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Jon Stephensen
Jon Stephensen (born 24 December 1959) is a Danish architect, journalist, former theatre director, scenographer and politician and Member of the Folketing for Greater Copenhagen. Alongside sixteen other members of The Moderates, Stephensen was elected to the Folketing in November 2022. He was his party's spokesperson on culture and foreign affairs before he left the Moderates in August 2023 over various accusations and forgeries. References See also * List of members of the Folketing, 2022–present This is a list of the 179 Member of the Folketing, members of the Parliament of Denmark, Folketing in the 2022 session. They were elected at the 2022 Danish general election. Election results Seat distribution Below is the distribution o ... {{DEFAULTSORT:Stephensen, Jon 1959 births Living people Politicians from Copenhagen Members of the Folketing 2022–2026 Moderates (Denmark) politicians Danish architects Danish journalists Danish theatre directors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Copenhagen
Copenhagen ( ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a population of 1.4 million in the Urban area of Copenhagen, urban area. The city is situated on the islands of Zealand and Amager, separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the Øresund strait. The Øresund Bridge connects the two cities by rail and road. Originally a Vikings, Viking fishing village established in the 10th century in the vicinity of what is now Gammel Strand, Copenhagen became the capital of Denmark in the early 15th century. During the 16th century, the city served as the ''de facto'' capital of the Kalmar Union and the seat of the Union's monarchy, which governed most of the modern-day Nordic countries, Nordic region as part of a Danish confederation with Sweden and Norway. The city flourished as the cultural and economic centre of Scandinavia during the Renaissance. By the 17th century, it had become a regional centre of power, serving as the heart of the Danish government and Military history ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denmark
Denmark is a Nordic countries, Nordic country in Northern Europe. It is the metropole and most populous constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark,, . also known as the Danish Realm, a constitutionally unitary state that includes the Autonomous administrative division, autonomous territories of the Faroe Islands and Greenland in the north Atlantic Ocean.* * * Metropolitan Denmark, also called "continental Denmark" or "Denmark proper", consists of the northern Jutland peninsula and an archipelago of 406 islands. It is the southernmost of the Scandinavian countries, lying southwest of Sweden, south of Norway, and north of Germany, with which it shares a short border. Denmark proper is situated between the North Sea to the west and the Baltic Sea to the east.The island of Bornholm is offset to the east of the rest of the country, in the Baltic Sea. The Kingdom of Denmark, including the Faroe Islands and Greenland, has roughly List of islands of Denmark, 1,400 islands greater than in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moderates (Denmark)
The Moderates ( ) is a Liberalism, liberal political party in Denmark founded by former Prime Minister of Denmark, Prime Minister and current Minister of Foreign Affairs (Denmark), Minister of Foreign Affairs Lars Løkke Rasmussen. He announced the name in a foundational speech on 5 June 2021. At the same time, he said that his main scenario was that the party would be formed after the 2021 Danish local elections. The name was, according to Rasmussen, inspired by the fictitious Prime Minister Birgitte Nyborg's party ''Moderaterne'' in the hit political TV drama ''Borgen (TV series), Borgen'' (itself allegedly inspired by the Danish Social Liberal Party, Social Liberal Party) as well as the Swedish Moderate Party, the then–second largest party in the Swedish Riksdag. The Moderates' political position is referred to as Centrism, centre to Centre-right politics, centre-right. According to Rasmussen, Moderaterne is a Centrism, centrist party that has the ambition to create "progress ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Member Of The Folketing
Members of the Folketing () are Member of parliament, members of the Danish parliament, known as the Folketing. The title is frequently shortened to the initialism MF. The term of office is up to 4 years, but usually shorter as the Prime minister of Denmark, prime minister can call a Snap election#Denmark, snap election at any time before the full term is up. Since the 1953 Danish general election, general election on 22 September 1953, which was the first under the Constitution of Denmark#Current Constitution (1953), Constitution of 1953, there have been 179 members of parliament in each session. 175 are elected in Denmark proper, while two each are elected in Greenland and the Faroe Islands, known collectively as the Faroese and Greenlandic members of the Folketing, North Atlantic mandates (:da:Nordatlantiske mandater, da). When someone ceases to be an MF, other members of their party who didn't win a seat at the most recent election are offered to take their place as Substitu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greater Copenhagen (Folketing Constituency)
Greater Copenhagen () is one of the 12 multi-member Constituencies of Denmark, constituencies of the Folketing, the national legislature of Denmark. The constituency was established in 2007 following the public administration structural reform. It consists of the Municipalities of Denmark, municipalities of Albertslund Municipality, Albertslund, Ballerup Municipality, Ballerup, Brøndby Municipality, Brøndby, Gentofte Municipality, Gentofte, Gladsaxe Municipality, Gladsaxe, Glostrup Municipality, Glostrup, Herlev Municipality, Herlev, Høje-Taastrup Municipality, Høje-Taastrup, Hvidovre Municipality, Hvidovre, Ishøj Municipality, Ishøj, Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality, Lyngby-Taarbæk, Rødovre Municipality, Rødovre and Vallensbæk Municipality, Vallensbæk. The constituency currently elects 11 of the 179 members of the Folketing using the Open list, open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2022 Danish general election, 2022 general election it had 37 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Folketing
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, the Folketing was the lower house of the bicameral parliament called the Rigsdag until 1953; the upper house was the Landsting. The Folketing meets in Christiansborg Palace, on the islet of Slotsholmen in central Copenhagen. It passes all laws, approves the cabinet, and supervises the work of the government. It is also responsible for adopting the state's budgets and approving the state's accounts. As set out in the Constitution of Denmark, the Folketing shares power with the reigning monarch. But in practice, the monarch's role is limited to signing laws passed by the legislature; this must be done within 30 days of adoption. The Folketing consists of 179 members; including two from Greenland and two from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 Danish General Election
General elections were held in the Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark on 1 November 2022, except in the Faroe Islands, where they were held on 31 October as 1 November was a national day of mourning for victims at sea. Of the 179 members of the Folketing, 175 were elected in Denmark proper, two in the Faroes and two in Greenland. The elections were called on 5 October following an ultimatum to the government by the Danish Social Liberal Party, Social Liberals (which had been providing external support) due to the outcome of a report on the 2020 Danish mink cull by the Mink Commission, which was critical of the government. Voter turnout was 84% in Denmark, 48% in Greenland, and 71% in the Faroes, with a combined turnout of 84% for the realm as a whole. Initially looking like no bloc would gain a majority, left-leaning parties retained their majority due to results in the Faroe Islands and Greenland, but the majority was reduced to a single seat. The governing Social Democrats (Denma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Members Of The Folketing, 2022–present
This is a list of the 179 Member of the Folketing, members of the Parliament of Denmark, Folketing in the 2022 session. They were elected at the 2022 Danish general election. Election results Seat distribution Below is the distribution of the 179 seats as it appeared after the 2022 election, as well as the current distribution. Parliament members elected at the November 2022 election The list of new or re-elected parliament members. Party and member changes after the November 2022 elections Party changes Below are all parliament members that have joined another party or become independent during the term. Lasting member changes Below are member changes that will last through the entire term. Notes References {{DEFAULTSORT:List of members of the Folketing, 2022-present Lists of members of the Folketing, 2022-2026 Lists of current national legislators, Denmark Members of the Folketing 2022–2026, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1959 Births
Events January * January 1 – Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when the forces of Fidel Castro advance. * January 2 – Soviet lunar probe Luna 1 is the first human-made object to attain escape velocity from Earth. It reaches the vicinity of Earth's Moon, where it was intended to crash-land, but instead becomes the first spacecraft to go into heliocentric orbit. * January 3 ** Alaska is admitted as the 49th U.S. state. ** The southernmost island of the Maldives archipelago, Addu Atoll, declares its independence from the Kingdom of the Maldives, initiating the United Suvadive Republic. * January 4 ** In Cuba, rebel troops led by Che Guevara and Camilo Cienfuegos enter the city of Havana. ** Léopoldville riots: At least 49 people are killed during clashes between the police and participants of a meeting of the ABAKO Party in Kinshasa, Léopoldville in the Belgian Congo. * January 6 – The International Maritime Organization is inaugurated. * January 7 – The United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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Politicians From Copenhagen
A politician is a person who participates in policy-making processes, usually holding an elective position in government. Politicians represent the people, make decisions, and influence the formulation of public policy. The roles or duties that politicians must perform vary depending on the level of government they serve, whether local, national, or international. The ideological orientation that politicians adopt often stems from their previous experience, education, beliefs, the political parties they belong to, or public opinion. Politicians sometimes face many challenges and mistakes that may affect their credibility and ability to persuade. These mistakes include political corruption resulting from their misuse and exploitation of power to achieve their interests, which requires them to prioritize the public interest and develop long-term strategies. Challenges include how to keep up with the development of social media and confronting biased media, in addition to discrimi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Members Of The Folketing 2022–2026
Member may refer to: * Military jury, referred to as "Members" in military jargon * Element (mathematics), an object that belongs to a mathematical set * In object-oriented programming, a member of a class ** Field (computer science), entries in a database ** Member variable, a variable that is associated with a specific object * Limb (anatomy), an appendage of the human or animal body ** Euphemism for penis * Structural component of a truss, connected by nodes * User (computing), a person making use of a computing service, especially on the Internet * Member (geology), a component of a geological formation * Member of parliament * The Members, a British punk rock band * Meronymy, a semantic relationship in linguistics * Church membership, belonging to a local Christian congregation, a Christian denomination and the universal Church * Member, a participant in a club or learned society A learned society ( ; also scholarly, intellectual, or academic society) is an organizatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
