Henrik Frandsen (born 8 February 1961)[1] is a Danish politician serving as Member of the Folketing for the Moderates since the 2022 election.[2] He was formerly mayor of Tønder Municipality.[3]
Henrik Frandsen | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Folketing | |
| Assumed office 1 November 2022 | |
| Constituency | South Jutland |
| Mayor of Tønder Municipality | |
| In office 26 May 2016 – 16 November 2021 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 8, 1961 |
| Political party | Moderates (2022–) |
| Other political affiliations | Tønder Listen (2020–2022) Venstre (before 2020) |
| Children | 3 |
Career
editFrandsen stood as a candidate for Venstre in the 2013 Danish local elections, but lost to incumbent fellow Venstre member Laurids Rudebeck. Laurids died in 2016, allowing Frandsen to take over the position as mayor.[4] Following the 2017 Danish local elections, Frandsen was able to continue as mayor after a gain of one seat in the municipal council.[5]
In 2020 Frandsen founded his own local party, Tønder Listen, after Venstre announced that their new candidate for the mayor position was Martin Iversen. At the 2021 Danish local elections, Tønder Listen was the party with the most votes in Tønder Municipality, gaining 27% of the vote, but not enough to ensure Frandsen could continue as mayor. Jørgen Popp Petersen replaced Frandsen as mayor.[6]
In August 2022 Frandsen announced he would be joining the newly-founded party Moderaterne led by former Venstre leader Lars Løkke Rasmussen.[7] He subsequently won a seat in the Folketing in the 2022 Danish general election receiving 6,206 personal votes.[2]
Personal life
editFrandsen is married and has three children. Before entering politics, he worked as a swine farmer. He sold his farm in 2018.[8][3]
References
edit- ^ "Henrik Frandsen (M) / Folketinget". Folketinget. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
- ^ a b "Hvem er valgt? Se valgte kandidater og personlige stemmer | DR". www.dr.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2022-11-02.
- ^ a b "Henrik Frandsen - MODERATERNE" (in Danish). 2022-08-19. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
- ^ Møller, Ernst. "Venstre i Tønder indstiller Henrik Frandsen som ny borgmester". TV SYD (in Danish). Retrieved 2022-11-02.
- ^ "Kommunalvalg Tønder Kommune". www.kmdvalg.dk. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
- ^ "Se listen: Disse borgmestre siger vi farvel til". Altinget.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2022-11-02.
- ^ "Tidligere borgmester melder sig ind i Moderaterne". Altinget.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2022-11-02.
- ^ "Henrik Frandsen har opgivet sit landbrug for at være førstemand i Tønder". LandbrugsAvisen (in Danish). Retrieved 2022-11-02.