Jeppe Bruus Christensen (born 20 April 1978) is a Danish politician who is a member of the

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for the

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. He was elected to parliament at the

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. He was previously a member of parliament between 2014 and 2015.

Political career

Bruus first ran for parliament in the 2011 election, where he received 2,706 votes. While not enough for a seat in parliament, it made him the Social Democrats' primary substitute in the

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constituency. During the 2011-2015 term he was a temporary member of the Folketing, acting as substitute for

Sophie Hæstorp Andersen Sophie Hæstorp Andersen (born 26 September 1974) is a Danish politician. She is the Lord Mayor of Copenhagen Municipality as of 1 January 2022. She was the regional council chairperson of the Capital Region from 1 January 2014 until 31 July 2021. ...

from 5 November 2013 to 3 December 2013. When Hæstorp Andersen was elected as chairman of the

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in the 2013 local election, she resigned her seat. As the party's primary substitute of the constituency, Bruus took over the seat and completed the remainder of the term. Bruus ran again in the 2015 election. He received 2,806 votes and again became the Social Democrats' primary substitute of the constituency. During the 2015-2019 term he was a substitute for

Mogens Lykketoft Mogens Lykketoft (; born 9 January 1946) is a Danish politician who served as Leader of the Social Democrats (''Socialdemokraterne'') from 2002 to 2005. He succeeded Poul Nyrup Rasmussen as party leader. After losing the 2005 parliamentary elec ...

from 4 July 2015 to 30 September 2016. In the 2019 election Bruus was finally elected into parliament, receiving 4,397 votes and winning a district seat. Under Bruus' leadership, Denmark introduced a tax on air passengers to help finance the airline industry's transition to greener practices from 2025.Louise Breusch Rasmussen (15 December 2023)
Denmark introduces green tax on air passengers from 2025
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External links

Biography on the website of the Danish Parliament (Folketinget)

References

Living people 1978 births People from Holbæk Municipality Social Democrats (Denmark) politicians Members of the Folketing 2011–2015 Members of the Folketing 2019–2022 Members of the Folketing 2022–2026 {{Denmark-politician-stub