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Søren Bo Søndergaard is a Danish teacher,metalworker and politician,who is a member of the Folketing for the Red-Green Alliance. He was elected into parliament at the 2015 Danish general election,and previously served from 1994 to 2005. He was a Member of the European Parliament for the People's Movement against the EU and associated member of GUE/NGL from 2007 to 2014.
Søren Espersen is a Danish politician,journalist,and author,who is a member of the Folketing for the Denmark Democrats. Espersen was originally elected for the Danish People's Party in 2005,and was the party's foreign affairs spokesperson. He is a former chairman of Udenrigspolitisk Nævn. In 2022,he switched affiliation to the Denmark Democrats and was re-elected to the Folketing.
Rasmus Prehn is a Danish politician who has been a member of the Folketing since the 2005 Danish general election. He served as Minister for Development Cooperation from 2019 to 2020,and as Minister for Food,Agriculture and Fisheries from 2020 to 2022.
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