Martin Henriksen (Danish politician)

Martin Henriksen (born 25 January 1980 in Tårnby) is a Danish politician and former MP, representing the Danish People's Party (Dansk Folkeparti) in Parliament from 8 February 2005 to 5 June 2019 in various constituencies,[1] but left the party in 2022 after losing the election for party leadership. In 2023, he joined the New Right party.

Martin Henriksen
Martin Henriksen
Member of the Danish Parliament
for Copenhagen
In office
8 February 2005 – 5 June 2019
Personal details
Born (1980-01-25) 25 January 1980
Tårnby
CitizenshipDanish
Political party(from 2023) New Right
(until 2022) Danish People's Party
CommitteesImmigration and Integration Policy, Education, Defence Committee, the Greenland Committee, Schleswig Committee, the Faroe Islands Committee and the Council of Europe.
Websitehttp://www.martinhenriksen.dk

Political career

Henriksen is known as a strong critic of immigration policy in Denmark. In 2016 he claimed on his website that Islam "has since its inception been a terrorist movement".[2]

Henriksen lost his seat in the Danish parliament Folketinget in the 2019 Danish general elections, but remained a member of the party's national executive committee until January 2022, when he unsuccessfully ran for the vacant post as party leader, losing to Morten Messerschmidt.[3] In February 2022 he withdrew from the party national executive and a few days later left the Danish People's Party altogether.[4] On 13 June 2023, he joined the New Right (Nye Borgerlige) political party.[5]

References
  1. Biography on the website of the Danish Parliament (Folketinget)
  2. "DF-politiker: Islam er terror". TV2 Nyheder. TV2 Danmark. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  3. "Martin Henriksen trækker sig fra DF's hovedbestyrelse". TV2.dk. 7 February 2022.
  4. "Martin Henriksen forlader DF: Hvis jeg blev, ville jeg miste respekten for mig selv". Altinget.dk. 11 February 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  5. Restrup, Anne Katrine (13 June 2023). "Tidligere DF-profil melder sig ind i Nye Borgerlige". B.T. Archived from the original on 13 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
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