Martin Henriksen (Danish politician)

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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 (age 41) Tårnby
Citizenship	Danish
Political party	Dansk Folkeparti
Committees	Immigration and Integration Policy, Education, Defence Committee, the Greenland Committee, Schleswig Committee, the Faroe Islands Committee and the Council of Europe.
Website	http://www.martinhenriksen.dk

Martin Henriksen (born 25 January 1980 in Tårnby) is a Danish politician and former MP, representing the Dansk Folkeparti from 8 February 2005 to 5 June 2019 in various constituencies.^[1]

Biography[]

Martin Henriksen was born on 25 January 1980, the son of Michael Henriksen and Majken Rugaard Henriksen. He took the Higher Preparatory Examination (HF) (The "Højere Forberedelseseksamen") in 2004, and between 2004 and 2005, worked as a Chauffeur, Mail carrier, helper for Pedagogue and in a warehouse. He also spent 10 months as a conscript in the Gardehusarregimentet.

Political career[]

Henriksen was previously the deputy chair of the Dansk Folkeparti in Copenhagen County and has been registered as a Parliamentary Candidate since 2004. He also sits on the local council for Nørrebro. In Parliament, he is the DF representative on various committees concerning Immigration and Integration Policy, Education, Defence, Greenland and the Faeroe Islands. In addition, he also sits on the , part of the Ministry of Education (Denmark). Since 2012, he has also been the DF's representative in the Council of Europe.

He is known as a strong critic of Immigration policy in Denmark. He is one of the more anti-Muslim politicians in the DF, having previously claimed on his website that Islam "has since its inception been a terrorist movement".^[2]

His party lost a lot of seats in parliament in the 2019 Danish general elections.

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