Torsten Gejl (born 30 January 1964, in

Aarhus Aarhus (, , ; officially spelled Århus from 1948 until 1 January 2011) is the second-largest city in Denmark and the seat of Aarhus Municipality. It is located on the eastern shore of Jutland in the Kattegat sea and approximately northwest ...

) is a Danish politician, who is a member of the

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for The Alternative political party. He was elected into parliament at the

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. He is currently the

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of The Alternative in the

Political career

The gel was first elected into parliament in the 2015 election, where he received 1,433 votes. He was elected again in the 2019 election, receiving 1,383 votes. When four of the party's five Folketing members left the party on 9 March 2020 Torsten Gel was the only member of the party remaining. When

Josephine Fock Josephine Fock (born 5 September 1965) is a Danish politician, who was a member of the Folketing for The Alternative from 2015 to 2018. She was the leader of the party from 1 February to 14 November 2020 after Uffe Elbæk resigned. Political ca ...

stepped down as leader of the party on 14 November 2020, Torsten Gejl was the ad interim leader of the party while the seat was vacant.

External links

Biography on the website of the Danish Parliament (Folketinget)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gejl, Torsten Living people 1964 births People from Aarhus The Alternative (Denmark) politicians Members of the Folketing 2015–2019 Members of the Folketing 2019–2022 Members of the Folketing 2022–2026 Leaders of political parties in Denmark