The Conservative People's Party,also known as The Conservatives is a centre-right political party in Denmark. The party is a member of the International Democracy Union and the European People's Party.
The Folketing,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 and Greenland. Established in 1849,until 1953 the Folketing was the lower house of a bicameral parliament,called the Rigsdag;the upper house was the Landsting. It meets in Christiansborg Palace,on the islet of Slotsholmen in central Copenhagen.
The Christian Democrats are a political party in Denmark. The party was founded in April 1970 as the Christian People's Party to oppose the liberalization of restrictions on pornography and the legalization of abortion. The party renamed itself to its current name in 2003. Originally,the party was not considered part of the European Christian-democratic tradition,and it was better known as a religious conservative party.
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.
Naser Khader is a Syrian-Danish politician and member of the Folketing 2001–2011 and again 2015–2022. Until 2021 he was a member of the Conservative People's Party.
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.
Karen Ellemann Kloch,formerly Karen Ellemann Karabian, is a Danish politician,who serves as the current Secretary General of the Nordic Council of Ministers. She was previously a member of the Folketing for the Venstre political party. She is a former minister,having held the positions of Minister of Fisheries,Equality and Nordic Cooperation,Minister of the Environment and Minister of the Interior and Social Affairs.
Søren Pape Poulsen was a Danish politician who served as a member of the Folketing for the Danish Conservative Party and its leader from 2014 until his death. He was previously Mayor of Viborg Municipality from 2010 to 2014 and Justice Minister of Denmark from 2016 to 2019.
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. The Alternative regards itself as a political movement and a cultural voice,as well as a political party.
Ann Pernille Vermund Bretton-Meyer is a Danish architect (MAA) and politician,being a member of the Folketing since 2019. She is known for co-founding and being the leader of the national-conservative political party Nye Borgerlige from its founding in 2015 until February 2023 and again from October 2023 to January 2024. On 10 January 2024,she surprisingly announced that she had left Nye Borgerlige,recommending its dissolution. A week later,she joined the parliamentary group of the Liberal Alliance.
Renew Europe (Renew) is a liberal,centrist to centre-right,pro-European political group of the European Parliament founded for the ninth European Parliament term. The group is the successor to the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) group which existed during the sixth,seventh and eighth terms from 2004 to 2019,and under a variety of other names in earlier Parliaments. Renew Europe in the European Committee of the Regions is the sister group of Renew Europe.
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.
Mette Abildgaard Juulsager is a Danish politician who is a member of the Folketing and the group chairman of the Conservative People's Party. She was elected to Parliament at the 2015 general election.
Katarina Ammitzbøll is a Danish politician,who is a member of the Folketing for the Conservative People's Party. She was elected into parliament at the 2019 Danish general election.
Britt Bager is a Danish politician,who is a member of the Folketing for the Conservative People's Party political party. She was elected into the Folketing in the 2015 Danish general election for the Venstre political party,but switched to the Conservative People's Party in 2021.
Rosa Lund is a Danish politician,who is a member of the Folketing for the Red–Green Alliance political party. She was elected at the 2019 Danish general election,and previously sat in parliament from 2011 to 2015.
Niels Flemming Lærkeborg Hansen is a Danish politician who is a member of the Folketing for the Conservative People's Party. He was elected into parliament at the 2019 Danish general election. In October 2023,he was elected the lead candidate for the Conservative People's Party for the European parliament election 2024.
Brigitte Klintskov Jerkel is a Danish politician,who is a member of the Folketing for the Conservative People's Party. She took over Brian Mikkelsen's seat in parliament when he resigned on 22 June 2018. Jerkel was first elected into parliament on her own mandate in the 2019 Danish general election.
Johan Henrik Marcus Knuth is a Danish politician,who is a member of the Folketing for the Conservative People's Party. He was elected into parliament in the 2015 Danish general election.
Marie Krarup Soelberg is a Danish politician,who is a member of the Folketing for the Danish People's Party. She was elected into parliament in the 2011 Danish general election.
