The Liberal Alliance ( in Danish) is a
classical liberal
Classical liberalism is a political tradition and a branch of liberalism that advocates free market and laissez-faire economics; civil liberties under the rule of law with especial emphasis on individual autonomy, limited government, economic ...
and
right-libertarian
Right-libertarianism,Rothbard, Murray (1 March 1971)"The Left and Right Within Libertarianism" ''WIN: Peace and Freedom Through Nonviolent Action''. 7 (4): 6–10. Retrieved 14 January 2020.Goodway, David (2006). '' Anarchist Seeds Beneath the ...
political party in Denmark
This article lists political parties in Denmark. da
Denmark has a multi-party system, with two or three major parties complemented by several other significant parties. The government typically consists of a major party in coalition with, or supp ...
.
The party is a component of the
centre-right
Centre-right politics lean to the Right-wing politics, right of the Left–right politics, political spectrum, but are closer to the Centrism, centre. From the 1780s to the 1880s, there was a shift in the Western world of social class structure a ...
bloc in
Danish politics
The politics of Denmark take place within the framework of a parliamentary representative democracy, a constitutional monarchy and a decentralised unitary state in which the monarch of Denmark, Queen Margrethe II, is the head of state. Denmar ...
.
The party's platform is based upon
economic liberalism
Economic liberalism is a political and economic ideology that supports a market economy based on individualism and private property in the means of production. Adam Smith is considered one of the primary initial writers on economic liberalism ...
, promotion of
tax cut
A tax cut represents a decrease in the amount of money taken from taxpayers to go towards government revenue. Tax cuts decrease the revenue of the government and increase the disposable income of taxpayers. Tax cuts usually refer to reductions in ...
s and reduction of
welfare
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programmes, and a critical, oppositional stance towards
European integration
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.
From November 2016 to June 2019, the Liberal Alliance was part of a
three-party coalition government with the
Liberal Party
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(Venstre) and the
Conservative People's Party.
History
The party was founded as the New Alliance ( da, Ny Alliance) on 7 May 2007 by
Naser Khader
Naser Khader ( ar, ناصر خضر Levantine pronunciation: ; born 1 July 1963) is a Syrian-Danish politician who is a member of the Folketing as an independent politician. Until 2021 he was a member of the Conservative People's Party.
H ...
MP,
Anders Samuelsen
Anders Samuelsen (born 1 August 1967 in Horsens, Denmark) is a Danish former politician who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2016 to 2019, member of the Folketing from 2007 to 2011 and as leader of the Liberal Alliance party from 20 ...
MEP from the
Danish Social Liberal Party
The Danish Social Liberal Party ( da, Radikale Venstre, , Radical Left) is a social-liberal political party in Denmark. The party was founded as a split from the Venstre Reform Party in 1905.
Historically, the centrist party has played a centra ...
and
Gitte Seeberg
Gitte Seeberg (born 25 June 1960 in Copenhagen) is a Denmark, Danish politician, lawyer, and current secretary general of the Danish branch of the World Wide Fund for Nature, WWF. She was a member of the Danish Folketinget parliament for the Conser ...
, a
Conservative People's Party MEP.
The party supported the government of the
Venstre and Conservative People's Party.
To comply with Danish election law and to be able to stand for elections the Liberal Alliance had to gather 19,185 signatures of supporters on special forms, the number being equivalent to one parliamentary seat in the
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 ...
. Each completed form had to be certified with the
civil registry
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offices of municipalities before being collectively handed in to the
Ministry of the Interior
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Lists of current ministries of internal affairs
Named "ministry"
* Ministry ...
. While the Liberal Alliance did not take any stand on this offer, the minor party
Centre Democrats offered to let the Liberal Alliance put forward candidates on their lists in the event of an election being called before the Liberal Alliance had finished its nomination process.
On one occasion on 12 May 2007 in
Horsens
Horsens () is a city on the east coast of Jutland region of Denmark. It is the seat of the Horsens municipality. The city's population is 61,074 (1 January 2022) and the municipality's population is 94,443 (), making it the 8th largest city in De ...
, the three leading figures of the party managed to collect over 2,000 signatures in one day. On 21 May, the party reported they were half-way, having gathered in 10,000 signatures. The party finally completed its nomination process on 29 June by being accepted on the Ministry of the Interior's list of parties able to stand for elections to the Folketing after handing in the 21,516 required signatures. Immediately after its creation, the Liberal Alliance had a surge of members. Just one day after the announcement of the party, more than 12,000 had registered on the party website. Three days later, 16,000 had registered and 8,000 of these had paid the membership fee.
On 30 August 2007, the party publicly launched a policy programme. Some of the points in this programme included longer mandatory school attendance, with free food and homework aid; a European
Marshall Plan
The Marshall Plan (officially the European Recovery Program, ERP) was an American initiative enacted in 1948 to provide foreign aid to Western Europe. The United States transferred over $13 billion (equivalent of about $ in ) in economic re ...
to the
Middle East
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; increasing foreign aid to 1% of
GDP
Gross domestic product (GDP) is a monetary measure of the market value of all the final goods and services produced and sold (not resold) in a specific time period by countries. Due to its complex and subjective nature this measure is often ...
; increased focus on prevention in public health, with lower prices on healthy foods; and an exhaustive reform related to immigration and asylum politics. In the
2007 general election held on 13 November 2007, the party won 2.8% of the vote, winning 5 of 179 seats in the
Danish Parliament
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 a ...
.
On 29 January 2008, founding member
Gitte Seeberg
Gitte Seeberg (born 25 June 1960 in Copenhagen) is a Denmark, Danish politician, lawyer, and current secretary general of the Danish branch of the World Wide Fund for Nature, WWF. She was a member of the Danish Folketinget parliament for the Conser ...
left the party in protest against the party's status as a
right-wing
Right-wing politics describes the range of political ideologies that view certain social orders and hierarchies as inevitable, natural, normal, or desirable, typically supporting this position on the basis of natural law, economics, authorit ...
party which conflicted with her own desire to form a
centrist
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party while rejecting the influence of the
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– C ...
. On 5 February 2008,
Malou Aamund
Malou Aamund (born 28 July 1969, in Copenhagen, Denmark) is a Danish businesswoman. She serves as the CEO of Google Denmark and board member of DSV A/S, KIRKBI A/S and WS Audiology. She has previously held executive positions at IBM and Microsoft. ...
, another of the party's members of parliament, left the party and joined the governing Liberal Party. On 24 June 2008,
Jørgen Poulsen was excluded from the Liberal Alliance's parliamentary group, although not from the party itself. Under the new leadership of
Anders Samuelsen
Anders Samuelsen (born 1 August 1967 in Horsens, Denmark) is a Danish former politician who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2016 to 2019, member of the Folketing from 2007 to 2011 and as leader of the Liberal Alliance party from 20 ...
, the party position moved towards the right, espousing
economic liberalism
Economic liberalism is a political and economic ideology that supports a market economy based on individualism and private property in the means of production. Adam Smith is considered one of the primary initial writers on economic liberalism ...
and
right-libertarian
Right-libertarianism,Rothbard, Murray (1 March 1971)"The Left and Right Within Libertarianism" ''WIN: Peace and Freedom Through Nonviolent Action''. 7 (4): 6–10. Retrieved 14 January 2020.Goodway, David (2006). '' Anarchist Seeds Beneath the ...
policies,
with the party changing its name to the Liberal Alliance on 27 August 2008.
On 1 September 2008, the party regained a third mandate in the parliament as Gitte Seeberg was appointed secretary general of the Danish branch of the
World Wide Fund for Nature
The World Wide Fund for Nature Inc. (WWF) is an international non-governmental organization founded in 1961 that works in the field of wilderness preservation and the reduction of human impact on the environment. It was formerly named the Wor ...
(WWF). Her mandate was given to former
deputy mayor
The deputy mayor (also known as vice mayor, assistant mayor, or mayor ''pro tem'') is an elective or appointive office of the second-ranking official that is present in many, but not all, local governments.
Duties and functions
Many elected dep ...
of
Slagelse
Slagelse () is a town on Zealand, Denmark. The town is the seat of Slagelse Municipality, and is the biggest town of the municipality. It is located 15 km east of Korsør, 16 km north-east of Skælskør, 33 km south-east of Kalundborg and 14 km ...
,
Villum Christensen. On 5 January 2009, founding member and party leader Naser Khader left the party, citing that he did not believe in it any longer.
At the time,
Anders Samuelsen
Anders Samuelsen (born 1 August 1967 in Horsens, Denmark) is a Danish former politician who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2016 to 2019, member of the Folketing from 2007 to 2011 and as leader of the Liberal Alliance party from 20 ...
was scheduled to take over leadership of the party later that month. That same day, Villum Christensen expressed doubt on his future in the party.
In the
2009 European Parliament election
The 2009 European Parliament election was held in the 27 member states of the European Union (EU) between 4 and 7 June 2009. A total of 736 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) were elected to represent some 500 million Europeans, making th ...
, the party won 0.6% of the vote, leaving the party without representation in the European parliament. In the
2011 general election held on 15 September 2011, the party won 5.0% of the vote and 9 seats. When
Malou Aamund
Malou Aamund (born 28 July 1969, in Copenhagen, Denmark) is a Danish businesswoman. She serves as the CEO of Google Denmark and board member of DSV A/S, KIRKBI A/S and WS Audiology. She has previously held executive positions at IBM and Microsoft. ...
resigned from the Folketing in June 2011, she was replaced by Professor
Niels Høiby, who took his seat with the Liberal Alliance, taking their contingent in four. In the
2014 European Parliament election
The 2014 European Parliament election was held in the European Union, from 22 to 25 May 2014.
It was the 8th parliamentary election since the first direct elections in 1979, and the first in which the European political parties fielded candid ...
, the Liberal Alliance received 2.9% of the vote, again failing to return any
MEPs.
In the
2015 general election held on 18 June 2015, the party won 7.5% of the vote and 13 seats in the Folketing. In its most successful constituency,
Gentofte Municipality
Gentofte Kommune is a municipality (Danish, '' kommune'') in the Capital Region of Denmark (''Region Hovedstaden'') on the east coast of the island of Zealand (''Sjælland'') in eastern Denmark. It covers an area of , and has a total population of ...
, a well-off suburb of Copenhagen, it even scored 17.5% while on
Bornholm
Bornholm () is a Danish island in the Baltic Sea, to the east of the rest of Denmark, south of Sweden, northeast of Germany and north of Poland.
Strategically located, Bornholm has been fought over for centuries. It has usually been ruled by ...
its share of votes was only 4%. Initially, the party did not participate in
Lars Løkke Rasmussen
Lars Løkke Rasmussen (; born 15 May 1964) is a Danish politician who has served as Minister of Foreign Affairs since 2022. He previously served as the 25th Prime Minister of Denmark from 2009 to 2011 and again from 2015 to 2019. He was the lead ...
's
Venstre minority cabinet, but it did lent its parliamentary support to the government. In late November 2016, it joined a three-party centre-right coalition government alongside Venstre and the
Conservative People's Party in
Løkke Rasmussen's third cabinet. Party leader Anders Samuelsen was appointed
Minister of Foreign Affairs
A foreign affairs minister or minister of foreign affairs (less commonly minister for foreign affairs) is generally a cabinet minister in charge of a state's foreign policy and relations. The formal title of the top official varies between cou ...
while
Simon Emil Ammitzbøll-Bille
Simon Emil Ammitzbøll-Bille (born 20 October 1977, in Hillerød) is a former Danish politician, and a former independent member of the Parliament of Denmark. He is former Minister of Economy and Interior.
He was formerly a member of Radikale Ve ...
took the post of Minister of the Economy and Interior. Additional cabinet members of Liberal Alliance were
Merete Riisager
Merete Riisager Andersen (born 1 March 1976) is a Danish politician who represents the Liberal Alliance. From 28 November 2016 to 27 June 2019, she was Education Minister of Denmark, replacing Ellen Trane Nørby.
Born in Aarhus, Riisager grad ...
(Minister of Education),
Mette Bock
Mette Bock (née Samuelsen, born 26 July 1957 in Gladsaxe) is a Danish political scientist, journalist and former politician. She was a member of the Folketing from 2011 to 2019, representing the Liberal Alliance party. She served as Minister of ...
(Minister of Culture),
Ole Birk Olesen
Ole Birk Olesen (born 21 December 1972 in Gram) is a Danish politician, who is a member of the Folketing for the Liberal Alliance political party. He was elected into parliament at the 2011 Danish general election. From 2016 to 2019 he served as ...
(Minister of Transport) and
Thyra Frank (Minister for Elder Affairs).
At the
2019 general election held on 5 June 2019, the party won 2.3% of the vote, losing 9 of its 13 seats in the Folketing. At the same time, party leader Anders Samuelsen failed to get reelected. resulting in his resignation. On 9 June 2019,
Alex Vanopslagh
Alex Dominique Kristensen Vanopslagh (born 17 October 1991) is a French-born Danish politician. He is a member of the Folketing, and party leader of the Liberal Alliance. He is a former chairman of its youth wing, Liberal Alliance Youth.
Early ...
became the new leader of the Liberal Alliance.
Following the
2022 general election
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* 2022 United Nations Security Council election
* 2022 national electoral calendar
* 2022 local ...
, the party received 14 seats in the
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 ...
, making it the third-largest party in the blue (right-wing) bloc.
Ideology and platform
Located on the
centre-right
Centre-right politics lean to the Right-wing politics, right of the Left–right politics, political spectrum, but are closer to the Centrism, centre. From the 1780s to the 1880s, there was a shift in the Western world of social class structure a ...
to
right-wing
Right-wing politics describes the range of political ideologies that view certain social orders and hierarchies as inevitable, natural, normal, or desirable, typically supporting this position on the basis of natural law, economics, authorit ...
of the
political spectrum
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, the Liberal Alliance has been described in ideology as
liberal
Liberal or liberalism may refer to:
Politics
* a supporter of liberalism
** Liberalism by country
* an adherent of a Liberal Party
* Liberalism (international relations)
* Sexually liberal feminism
* Social liberalism
Arts, entertainment and m ...
,
classical liberal
Classical liberalism is a political tradition and a branch of liberalism that advocates free market and laissez-faire economics; civil liberties under the rule of law with especial emphasis on individual autonomy, limited government, economic ...
,
libertarian
Libertarianism (from french: libertaire, "libertarian"; from la, libertas, "freedom") is a political philosophy that upholds liberty as a core value. Libertarians seek to maximize autonomy and political freedom, and minimize the state's e ...
,
and
right-wing libertarian
Right-libertarianism,Rothbard, Murray (1 March 1971)"The Left and Right Within Libertarianism" ''WIN: Peace and Freedom Through Nonviolent Action''. 7 (4): 6–10. Retrieved 14 January 2020.Goodway, David (2006). '' Anarchist Seeds Beneath the ...
.
The original New Alliance considered itself a
centrist
Centrism is a political outlook or position involving acceptance or support of a balance of social equality and a degree of social hierarchy while opposing political changes that would result in a significant shift of society strongly to the l ...
party, "taking the best values of
social liberalism
Social liberalism (german: Sozialliberalismus, es, socioliberalismo, nl, Sociaalliberalisme), also known as new liberalism in the United Kingdom, modern liberalism, or simply liberalism in the contemporary United States, left-liberalism ...
and
social conservatism
Social conservatism is a political philosophy and variety of conservatism which places emphasis on traditional power structures over social pluralism. Social conservatives organize in favor of duty, traditional values and social institutio ...
". By using these two terms, the New Alliance positioned itself equidistant between the former parties of the three founding members. Social liberalism is the official ideology of the
Danish Social Liberal Party
The Danish Social Liberal Party ( da, Radikale Venstre, , Radical Left) is a social-liberal political party in Denmark. The party was founded as a split from the Venstre Reform Party in 1905.
Historically, the centrist party has played a centra ...
whereas social conservatism is a term sometimes invoked by members of the
Conservative People's Party who stress the support of the
welfare society
Welfare, or commonly social welfare, is a type of government support intended to ensure that members of a society can meet basic human needs such as food and shelter. Social security may either be synonymous with welfare, or refer specificall ...
such as Liberal Alliance co-founder Gitte Seeberg. In the earliest days of the party's existence, the party was accused of
populism
Populism refers to a range of political stances that emphasize the idea of "the people" and often juxtapose this group against " the elite". It is frequently associated with anti-establishment and anti-political sentiment. The term developed ...
or
personalism
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, still lacking stances on many topics and based on the popularity of
Naser Khader
Naser Khader ( ar, ناصر خضر Levantine pronunciation: ; born 1 July 1963) is a Syrian-Danish politician who is a member of the Folketing as an independent politician. Until 2021 he was a member of the Conservative People's Party.
H ...
. After Gitte Seeberg left the party, the "social conservatism" part was dropped and the party name was changed to the Liberal Alliance. However, there were still considerable ideological differences among the two remaining founders and it was not until
Naser Khader
Naser Khader ( ar, ناصر خضر Levantine pronunciation: ; born 1 July 1963) is a Syrian-Danish politician who is a member of the Folketing as an independent politician. Until 2021 he was a member of the Conservative People's Party.
H ...
was replaced by
Anders Samuelsen
Anders Samuelsen (born 1 August 1967 in Horsens, Denmark) is a Danish former politician who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2016 to 2019, member of the Folketing from 2007 to 2011 and as leader of the Liberal Alliance party from 20 ...
that the party took on a more
classical liberal
Classical liberalism is a political tradition and a branch of liberalism that advocates free market and laissez-faire economics; civil liberties under the rule of law with especial emphasis on individual autonomy, limited government, economic ...
identity.
The party has proposed extensive
economic liberal
Economic liberalism is a political and economic ideology that supports a market economy based on individualism and private property in the means of production. Adam Smith is considered one of the primary initial writers on economic liberalism, ...
reforms, including a
tax reform
Tax reform is the process of changing the way taxes are collected or managed by the government and is usually undertaken to improve tax administration or to provide economic or social benefits. Tax reform can include reducing the level of taxatio ...
replacing
progressive income tax
A progressive tax is a tax in which the tax rate increases as the taxable amount increases.Sommerfeld, Ray M., Silvia A. Madeo, Kenneth E. Anderson, Betty R. Jackson (1992), ''Concepts of Taxation'', Dryden Press: Fort Worth, TX The term ''progre ...
with a
flat-rate
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income tax of 40%, halving rates of
corporation tax
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, instigating user charges for public healthcare, abolishing early retirement schemes and reassessing everyone receiving disability benefits.
In 2011, the party opposed the government's entry of Denmark into the
Euro Plus Pact
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and continues to maintain a staunch opposition to Denmark entering the
eurozone
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. On the matter of European Union membership, the party supports a radically reinvented European Union based on free trade and in 2022 called for a "slimmed down" EU based solely on economic partnership while restoring political sovereignty from Brussels to national parliaments. Individual politicians in the Liberal Alliance and its youth wing support Denmark exiting the EU (
Danexit), although remaining in the single market. The Liberal Alliance is the only party in Denmark that supports
nuclear power
Nuclear power is the use of nuclear reactions to produce electricity. Nuclear power can be obtained from nuclear fission, nuclear decay and nuclear fusion reactions. Presently, the vast majority of electricity from nuclear power is produced b ...
. In 2009, the party voted against subsidies for
environmentalist
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renovations without significant tax cuts. In 2011, the
Red–Green Alliance
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and the Liberal Alliance were the only parties whose MPs supported equalising MPs' age of retirement with the rest of the country.
The Liberal Alliance has supported the rights of
same-sex couples to marry and adopt, helping to pass both into law. The party opposed the reintroduction of border controls in 2011 and supported the dismantling of them later in that year. It supports ending the ban on foreigners owning
holiday homes
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in Denmark. On 30 August 2011, with 5.0% voter support,
Simon Emil Ammitzbøll-Bille
Simon Emil Ammitzbøll-Bille (born 20 October 1977, in Hillerød) is a former Danish politician, and a former independent member of the Parliament of Denmark. He is former Minister of Economy and Interior.
He was formerly a member of Radikale Ve ...
told
on air to
Danish Radio
DR (), officially the Danish Broadcasting Corporation in English, is a Danish public-service radio and television broadcasting company. Founded in 1925 as a public-service organization, it is Denmark's oldest and largest electronic media enterp ...
that a
vote
Voting is a method by which a group, such as a meeting or an electorate, can engage for the purpose of making a collective decision or expressing an opinion usually following discussions, debates or election campaigns. Democracies elect holde ...
for the Liberal Alliance is a vote for free
hashish
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. Voter support increased to 7.5% following the statement. In parliament, the party supported the reduction of vehicle registration fees.
Organisation
Funding
The party received donations from the
investment bank
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In finance, the purpose of investing is ...
Saxo Bank
Saxo Bank is a Danish investment bank specializing in online trading and investment. It was founded as a brokerage firm in 1992, under the name Midas Fondsmæglerselskab (English: ''Midas Stockbroker Company''), by Lars Seier Christensen, Kim F ...
(500,000
Danish kroner) and the businessman
Lars Kolind
Lars Kolind (born 5 May 1947) is a Danish businessman. Kolind holds an M.Sc. in Mathematics from Aarhus University from 1972 and a B.Comm. from the Copenhagen Business School from 1977. He is adjunct professor of leadership and strategy at Aarh ...
(100,000 kroner). As of 22 May 2007, the party had seven paid employees and a number of volunteers. The party announced it would not hire additional employees until it had more funds.
Liberal Alliance Youth
On 23 February 2008, a
youth wing
A youth wing is a subsidiary, autonomous, or independently allied front of a larger organization (usually a political party but occasionally another type of organization) that is formed in order to rally support for that organization from members ...
to the party was formed by 21 people under the name of
Young Alliance ( da, Ung Alliance). When the party changed its name to the Liberal Alliance, the youth branch followed suit changing its name to the Liberal Alliance Youth.
European parliament affiliations
At its formation, two MEPs joined the party. With the defection of
MEPs
A Member of the European Parliament (MEP) is a person who has been elected to serve as a popular representative in the European Parliament.
When the European Parliament (then known as the Common Assembly of the ECSC) first met in 1952, its ...
Gitte Seeberg
Gitte Seeberg (born 25 June 1960 in Copenhagen) is a Denmark, Danish politician, lawyer, and current secretary general of the Danish branch of the World Wide Fund for Nature, WWF. She was a member of the Danish Folketinget parliament for the Conser ...
and
Anders Samuelsen
Anders Samuelsen (born 1 August 1967 in Horsens, Denmark) is a Danish former politician who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2016 to 2019, member of the Folketing from 2007 to 2011 and as leader of the Liberal Alliance party from 20 ...
, the
Conservatives
Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy that seeks to promote and to preserve traditional institutions, practices, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civilization in ...
and the
Danish Social Liberal Party
The Danish Social Liberal Party ( da, Radikale Venstre, , Radical Left) is a social-liberal political party in Denmark. The party was founded as a split from the Venstre Reform Party in 1905.
Historically, the centrist party has played a centra ...
were effectively left without representation in the
European Parliament
The European Parliament (EP) is one of the legislative bodies of the European Union and one of its seven institutions. Together with the Council of the European Union (known as the Council and informally as the Council of Ministers), it adopts ...
. The two
MEPs
A Member of the European Parliament (MEP) is a person who has been elected to serve as a popular representative in the European Parliament.
When the European Parliament (then known as the Common Assembly of the ECSC) first met in 1952, its ...
did stay in their parliamentary groups (
EPP-ED
The European People's Party Group (EPP Group) is a centre-right political group of the European Parliament consisting of deputies (MEPs) from the member parties of the European People's Party (EPP). Sometimes it also includes independent MEPs ...
and
ALDE, respectively). Both resigned from the European Parliament after being elected to the Danish Parliament in November 2007. The Liberal Alliance announced that it would join the ALDE group after future
European Parliament elections
Elections to the European Parliament take place every five years by universal adult suffrage; with more than 400 million people eligible to vote, they are considered the second largest democratic elections in the world after India's.
Until ...
.
However, the party failed to achieve representation in the European Parliament in both the 2009 and 2014 European Parliament elections.
Leaders
The party has had the following leaders since its foundation:
List of government participation
* 2016–2019 with Venstre and the Conservative People's Party
Election results
Parliament
Local elections
European Parliament
Elected representatives
Parliament
Since its formation, the party has had thirty MPs, more specifically the following ones:
*
Malou Aamund
Malou Aamund (born 28 July 1969, in Copenhagen, Denmark) is a Danish businesswoman. She serves as the CEO of Google Denmark and board member of DSV A/S, KIRKBI A/S and WS Audiology. She has previously held executive positions at IBM and Microsoft. ...
(2007–2008)
*
Simon Emil Ammitzbøll-Bille
Simon Emil Ammitzbøll-Bille (born 20 October 1977, in Hillerød) is a former Danish politician, and a former independent member of the Parliament of Denmark. He is former Minister of Economy and Interior.
He was formerly a member of Radikale Ve ...
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Carsten Bach (2015–2019, 2022–present)
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Mette Bock
Mette Bock (née Samuelsen, born 26 July 1957 in Gladsaxe) is a Danish political scientist, journalist and former politician. She was a member of the Folketing from 2011 to 2019, representing the Liberal Alliance party. She served as Minister of ...
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May-Britt Buch-Kattrup (2015–2019)
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Villum Christensen (2008–2019)
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Henrik Dahl (2015–present)
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Christina Egelund
Christina Egelund (born 9 December 1977 in Hjørring) is a Danish politician, who was a member of the Folketing for the Liberal Alliance from 2015 to 2019.
Political career
Egelund was elected into parliament at the 2015 Danish general election ...
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Thyra Frank (2011–2015)
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Niels Høiby (2011)
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Naser Khader
Naser Khader ( ar, ناصر خضر Levantine pronunciation: ; born 1 July 1963) is a Syrian-Danish politician who is a member of the Folketing as an independent politician. Until 2021 he was a member of the Conservative People's Party.
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Laura Lindahl (2015–2019)
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Leif Mikkelsen (2011–2019)
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Ole Birk Olesen
Ole Birk Olesen (born 21 December 1972 in Gram) is a Danish politician, who is a member of the Folketing for the Liberal Alliance political party. He was elected into parliament at the 2011 Danish general election. From 2016 to 2019 he served as ...
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Joachim Olsen
Joachim Brøchner Olsen (born 31 May 1977) is a Danish former politician and former world class shot putter. He was elected to the Danish parliament at the 2011 election, representing the Liberal Alliance in the Greater Copenhagen constituenc ...
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Jørgen Poulsen (2007–2008)
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Merete Riisager
Merete Riisager Andersen (born 1 March 1976) is a Danish politician who represents the Liberal Alliance. From 28 November 2016 to 27 June 2019, she was Education Minister of Denmark, replacing Ellen Trane Nørby.
Born in Aarhus, Riisager grad ...
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Anders Samuelsen
Anders Samuelsen (born 1 August 1967 in Horsens, Denmark) is a Danish former politician who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2016 to 2019, member of the Folketing from 2007 to 2011 and as leader of the Liberal Alliance party from 20 ...
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Gitte Seeberg
Gitte Seeberg (born 25 June 1960 in Copenhagen) is a Denmark, Danish politician, lawyer, and current secretary general of the Danish branch of the World Wide Fund for Nature, WWF. She was a member of the Danish Folketinget parliament for the Conser ...
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Alex Vanopslagh
Alex Dominique Kristensen Vanopslagh (born 17 October 1991) is a French-born Danish politician. He is a member of the Folketing, and party leader of the Liberal Alliance. He is a former chairman of its youth wing, Liberal Alliance Youth.
Early ...
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Sólbjørg Jakobsen (2022–present)
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Lars-Christian Brask (2022–present)
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Katrine Daugaard (2022–present)
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Steffen Frølund (2022–present)
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Alexander Ryle (2022–present)
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Jens Meilvang (2022–present)
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Steffen Larsen (2022–present)
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Helena Artmann Andresen (2022–present)
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Louise Brown
Louise Joy Brown (born 25 July 1978) is an English woman who was the first human to have been born after conception by ''in vitro'' fertilisation experiment (IVF). Her birth, following a procedure pioneered in Britain, has been lauded among "t ...
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Sandra Elisabeth Skalvig (2022–present)
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Liberal Initiative (Portugal)
The Liberal Initiative ( pt, Iniciativa Liberal, , IL) is a liberalism, liberal list of political parties in Portugal, political party in Portugal currently led by João Cotrim de Figueiredo. In 2019, its debut year at the Portuguese legislative ...
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Copenhagen Post
''The Copenhagen Post'', also stylized ''CPH Post'', is a weekly newspaper providing Danish news in English both nationally and internationally; it is the only English-language newspaper printed regularly in Denmark.
History and profile
Founded ...
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PM's majority down to two seats ''
Copenhagen Post
''The Copenhagen Post'', also stylized ''CPH Post'', is a weekly newspaper providing Danish news in English both nationally and internationally; it is the only English-language newspaper printed regularly in Denmark.
History and profile
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Spiegel
Spiegel is German, Yiddish, and Dutch for "mirror". More specifically, it may refer to:
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* '' Der Spiegel'', a weekly German magazine
* Der Spiegel (online), the online sibling of ''Der Spiegel''
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