party's ideological position is set out in a manifesto from 2014. It proposes that a socialistic society of the future "neither can nor should be described in detail, but rather be devel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peder Hvelplund
Peder Hvelplund (born 8 September 1967 in Ringkøbing) is a Danish politician, who is a member of the Folketing for the Red-Green Alliance political party. He was elected into parliament at the 2019 Danish general election. Political career Hvelplund ran in the 2015 Danish general election but was not elected, receiving 423 votes. While not elected, this made him the Red-Green Alliance's primary substitute for the North Jutland constituency. Stine Brix was elected for the party in the constituency, and Hvelplund acted as substitute for her on two occasions: from 22 December 2018 to 7 May 2019 and from 29 March 2016 to 28 February 2017. Hvelplund was elected into parliament at the 2019 election, where he received 1,028 votes. During the COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel vir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne Honoré Østergaard
Anne Honoré Østergaard (born 24 January 1981 in Aalborg) is a Danish politician, who is a member of the Folketing for the Venstre political party. She was elected into parliament at the 2019 Danish general election. Political career Østergaard has been a member of the municipal council of Aalborg Municipality Aalborg Municipality is a municipality in Region Nordjylland, North Jutland Region on the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark.Bridgwater, W. & Beatrice Aldrich. (1966) ''The Columbia-Viking Desk Encyclopedia''. Columbia University. p. 11. The ... since 2014. She was elected into parliament at the 2019 election where she received 4,104 votes. References External links Biography on the website of the Danish Parliament (Folketinget) 1981 births Living people Politicians from Aalborg Venstre (Denmark) politicians 21st-century Danish women politicians Danish municipal councillors Women members of the Folketing Members of the Folketing 2019–2022 {{ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Preben Bang Henriksen
Preben Bang Henriksen (born 11 February 1954 in Nørresundby) is a Danish lawyer, author and politician, who is a member of the Folketing for the Venstre political party. He was elected into parliament at the 2011 Danish general election General elections were held in Denmark on 15 September 2011 to elect the 179 members of the Folketing. Of those 179, 175 members were elected in Denmark, two in the Faroe Islands and two in Greenland. The incumbent centre-right coalition led by .... Background He graduated as master of law from Aarhus University in 1979, became a solicitor in 1982, gained the right to appear before the High Court from 1982 and right to appear before the Supreme Court from 1986. Bibliography *''Erhvervslejeretten i hovedtræk'' (1990) *''Erhvervslejeretten'' (1990) *''Skolens lejemål'' (1990) *''Erhvervslejemål - rettigheder og pligter efter den ny erhvervslejelov'' (2008) External links Biography on the website of the Danish Parliament (Folketinget) R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orla Hav
Orla Hav (born 3 April 1952 in Nørresundby) is a Danish politician, who is a member of the Folketing for the Social Democrats (Denmark), Social Democrats political party. He was elected into parliament at the 2007 Danish general election. He has previously acted as regional council chairman of the North Jutland Region. Personal life Hav was born on 3 April 1952 in Nørresundby, the son of Kristian Josefsen Hav and Lilly Hav. After graduation he continued his education in Aalborg College of Education from 1972 to 1976 to be a primary school teacher. Political career Throughout his life he was involved with various organisations. He has been an active member of the Social Democratic Party since 1965 and North Jutland County, North Jutland's County Council since 1983. He was a Member of the Regional Council in North Denmark Region (2006-2007) and Chairman of the Preparatory Committee (2006). He contested the 2007 Danish general election, general election in 2007 and won in Nort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ane Halsboe-Jørgensen
Ane Halsboe-Jørgensen (born 4 May 1983 in Brovst) is a Danish politician, who is a member of the Folketing for the Social Democrats. She has been the Minister for Culture and Ecclesiastical Affairs since 2021. She was elected member of Folketinget for the Social Democrats in 2011. She was appointed Minister of Higher Education and Science in the Frederiksen Cabinet from 27 June 2019. On 16 August 2021, the former Minister of Church and Ecclesiastical Affairs Joy Mogensen resigned and Halsboe-Jørgensen took over the position. Political career Halsboe-Jørgensen was first elected into parliament at the 2011 Danish general election, where she received 5,171 votes. She was reelected in 2015 with 8,285 votes and in 2019 File:2019 collage v1.png, From top left, clockwise: Hong Kong protests turn to widespread riots and civil disobedience; House of Representatives votes to adopt articles of impeachment against Donald Trump; CRISPR gene editing first used to experim ... with 4,977 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Social Democrats (Denmark)
The Social Democrats ( da, Socialdemokraterne, ) is a social democratic political party in Denmark. A member of the Party of European Socialists (PES), the Social Democrats have 50 out of 179 members of the Danish parliament (following the latest Danish general election held in 2022), Folketing, and three out of fourteen MEPs elected from Denmark. Founded by Louis Pio in 1871, the party first entered the Folketing in the 1884 Danish Folketing election. By the early 20th century, it had become the party with the largest representation in the Folketing, a distinction it would hold for 77 years. It first formed a government after the 1924 Danish Folketing election under Thorvald Stauning, the longest-serving Danish Prime Minister of the 20th century. During Stauning's government which lasted until the 1926 Danish Folketing election, the Social Democrats exerted a profound influence on Danish society, laying the foundation of the Danish welfare state. From 2002 to 2016, the par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mette Frederiksen
Mette Frederiksen (; born 19 November 1977) is a Danish politician who has been Prime Minister of Denmark since June 2019, and Leader of the Social Democrats since June 2015. The second woman to hold either office, she is also the youngest prime minister in Danish history. Besides a brief career as a trade unionist (2000–2001), Frederiksen has never had any employment outside politics. She was first elected to the Folketing in the 2001 general election, representing Copenhagen County. After the Social Democrats won the 2011 general election, she was appointed Minister of Employment by Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt. She was promoted to Minister of Justice in 2014. After the Social Democrats' narrow defeat in the 2015 general election, Thorning-Schmidt stood down, and Frederiksen won the subsequent leadership election to replace her, becoming Leader of the Opposition.. Accessed on 29 June 2019. Frederiksen led her party into the 2019 general election, which resulte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bent Bøgsted
Bent Gunnar Bøgsted (born 4 January 1956 in Serritslev) is a Danish politician, who is a member of the Folketing for the Danish People's Party. He was elected into parliament at the 2001 Danish general election. Background Bøgsted graduated from Tech College Aalborg, Aalborg Technical School. Before being elected into parliament, Bøgsted has worked as an operator, gunsmith, farmer and shipyard worker. Political career Bøgsted first ran for parliament in the 2001 Danish general election, where he was elected into parliament with 4,608 votes cast for him. He was reelected in the 2005 Danish general election, 2005, 2007 Danish general election, 2007, 2011 Danish general election, 2011, 2015 Danish general election, 2015 and 2019 Danish general election, 2019 elections. "Valgte kandidater og stedfortrædere, Folketingsvalg onsdag 5. juni 2019" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Venstre (Denmark)
VenstreThe party name is officially not translated into any other language, but is in English often referred to as the Liberal Party. Similar rules apply for the name of the party's youth wing Venstres Ungdom. (, ), full name Venstre, Danmarks Liberale Parti ( en, Left, Denmark's Liberal Party), is a Conservative liberalism, conservative-liberal, Nordic agrarian parties, agrarian List of political parties in Denmark, political party in Denmark. Founded as part of a peasants' movement against the Landed nobility, landed aristocracy, today it espouses an Economic liberalism, economically liberal, pro-Free market, free-market ideology. Venstre is the major party of the centre-right in Denmark, and the second-largest party in the country. The party has produced many List of Prime Ministers of Denmark, Prime Ministers. In the 2019 Danish general election, 2019 general elections, Venstre received 23.4% of the vote and 43 out of 179 seats. Its current leader is Jakob Ellemann-Jensen foll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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