Erling Bonnesen (born 28 March 1955 in

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) is a Danish politician, who is a member of the Folketing for the Venstre political party. He entered parliament in 2004 after Mariann Fischer Boel resigned her seat.

Political career

Bonnesen was the mayor of Broby Municipality from 1994 and until the municipality was merged with Faaborg, Ringe,

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in 2007. Bonnesen first ran for parliament in the

2001 Danish general election General elections were held in Denmark on 20 November 2001.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p525 For the first time since the 1924 elections, the Social Democrats did not win the most seats. Anders ...

. While he wasn't elected into parliament, he became the primary substitute. When Mariann Fischer Boel then resigned her seat during the 2001-2005 term, on 7 October 2004, Bonnesen entered parliament in her place. He was elected directly into parliament in the

2005 Danish general election General elections were held in Denmark on 8 February 2005.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p525 Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen's Venstre remained the largest party in the Folketing and his go ...

and again in the 2007 election, where he received 9,436 votes. He was reelected in

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with 7,819 votes,

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with 9,034 votes and

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with 8,522 votes.Dst.dk
"Valgte kandidater og stedfortrædere, Folketingsvalg onsdag 5. juni 2019" Retrieved 6 January 2021

External links

Biography on the website of the Danish Parliament (Folketinget)

References

Living people 1955 births People from Faaborg-Midtfyn Municipality 20th-century Danish politicians Venstre (Denmark) politicians Danish municipal councillors Mayors of places in Denmark Members of the Folketing 2001–2005 Members of the Folketing 2005–2007 Members of the Folketing 2007–2011 Members of the Folketing 2011–2015 Members of the Folketing 2015–2019 Members of the Folketing 2019–2022 Members of the Folketing 2022–2026 {{Denmark-politician-stub