Kenneth Kristensen Berth | |
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| Kristensen Berth in 2025 | |
| Member of the Folketing | |
| In office 18 June 2015 –5 June 2019 | |
| Constituency | Greater Copenhagen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 February 1977 Odense,Denmark |
| Party | Danish People's Party |
Kenneth Kristensen Berth (born 3 February 1977 in Odense) is a Danish politician and author,who was a member of the Folketing for the Danish People's Party from 2015 to 2019. He was the chairman of the Danish People's Party Youth from 1999 to 2007. [1]
Berth was born in Odense. He has a cand.mag. (master's degree) in history and social science from Aarhus University and the University of Copenhagen from 2002. He is married and has two children. [2]
Berth was the national chairman of Danish People's Party's Youth from 1999 to 2007,and a member of the Danish People's Party central board from 1999 until 2013. He was a member of the Capital Region of Denmark region council from 2010 to 2015. Since 2010 he has been a member of the municipal council of Vallensbæk Municipality. [3] [1]
Berth has been a substitute member of the Folketing twice,substituting for Søren Espersen. First time was from 22 February to 6 March 2011,and the second time was from 22 October to 7 November 2014. At the 2015 Danish general election he was elected as a member of the Folketing from the Greater Copenhagen constituency. [1]
In 2016,Berth had some criticism when he suggested shooting at boats carrying migrants. [4] [5] [6]
Berth has written books about the history of the Danish People's Party's Youth,about the Progress Party and its founder,Mogens Glistrup,and about criticism of the Danish public school curriculum. [1]