Trine Bramsen
Trine Bramsen | |
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Minister of Defence | |
Assumed office 27 June 2019 | |
Prime Minister | Mette Frederiksen |
Preceded by | Claus Hjort Frederiksen |
Member of the Folketing | |
Assumed office 15 September 2011 | |
Constituency | Funen |
Personal details | |
Born | Svendborg, Denmark | 26 March 1981
Political party | Social Democrats |
Alma mater | Roskilde University |
Trine Bramsen (born 26 March 1981 in Svendborg) is a Danish politician of the Social Democrats, who has been a member of the Folketing since 2011. She is the current Minister of Defence.
Bramsen was born in Svendborg to schoolteachers Bo Steffen Madsen and Lene Bramsen Madsen. She worked as a consultant with Deloitte from 2007 until 2011.[1]
Political career[]
Parliament[]
Bramsen was first elected member of Folketinget for the Social Democrats in the 2011 election, where she received 4,497 votes. She was reelected in 2015 with 8,337 votes and again in 2019 with 10,594 votes.[2][3][4]
Minister of Defence[]
Bramsen was appointed Minister of Defence in the cabinet of Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on 27 June 2019.[5]
Early in her tenure, she oversaw the addition of about 700 soldiers, a frigate and four fighter jets to NATO forces.[6] Following the 2020 Iranian attack on U.S. forces in Iraq, she temporarily moved some of its military personnel for the international military intervention against ISIL from the Al Asad Airbase to Kuwait.[7]
Following revelations by the DR in May 2021, that Denmark had aided the NSA in spying on ally countries, Bramsen stated that "systematic wiretapping of close allies is unacceptable".[8]
After two Russian fighter jets flew into Danish airspace in June 2021, Bramsen called it “a deliberate provocation by Russia”, further stating the fighters were warned that they were entering Danish airspace. She also warned that “it is a clear sign that they are willing to break every rule” and that “we can’t afford to be naive”.[9]
Controversy[]
Bramsen was the IT and telecommunications spokesperson for the Social Democrats, when she replied to a comment by the IT-Political Association of Denmark, in a debate about electronic elections wherein participants are identified with chips.[10] Bramsen argued in favour of the electronic elections, which she perceived as feasible, even though the Association with technical industry experience was in opposition. She wrote an article[11] titled A call for IT nerds: Stop wearing tennis socks — and speak so that we can understand you!. The article was met by criticism for its condescending attitude. As a result, she was reassigned to be a spokesperson on justice. In her new position, she argued for making The Onion Router illegal.[12]
In 2020, Bramsen exposed a secret agreement with the US, made during the tenures of Bill Clinton and Poul Nyrup Rasmussen and signed by subsequent Danish defense ministers, allowing American authorities to tap Danish phone cables.[13] In 2021, MP Søren Espersen called for her resignment, for disrespecting the Defense leader.[14]
References[]
- ^ Ft.dk "Trine Bramsen] "Retrieved 13 January 2021
- ^ Dst.dk "Valgte kandidater og stedfortrædere, Folketingsvalg torsdag 15. september 2011" Retrieved 13 January 2021
- ^ Dst.dk "Valgte kandidater og stedfortrædere, Folketingsvalg torsdag 18. juni 2015" Retrieved 13 January 2021
- ^ Dst.dk "Valgte kandidater og stedfortrædere, Folketingsvalg onsdag 5. juni 2019" Retrieved 13 January 2021
- ^ Deleuran Müller, Thea (27 June 2019). "Danmarks nye regering er nu på plads: Se hele Mette Frederiksens ministerhold her". dr.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 27 June 2019.
- ^ Stine Jacobsen, Nikolaj Skydsgaard and Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen (September 6, 2019), Denmark discusses Hormuz naval mission with European allies Reuters.
- ^ Stine Jacobsen and Gederts Gelzis (January 8, 2020), Denmark and Latvia to move some troops from Iraq after Iranian missile strikes Reuters.
- ^ "NSA spying row: Denmark accused of helping US spy on European officials". BBC. 31 May 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ "Danmarks forsvarsminister om russisk grensekrenkelse: – En bevisst provokasjon" (in Norwegian). ABC Nyheter. 15 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ Kildebogaard, Jesper (2013-03-14). "S-ordfører irettesætter it-ekspertisen: Hemmelige e-valg ER mulige". (in Danish). Ingeniøren. Archived from the original on 2015-07-09. Retrieved 2019-06-29.
- ^ Bramsen, Tine (2013-08-02). "Opråb til it-nørderne: Smid tennissokkerne - og tal, så vi kan forstå det!". . Ingeniøren.
- ^ Thomsen, Morten K. (2013-11-14). "Trine Bramsen overvejer forbud mod at bruge TOR". . Ingeniøren. Archived from the original on 2015-07-09. Retrieved 2019-06-29.
- ^ "Et pengeskab på Kastellet har i årtier gemt på et dybt fortroligt dokument. Nu er hemmeligheden brudt". Berlingske. 13 September 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
- ^ Wester, Kasper Junge (12 February 2021). "Dansk Folkeparti opfordrer statsministeren til at fyre Trine Bramsen". olfi.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- 1981 births
- Living people
- People from Svendborg
- Social Democrats (Denmark) politicians
- 21st-century Danish women politicians
- Women government ministers of Denmark
- Danish Defence Ministers
- Female defence ministers
- Women members of the Folketing
- Members of the Folketing 2011–2015
- Members of the Folketing 2015–2019
- Members of the Folketing 2019–2023