List_of_members_of_the_Folketing,_2015-2019
This is a list of the 179 members of the Folketing, in the 2015 to 2019 session. They were elected at the 2015 general election.
Quick Facts 70th Folketing, Term ...
| 70th Folketing | |
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| Term | 18 June 2015 — 5 June 2019 |
| Speaker | O Pia Kjærsgaard |
| Prime Minister | V Lars Løkke Rasmussen |
| Cabinet | Løkke Rasmussen II Løkke Rasmussen III |
| Previous | 2011-2015 |
| Next | 2019-2022 |
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Main article: 2015 Danish general election
More information Party, Votes ...
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Denmark proper | |||||
| Social Democrats | 924,940 | 26.3 | 47 | +3 | |
| Danish People's Party | 741,746 | 21.1 | 37 | +15 | |
| Venstre | 685,188 | 19.5 | 34 | –13 | |
| Red–Green Alliance | 274,463 | 7.8 | 14 | +2 | |
| Liberal Alliance | 265,129 | 7.5 | 13 | +4 | |
| The Alternative | 168,788 | 4.8 | 9 | New | |
| Danish Social Liberal Party | 161,009 | 4.6 | 8 | –9 | |
| Socialist People's Party | 147,578 | 4.2 | 7 | –9 | |
| Conservative People's Party | 118,003 | 3.4 | 6 | –2 | |
| Christian Democrats | 29,077 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independents | 3,066 | 0.1 | 0 | – | |
| Invalid/blank votes | 41,073 | – | – | – | |
| Total | 3,560,060 | 100 | 175 | 0 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 4,145,105 | 85.9 | – | – | |
| Faroe Islands | |||||
| Republic | 5,730 | 24.5 | 1 | +1 | |
| Social Democratic Party | 5,666 | 24.3 | 1 | 0 | |
| Union Party | 5,500 | 23.5 | 0 | –1 | |
| People's Party | 4,368 | 18.7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Progress | 749 | 3.2 | 0 | New | |
| Centre Party | 605 | 2.6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Self-Government Party | 403 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independents | 345 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 23,366 | 100 | 2 | 0 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 65.6 | – | – | ||
| Greenland | |||||
| Inuit Ataqatigiit | 7,904 | 38.5 | 1 | 0 | |
| Siumut | 7,831 | 38.2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Atassut | 1,526 | 7.4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Democrats | 1,753 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Partii Naleraq | 962 | 4.7 | 0 | New | |
| Invalid/blank votes | 538 | – | – | – | |
| Total | 20,514 | 100 | 2 | 0 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 41,048 | 50.0 | – | – | |
| Source: DST, KVF, Qinersineq | |||||
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Below is the distribution of the 179 seats as it appeared after the 2015 election, as well at the distribution at the end of the term.[1]
More information Party, Party leader ...
| Party | Party leader | Elected seats |
End seats |
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| A Social Democrats | Mette Frederiksen | 47 | 46 |  1 |
| B Social Liberal Party | Morten Østergaard | 8 | 8 |  |
| C Conservatives | Søren Pape Poulsen | 6 | 6 | |
| F Socialist People's Party | Pia Olsen Dyhr | 7 | 7 | |
| I Liberal Alliance | Anders Samuelsen | 13 | 13 | |
| O Danish People's Party | Kristian Thulesen Dahl | 37 | 37 | |
| V Liberals | Lars Løkke Rasmussen | 34 | 34 | |
| Ø Red-Green Alliance | Johanne Schmidt-Nielsen[lower-alpha 1] | 14 | 14 | |
| Å The Alternative | Uffe Elbæk | 9 | 10 |  1 |
| TJ Republic | Høgni Hoydal | 1 | 1 | |
| JF Social Democratic Party | Aksel V. Johannesen | 1 | 1 | |
| IA Community of the People | Múte Bourup Egede | 1 | 1 | |
| SI Forward | Kim Kielsen | 1 | - | 1 |
| NQ Descendants of our Country | Vittus Qujaukitsoq | - | 1 | 1 |
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Party changes
Below are all parliament members that have joined another party or become independent during the term.
More information Name, Old party ...
| Name | Old party | Constituency | New party | Date |
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| Pernille Schnoor | A Social Democrats | North Zealand | Å The Alternative | 23 April 2016 |
| Aleqa Hammond | SI Forward | Greenland | . Independent | 22 August 2016 |
| . Independent | NQ Descendants of our Country | 24 April 2018 |
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Lasting member changes
Below are member changes that lasted through the entire term.
More information Replacement, Birth year ...
| Replacement | Birth year | Party | Constituency | Replaced MP | Date | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troels Ravn | 1961 | A Social Democrats | South Jutland | Bjarne Corydon | 12 Januar 2016 | Corydon resigned his seat. |
| Jakob Engel-Schmidt | 1983 | V Liberals | Greater Copenhagen | Morten Løkkegaard | 3 March 2016 | Løkkegaard resigned his seat. |
| Lars Aslan Rasmussen | 1978 | A Social Democrats | Copenhagen | Helle Thorning-Schmidt | 4 April 2016 | Thorning-Schmidt resigned her seat. |
| Kirsten N. Andersen | 1962 | F Socialist People's Party | East Jutland | Jonas Dahl | 8 August 2016 | Dahl resigned his seat. |
| Magni Arge | 1959 | TJ Republic | Faroe Islands | Høgni Hoydal | 11 December 2017 | Hoydal resigned his seat. |
| Øjvind Vilsholm | 1967 | Ø Red-Green Alliance | North Zealand | Maria R. Gjerding | 9 April 2018 | Gjerding resigned her seat. |
| Martin Geertsen | 1970 | V Liberals | Copenhagen | Søren Pind | 4 May 2018 | Pind resigned his seat. |
| Brigitte Klintskov Jerkel | 1969 | C Conservatives | Zealand | Brian Mikkelsen | 22 June 2018 | Mikkelsen resigned his seat. |
| Malou Lunderød | 1986 | A Social Democrats | North Zealand | Christine Antorini | 6 September 2018 | Antorini resigned her seat. |
| Carsten Kissmeyer | 1953 | V Liberals | West Jutland | Esben Lunde Larsen | 2 October 2018 | Larsen resigned his seat. |
| Julius Graakjær Grantzau | 1983 | Å The Alternative | East Jutland | Josephine Fock | 1 November 2018 | Fock resigned her seat. |
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Temporary member changes
Below are temporary member replacements during the term.
More information Replacement, Birth year ...
| Replacement | Birth year | Party | Constituency | Replaced MP | Start | End | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeppe Bruus | 1978 | A Social Democrats | Greater Copenhagen | Mogens Lykketoft | 4 July 2015 | 30 September 2016 | 454 days |
| Magni Arge | 1959 | TJ Republic | Faroe Islands | Høgni Hoydal | 28 July 2015 | 10 December 2017 | 866 days |
| Rasmus Helveg Petersen | 1968 | B Social Liberal Party | Zealand | Zenia Stampe | 1 September 2015 | 31 December 2015 | 121 days |
| Per Husted | 1966 | A Social Democrats | North Jutland | Ane Halsboe-Jørgensen | 8 October 2015 | 27 April 2016 | 202 days |
| Carsten Kudsk | 1971 | O Danish People's Party | Funen | Alex Ahrendtsen | 21 October 2015 | 6 November 2015 | 16 days |
| Steen Holm Iversen | 1964 | I Liberal Alliance | South Jutland | Mette Bock | 22 October 2015 | 6 November 2015 | 15 days |
| Hans Christian Thoning | 1952 | V Liberals | South Jutland | Anni Matthiesen | 22 October 2015 | 6 November 2015 | 15 days |
| Fatma Øktem | 1973 | V Liberals | East Jutland | Michael Aastrup Jensen | 22 October 2015 | 6 November 2015 | 15 days |
| Rasmus Vestergaard Madsen | 1991 | Ø Red-Green Alliance | East Jutland | Nikolaj Villumsen | 26 October 2015 | 6 November 2015 | 11 days |
| Sisse Marie Welling | 1986 | F Socialist People's Party | Copenhagen | Pia Olsen Dyhr | 26 October 2015 | 6 November 2015 | 11 days |
| Nikolaj Amstrup | 1973 | Å The Alternative | Funen | Roger Courage Matthisen | 3 November 2015 | 2 May 2016 | 181 days |
| Jesper Kiel | 1966 | Ø Red-Green Alliance | Funen | Rune Lund | 3 November 2015 | 24 January 2016 | 82 days |
| Kasper Roug | 1979 | A Social Democrats | Zealand | Astrid Krag | 3 November 2015 | 3 June 2016 | 213 days |
| Malte Larsen | 1968 | A Social Democrats | East Jutland | Kirsten Brosbøl | 12 November 2015 | 18 March 2016 | 127 days |
| Ole Hækkerup | 1971 | A Social Democrats | Zealand | Kaare Dybvad | 13 November 2015 | 7 February 2016 | 86 days |
| Anders Johansson | 1981 | C Conservatives | Funen | Mai Mercado | 4 December 2015 | 19 January 2016 | 46 days |
| Hans Christian Thoning | 1952 | V Liberals | South Jutland | Carl Holst | 4 December 2015 | 2 March 2016 | 89 days |
| Emrah Tuncer | 1978 | B Social Liberal Party | Zealand | Zenia Stampe | 1 January 2016 | 31 March 2016 | 90 days |
| Malou Lunderød | 1986 | A Social Democrats | North Zealand | Nick Hækkerup | 1 February 2016 | 6 March 2016 | 34 days |
| Anne Paulin | 1988 | A Social Democrats | West Jutland | Thomas Jensen | 2 February 2016 | 3 June 2016 | 122 days |
| Anne Sina | 1987 | A Social Democrats | South Jutland | Jesper Petersen | 9 February 2016 | 18 March 2016 | 38 days |
| Malte Larsen | 1968 | A Social Democrats | East Jutland | Maja Panduro | 19 March 2016 | 30 June 2017 | 468 days |
| Peder Hvelplund | 1967 | Ø Red-Green Alliance | North Jutland | Stine Brix | 29 March 2016 | 28 February 2017 | 336 days |
| Sarah Glerup | 1985 | Ø Red-Green Alliance | Copenhagen | Pelle Dragsted | 4 April 2016 | 24 April 2016 | 20 days |
| Anders Johansson | 1981 | C Conservatives | Funen | Mai Mercado | 26 April 2016 | 27 November 2016 | 215 days |
| Johannes Lebech | 1948 | B Social Liberal Party | West Jutland | Andreas Steenberg | 10 May 2016 | 10 June 2016 | 31 days |
| Danny K. Malkowski | 1984 | I Liberal Alliance | Copenhagen | Laura Lindahl | 1 October 2016 | 31 December 2016 | 91 days |
| Carsten Kudsk | 1971 | O Danish People's Party | Funen | Alex Ahrendtsen | 4 October 2016 | 23 December 2016 | 80 days |
| Tórbjørn Jacobsen | 1955 | TJ Republic | Faroe Islands | Magni Arge | 18 October 2016 | 31 December 2016 | 74 days |
| Helle Osther Friedrichsen | 1963 | Ø Red-Green Alliance | North Zealand | Maria Reumert Gjerding | 26 October 2016 | 11 November 2016 | 16 days |
| Brigitte Klintskov Jerkel | 1969 | C Conservatives | Zealand | Brian Mikkelsen | 15 December 2016 | 21 June 2018 | 553 days |
| Anders Johansson | 1981 | C Conservatives | Funen | Mai Mercado | 15 December 2016 | 5 June 2019 | 902 days |
| Orla Østerby | 1952 | C Conservatives | West Jutland | Søren Pape Poulsen | 15 December 2016 | 5 June 2019 | 902 days |
| Bruno Jerup | 1957 | Ø Red-Green Alliance | Zealand | Eva Flyvholm | 1 January 2017 | 31 August 2017 | 242 days |
| Sanne Bjørn | 1974 | B Social Liberal Party | West Jutland | Andreas Steenberg | 31 January 2017 | 30 April 2017 | 89 days |
| Hans Christian Thoning | 1952 | V Liberals | South Jutland | Ellen Trane Nørby | 1 March 2017 | 10 May 2017 | 9 days |
| Klaus Markussen | 1975 | V Liberals | North Zealand | Hans Andersen | 20 March 2017 | 4 June 2017 | 76 days |
| Kristian Hegaard | 1991 | B Social Liberal Party | North Zealand | Martin Lidegaard | 18 April 2017 | 1 July 2017 | 74 days |
| Merete Scheelsbeck | 1986 | C Conservatives | Greater Copenhagen | Rasmus Jarlov | 2 May 2017 | 9 June 2017 | 38 days |
| Nikolaj Amstrup | 1973 | Å The Alternative | Funen | Roger Courage Matthisen | 8 September 2017 | 30 November 2017 | 83 days |
| Marianne Bredal | 1985 | V Liberals | West Jutland | Thomas Danielsen | 3 October 2017 | 15 March 2018 | 163 days |
| Per Husted | 1966 | A Social Democrats | North Jutland | Ane Halsboe-Jørgensen | 3 October 2017 | 31 May 2018 | 240 days |
| Malte Larsen | 1968 | A Social Democrats | East Jutland | Jens Joel | 3 October 2017 | 30 November 2017 | 58 days |
| Mads Fuglede | 1971 | V Liberals | Greater Copenhagen | Jakob Engel-Schmidt | 5 October 2017 | 5 June 2019 | 608 days |
| Marlene Borst Hansen | 1974 | B Social Liberal Party | South Jutland | Lotte Rod | 9 October 2017 | 31 July 2018 | 295 days |
| Claus Larsen-Jensen | 1953 | A Social Democrats | Bornholm | Lea Wermelin | 9 October 2017 | 2 April 2018 | 175 days |
| Jesper Kiel | 1966 | Ø Red-Green Alliance | Funen | Pernille Skipper | 10 October 2017 | 7 November 2017 | 28 days |
| Hans Christian Thoning | 1952 | V Liberals | South Jutland | Hans Christian Schmidt | 25 October 2017 | 10 November 2017 | 16 days |
| Carl Valentin | 1992 | F Socialist People's Party | Funen | Karsten Hønge | 25 October 2017 | 10 November 2017 | 16 days |
| Anders Stjernholm | 1980 | Å The Alternative | Greater Copenhagen | Ulla Sandbæk | 28 November 2017 | 3 March 2018 | 95 days |
| Jesper Kiel | 1966 | Ø Red-Green Alliance | Funen | Pernille Skipper | 30 November 2017 | 11 February 2018 | 73 days |
| Per Nørhave | 1954 | O Danish People's Party | Zealand | Merete Dea Larsen | 1 December 2017 | 21 August 2018 | 263 days |
| Tina Boel | 1960 | F Socialist People's Party | Zealand | Jacob Mark | 19 February 2018 | 25 February 2018 | 6 days |
| Rosa Lund | 1986 | Ø Red-Green Alliance | Copenhagen | Johanne Schmidt-Nielsen | 5 March 2018 | 28 February 2019 | 360 days |
| Kasper Roug | 1979 | A Social Democrats | Zealand | Rasmus Horn Langhoff | 12 March 2018 | 31 May 2018 | 80 days |
| Carsten Kudsk | 1971 | O Danish People's Party | Funen | Pernille Bendixen | 28 March 2018 | 14 May 2018 | 47 days |
| Carsten Hansen | 1957 | A Social Democrats | Funen | Trine Bramsen | 3 April 2018 | 1 June 2018 | 59 days |
| Jette Gottlieb | 1948 | Ø Red-Green Alliance | Copenhagen | Finn Sørensen | 17 April 2018 | 10 June 2018 | 54 days |
| Bjarni Hammer | 1975 | JF Social Democratic Party | Faroe Islands | Sjúrður Skaale | 7 May 2018 | 13 May 2018 | 6 days |
| Rasmus Vestergaard Madsen | 1991 | Ø Red-Green Alliance | East Jutland | Nikolaj Villumsen | 6 September 2018 | 1 February 2019 | 148 days |
| Rasmus Helveg Petersen | 1968 | B Social Liberal Party | Zealand | Zenia Stampe | 6 September 2018 | 7 May 2019 | 243 days |
| Merete Scheelsbeck | 1986 | C Conservatives | Greater Copenhagen | Rasmus Jarlov | 6 September 2018 | 5 June 2019 | 272 days |
| Serdal Benli | 1979 | F Socialist People's Party | Greater Copenhagen | Holger K. Nielsen | 30 September 2018 | 6 October 2018 | 6 days |
| Erik Lund | 1948 | C Conservatives | North Zealand | Mette Abildgaard | 8 October 2018 | 6 February 2019 | 121 days |
| Lene Foged | 1970 | I Liberal Alliance | West Jutland | Leif Mikkelsen | 25 October 2018 | 7 November 2018 | 13 days |
| Hans Christian Thoning | 1952 | V Liberals | South Jutland | Carl Holst | 25 October 2018 | 7 November 2018 | 13 days |
| Anne Marie Geisler Andersen | 1981 | B Social Liberal Party | North Zealand | Martin Lidegaard | 26 November 2018 | 11 January 2019 | 46 days |
| Peder Hvelplund | 1967 | Ø Red-Green Alliance | North Jutland | Stine Brix | 22 December 2018 | 7 May 2019 | 136 days |
| Malte Larsen | 1968 | A Social Democrats | East Jutland | Maja Panduro | 15 January 2019 | 7 May 2019 | 112 days |
| Henrik Old | 1947 | JF Social Democratic Party | Faroe Islands | Sjúrður Skaale | 15 January 2019 | 24 January 2019 | 9 days |
| Rigmor Dam | 1971 | JF Social Democratic Party | Faroe Islands | Sjúrður Skaale | 28 February 2019 | 7 March 2019 | 7 days |
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- Formally, the Red-Green Alliance have collective leadership, but Schmidt-Nielsen was their political spokesperson, and de facto leader of the party.