Jens Rohde (born 18 April 1970) is a Danish politician, who is a member of the

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for the Christian Democrats political party. He served as a

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(MEP) from 2014 until 2019, as a member of the

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, part of the

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. He is currently a member of the Christian Democrats.

Political career

Between 1998 and 2005, Rohde represented Venstre in the Danish parliament, where he served as his parliamentary group's spokesperson on media policy. From 2001 to 2005 he was a member of the municipal council of

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. In the 2014 European elections, Rohde was elected as a member of

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as a member of the Venstre political party. Rohde represented the ALDE group in Parliament. Between 2009 and 2014, he served as Vice-Chairman of the

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. From 2014, he was a member of the

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, where served as the ALDE group's coordinator. In addition, he served as the ALDE group's shadow rapporteur for telecoms regulation. In December 2015, Rohde moved to the

in protest at a proposal of the Rasmussen government to give immigration authorities the power to search asylum-seekers’ clothes and luggage and to seize valuables and cash. In January 2021 Rhode left the Social Liberal Party. He later joined the Christian Democrats, becoming that party's first sitting MP since 2010.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rohde, Jens Living people 1970 births People from Holstebro Danish Social Liberal Party politicians Danish Social Liberal Party MEPs Venstre (Denmark) politicians Venstre (Denmark) MEPs Christian Democrats (Denmark) politicians MEPs for Denmark 2009–2014 MEPs for Denmark 2014–2019 Members of the Folketing 1998–2001 Members of the Folketing 2001–2005 Members of the Folketing 2005–2007 Members of the Folketing 2019–2022 Danish municipal councillors