The Green Left is a democratic socialist political party in Denmark. It was formerly known in English as the Socialist People's Party,the literal translation of its Danish name.
The Social Democrats 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,Folketing,and three out of fourteen MEPs elected from Denmark.
Helle Thorning-Schmidt is a Danish retired politician who served as the 26th Prime Minister of Denmark from 2011 to 2015,and Leader of the Social Democrats from 2005 to 2015. She is the first woman to have held each post. Following defeat in 2015,she announced that she would step down as both Danish Prime Minister and Social Democratic party leader. Ending her political career in April 2016,she was the chief executive of the NGO Save the Children until June 2019.
Villy Søvndal is a Danish politician who served as Denmark's Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2011 to 2013. He represented the Socialist People's Party in Parliament (Folketinget) from 1994 to 2013. He was selected as party leader in a 2005 vote,succeeding Holger K. Nielsen.
The Liberal Alliance is a classical liberal and right-libertarian political party in Denmark. The party is a component of the centre-right bloc in Danish politics. The party's platform is based upon economic liberalism,promotion of tax cuts and reduction of welfare programmes,and a critical,oppositional stance towards European integration.
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.
Jeppe Sebastian Kofod is a former Danish politician of the Social Democratic Party who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Denmark between 27 June 2019 to 15 December 2022.
Ole Christian Liep Sohn is a Danish politician and author. He was a member of the Parliament of Denmark for the Social Democrats and was Denmark's Minister for Business and Growth until he announced his resignation on 12 October 2012.
Mette Frederiksen is a Danish politician who has served as 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,the first to be born after Margrethe II's accession to the throne,and the first to serve under Frederik X.
General elections were held in the Kingdom of Denmark on 18 June 2015 to elect the 179 members of the Folketing. 175 members were elected in the Denmark proper,two in the Faroe Islands and two in Greenland. Although the ruling Social Democrats became the largest party in the Folketing and increased their seat count,the opposition Venstre party was able to form a minority government headed by Lars Løkke Rasmussen with the support of the Danish People's Party,the Liberal Alliance and the Conservative People's Party.
The cabinet of Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt was the cabinet government of Denmark from 3 October 2011 to 3 February 2014. It was a coalition between the Social Democrats,the Danish Social Liberal Party and the Socialist People's Party. On 9 August 2013,Helle Thorning-Schmidt made a cabinet reshuffle and on 12 December 2013,she made a second cabinet reshuffle. The cabinet resigned on 3 February 2014,following the Socialist People's Party left the government on 30 January 2014. It was succeeded by the Cabinet of Helle Thorning-Schmidt II
Pia Olsen Dyhr is a Danish politician who has been a member of the Folketing for the Green Left since the 2007 general elections. Dyhr has served as Minister for Trade and Investment and later Minister of Transport in the first Helle Thorning-Schmidt Cabinet. Following her party's resignation from the cabinet,Dyhr was elected as chairman of her party.
Astrid Krag is a Danish politician,who is a member of the Folketing for the Social Democrats political party. She served as the Minister of Social Affairs and the Interior in the Cabinet of Mette Frederiksen. She previously served as Minister of Health and Prevention in the Cabinet of Helle Thorning-Schmidt from October 2011 until January 2014.
Özlem Sara Cekic is a Danish-Kurdish former politician and member of parliament for the Socialist People's Party (SF),who is now general-secretary of the organisation Brobyggerne - Center for Dialog Coffee. She is also a well renowned author,speaker,advisor and active in the public debate,especially on humanitarian issues.
The Second Cabinet of Helle Thorning-Schmidt was the Government of Denmark in office from 3 February 2014 to 28 June 2015. It was a coalition government between the Social Democrats and the Social Liberal Party.
The Alternative is a green and pro-European political party in Denmark. The party was publicly launched on 27 November 2013 by former Minister of Culture Uffe Elbæk and Josephine Fock;Elbæk had been a parliamentarian for the Social Liberal Party. Elbæk was the leader of the party until February 2020,where he stepped down and was succeeded by Fock. Currently the party is led by Franciska Rosenkilde. It collaborates with DiEM25 at the European level.
Mette Bock 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 Culture and Church from 2016 to 2019.
Ellen Trane Nørby is a Danish politician,who is a member of the Folketing for the Venstre political party. From 28 November 2016 to 27 June 2019 she was Denmark's Minister of Health.
Kaare Dybvad Bek is a Danish politician,who is a member of the Folketing for the Social Democrats political party. He was elected into parliament at the 2015 Danish general election. He has been the Minister for Immigration and Integration since 2022,the Minister for Building and Housing from 2019 to 2022 and Minister of the Interior from 2021 to 2022.
Karsten Hønge is a Danish politician,who is member of the Folketing for the Socialist People's Party. Karsten Hønge is one of few people who has both been elected to city councils,county councils,regional council,Folketing,and the European Parliament.
