This is a list of the 179 members of the Folketing, in the 2007 to 2011 session. They were elected at the 2007 general election.
Election results
PartyVotes%Seats+/–Denmark proper Venstre908,47226.246–6 Social Democrats881,03725.545–2 Danish People's Party479,53213.925+1 Socialist People's Party450,97513.023+12 Conservative People's Party359,40410.418±0 Danish Social Liberal Party177,1615.19–8 New Alliance97,2952.85New Red-Green Alliance74,9822.24–2 Christian Democrats30,0130.90±0 Independents5490.00±0Invalid/blank votes24,113–––Total3,483,5331001750Faroe Islands Republic5,84925.41±0 Union Party5,41423.51+1 People's Party4,72820.50–1 Social Democratic Party4,70220.40±0 Centre Party1,5736.80±0 Self-Government Party7993.500Invalid/blank votes149–––Total23,21410020Greenland Inuit Ataqatigiit8,06832.51±0 Siumut8,06832.51±0 Democrats4,58418.50±0 Atassut4,09416.50±0Invalid/blank votes500–––Total25,58910020Source: Nohen & StöverDieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook
Seat distribution Below is the distribution of the 179 seats as it appeared after the 2007 election, as well as the distribution at the end of the term.
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+PartyParty leaderElectedseatsEndseatsChangeHelle Thorning-Schmidt4545Margrethe Vestager99 Lars Barfoed1817 1Villy Søvndal2323Anders Samuelsen54 1Per Ørum Jørgensen - 1 1Pia Kjærsgaard2524 1Lars Løkke Rasmussen4646Collective leadership44Høgni Hoydal11Kaj Leo Johannesen11Kuupik Kleist11Aleqa Hammond11 -2 2
Parliament members elected at the November 2007 election +NameBirth yearPartyConstituencyThomas Adelskov 1964ZealandPia Adelsteen 1963North ZealandHanne Agersnap 1960Greater CopenhagenYildiz Akdogan 1973CopenhagenSimon Emil Ammitzbøll-Bille 1977ZealandEigil Andersen 1953East JutlandKim Andersen 1957East JutlandPoul Andersen 1952FunenSophie Hæstorp Andersen 1974Greater CopenhagenChristine Antorini 1965CopenhagenIda Auken 1978CopenhagenSvend Auken 1943East JutlandPernille Vigsø Bagge 1975North JutlandLine Barfod 1964ZealandLars Barfoed 1957 North ZealandGitte Lillelund Bech 1969Greater CopenhagenTom Behnke 1966 East JutlandBendt Bendtsen 1954 FunenPer Bisgaard 1955North JutlandRené Skau Björnsson 1967East JutlandLiselott Blixt 1965ZealandFlemming Bonne 1944ZealandErling Bonnesen 1955FunenKarl H. Bornhøft 1949North JutlandColette Brix 1950ZealandHenrik Brodersen 1964ZealandKirsten Brosbøl 1977East JutlandMorten Bødskov 1970Greater CopenhagenBent Bøgsted 1956North JutlandAnne Baastrup 1952FunenMogens Camre 1936South JutlandÖzlem Sara Cekic 1976CopenhagenCarina Christensen 1972 South JutlandOle Vagn Christensen 1943North JutlandPeter Christensen 1975South JutlandTroels Christensen 1954ZealandAnne-Mette Winther Christiansen 1966East JutlandKim Christiansen 1956East JutlandPia Christmas-Møller 1961 North ZealandPer Clausen 1955East JutlandBente Dahl 1946South JutlandJonas Dahl 1978East JutlandKristian Thulesen Dahl 1969FunenLennart Damsbo-Andersen 1956ZealandKarina Lorentzen Dehnhardt 1973South JutlandMikkel Dencker 1975Greater CopenhagenJørn Dohrmann 1969South JutlandLone Dybkjær 1940CopenhagenPia Olsen Dyhr 1971North ZealandCharlotte Dyremose 1977 Greater CopenhagenLouise Schack Elholm 1977ZealandKaren Ellemann 1969Greater CopenhagenBenny Engelbrecht 1970South JutlandLene Espersen 1965North JutlandSøren Espersen 1953Greater CopenhagenMia Falkenberg 1983ZealandPernille Frahm 1954East JutlandClaus Hjort Frederiksen 1947North ZealandMette Frederiksen 1977Greater CopenhagenSteen Gade 1945South JutlandSøren Gade 1963West JutlandMette Gjerskov 1966ZealandCarsten Hansen 1957FunenChristian H. Hansen 1963West JutlandEva Kjer Hansen 1964South JutlandLene Hansen 1948North JutlandTorben Hansen 1965East JutlandMarlene Harpsøe 1983North ZealandOrla Hav 1952North JutlandConnie Hedegaard 1960 Greater CopenhagenJuliane Henningsen 1984GreenlandMartin Henriksen 1980CopenhagenMagnus Heunicke 1975ZealandBritta Schall Holberg 1941FunenAnne Grete Holmsgaard 1948CopenhagenBirthe Rønn Hornbech 1943ZealandHøgni Hoydal 1966Faroe IslandsRikke Hvilshøj 1970CopenhagenKaren Hækkerup 1974CopenhagenKlaus Hækkerup 1943North ZealandNick Hækkerup 1968North ZealandOle Hækkerup 1971ZealandHenrik Høegh 1952ZealandKarsten Hønge 1958FunenBertel Haarder 1944Greater CopenhagenMarianne Jelved 1943North JutlandJacob Jensen 1973ZealandKristian Jensen 1971West JutlandLeif Lahn Jensen 1967East JutlandMichael Aastrup Jensen 1976East JutlandMogens Jensen 1963West JutlandNanna Westerby Jensen 1984North JutlandThomas Jensen 1970West JutlandKaren Jespersen 1947East JutlandEdmund Joensen 1944Faroe IslandsLars-Emil Johansen 1946GreenlandBirgitte Josefsen 1951North JutlandPeter Juel-Jensen 1966BornholmPer Ørum Jørgensen1970 West JutlandNaser Khader 1963CopenhagenVivi Kier 1958 FunenJens Kirk 1942West JutlandHenriette Kjær 1966 East JutlandPia Kjærsgaard 1947ZealandKaren J. Klint 1947South JutlandAnita Knakkergaard 1947North JutlandJeppe Kofod 1974BornholmAstrid Krag 1982ZealandSøren Krarup 1937South JutlandHenrik Dam Kristensen 1957East JutlandKnud Kristensen 1953 North JutlandJesper Langballe 1939West JutlandFlemming Damgaard Larsen 1951ZealandHenrik Sass Larsen 1966ZealandKarsten Lauritzen 1983North JutlandBjarne Laustsen 1953North JutlandMike Legarth 1960 South JutlandLars Christian Lilleholt 1965FunenKristian Pihl Lorentzen 1961West JutlandJens Christian Lund 1945West JutlandMogens Lykketoft 1946Greater CopenhagenSophie Løhde 1983North ZealandAnne-Marie Meldgaard 1948East JutlandMorten Messerschmidt 1980East JutlandBrian Mikkelsen 1966 ZealandFlemming Møller Mortensen 1963North JutlandKim Mortensen 1964South JutlandHelge Adam Møller 1942 ZealandLone Møller 1949North ZealandPer Stig Møller 1942 CopenhagenTina Nedergaard 1969North JutlandHolger K. Nielsen 1950Greater CopenhagenJakob Axel Nielsen 1967 North JutlandKarsten Nonbo 1952ZealandKarin Nødgaard 1966South JutlandEllen Trane Nørby 1980South JutlandJohn Dyrby Paulsen 1963ZealandThor Pedersen 1945North ZealandTorsten Schack Pedersen 1976North JutlandJesper Petersen 1981South JutlandMorten Helveg Petersen 1966Greater CopenhagenNiels Helveg Petersen 1939FunenTina Petersen 1965FunenSøren Pind 1969CopenhagenIb Poulsen 1965North JutlandJohannes Poulsen 1955West JutlandJørgen Poulsen 1943South JutlandTroels Lund Poulsen 1976East JutlandRasmus Prehn 1973North JutlandKamal Qureshi 1970CopenhagenJulie Rademacher 1984South JutlandAnders Fogh Rasmussen 1953ZealandLars Løkke Rasmussen 1964North ZealandPreben Rudiengaard 1944South JutlandAnders Samuelsen 1967East JutlandHelge Sander 1950North JutlandJohanne Schmidt-Nielsen 1984CopenhagenHans Christian Schmidt 1953South JutlandGitte Seeberg 1960North ZealandLise von Seelen 1949South JutlandNiels Sindal 1950FunenHelle Sjelle 1971CopenhagenHans Kristian Skibby 1969East JutlandsJulie Skovsby 1978FunenPeter Skaarup 1964CopenhagenOle Sohn 1954ZealandInger Støjberg 1973West JutlandVilly Søvndal 1952South JutlandHans Christian Thoning 1952South JutlandHelle Thorning-Schmidt 1966CopenhagenKristen Touborg 1943West JutlandUlla Tørnæs 1962South JutlandJens Peter Vernersen 1947West JutlandEyvind Vesselbo 1946East JutlandMargrethe Vestager 1968North ZealandJens Vibjerg 1949South JutlandMorten Østergaard 1976East JutlandFrank Aaen 1951Greater CopenhagenMalou Aamund 1969North Zealand
Party and member changes after the November 2007 elections Party changes Below are all parliament members that have joined another party or become independent during the term.
+NameOld partyConstituencyNew partyDatePia Christmas-Møller North Zealand5 December 2007Gitte SeebergNorth Zealand29 January 2008Malou AamundNorth Zealand6 February 2008Jørgen PoulsenSouth Jutland23 June 200812 August 2008Simon Emil Ammitzbøll-BilleZealand8 October 200816 June 2009Naser KhaderCopenhagen5 January 2009 18 March 2009Christian H. HansenWest Jutland18 January 2010Per Ørum Jørgensen West Jutland19 May 201021 June 2010
Lasting member changes Below are member changes that lasted through the entire term. ReplacementBirth yearPartyConstituencyReplaced MPDateReasonAnita Christensen 1973South JutlandMogens Camre15 November 2007Camre resigned his seat.Marion Pedersen 1949CopenhagenRikke Hvilshøj17 August 2008Hvilshøj resigned her seat.Villum Christensen 1954North ZealandGitte Seeberg1 September 2008Seeberg resigned her seat.René Christensen 1970ZealandMia Falkenberg9 October 2008Falkenberg resigned her seat.Flemming Møller 1950ZealandAnders Fogh Rasmussen21 April 2009Rasmussen resigned his seat.Jørgen S. Lundsgaard 1945 FunenBendt Bendtsen18 June 2009Bendtsen resigned his seat.Per Dalgaard 1944East JutlandMorten Messerschmidt19 June 2009Messerschmidt resigned his seat.Maja Panduro 1982East JutlandSvend Auken5 August 2009Auken died.Anne Marie G. Andersen 1981Greater CopenhagenMorten Helveg Petersen1 September 2009Petersen resigned his seat.Vibeke Grave 1958ZealandThomas Adelskov1 January 2010Adelskov resigned his seat.Per Husted 1966North JutlandLene Hansen1 January 2010Hanses resigned her seat.Tage Leegaard 1954 North JutlandKnud Kristensen1 January 2010Kristensen resigned his seat.Henrik Rasmussen 1971 Greater CopenhagenConnie Hedegaard4 January 2010Hedegaard resigned her seat.Mads Rørvig 1985West JutlandSøren Gade24 February 2010Gade resigned his seat.Rasmus Jarlov 1977 Greater CopenhagenHenrik Rasmussen1 September 2010Rasmussen resigned his seat.Meta Fuglsang 1960ZealandFlemming Bonne11 September 2010Bonne died.Daniel Rugholm 1982 North JutlandJakob Axel Nielsen1 November 2010Nielsen resigned his seat.Niels Høiby 1941North ZealandMalou Aamund5 June 2011Aamund resigned her seat.
Temporary member changes Below are temporary member replacements during the term.