Martin Henriksen (Danish politician)

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]

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 partyDansk Folkeparti
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

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.

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.
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