Venstre (Denmark)
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| Abbreviation | V |
| Leader | Troels Lund Poulsen |
| Deputy Leader | Stephanie Lose |
| Founded | 30 June 1870 (original form) 1910 (current form) |
| Headquarters | Søllerødvej 30, 2840 Holte |
| Ideology | Conservative liberalism Economic liberalism Agrarianism |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| European affiliation | Renew Europe |
| International affiliation | Liberal International |
| Folketing | 23 / 179 |
| European Parliament | 2 / 15 |
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Venstre (Danish pronunciation: [ˈvenstʁɐ], lit. 'Left'), full name Venstre, Danmarks Liberale Parti (English: Left, Denmark's Liberal Party), is a conservative-liberal,[1][2] agrarian[3] political party in Denmark. They have a economically liberal and pro-free-market ideology.[4]
Venstre is the major party of the centre-right in Denmark, and the second-largest party in the country. The party had the most Prime Ministers than any other Danish party.
Political leadership
[change | change source]Leaders of Venstre
[change | change source]- Thomas Madsen-Mygdal (1929–1941)
- Kund Kristensen (1941–1949)
- Edvard Sørensen (1949–1950)
- Erik Eriksen (1950–1965)
- Poul Hartling (1965–1977)
- Henning Christophersen (1977–1984)
- Effe Ellemann-Jensen (1984–1998)
- Anders Fogh Rasmussen (1998–2009)
- Lars Løkke Rasmussen (2009–2019)
- Jakob Ellemann-Jensen (2019–2023)
- Troels Lund Poulsen (2023–present)
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Emil Joseph Kirchner; Alistair H. Thomas (1988). Liberal Parties in Western Europe. Cambridge University Press. p. 280. ISBN 978-0-521-32394-9. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
- ↑ Hans Slomp (2011). Europe, A Political Profile: An American Companion to European Politics: An American Companion to European Politics. ABC-CLIO. pp. 415, 420. ISBN 978-0-313-39182-8. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
- ↑ Nanna Kildal; Stein Kuhnle (2007). Normative Foundations of the Welfare State: The Nordic Experience. Routledge. p. 74. ISBN 978-1-134-27283-9.
- ↑ Åsa Bengtsson; Kasper Hansen; Ólafur Þ Harõarson; Hanne Marthe Narud; Henrik Oscarsson (2013). The Nordic Voter: Myths of Exceptionalism. ECPR Press. p. 206. ISBN 978-1-907301-50-6.
