Erling Bonnesen

Erling Bonnesen
Bonnesen in 2008
Member of the Folketing
Incumbent
Assumed office
7 October 2004
ConstituencyFunen
Mayor of Broby Municipality
In office
1994–2007
Preceded byJens Otto Schepelern (A)
Succeeded byNone
Personal details
Born (1955-03-28) 28 March 1955 (age 69)
Nørre Broby, Denmark
Political partyVenstre

Erling Bonnesen (born 28 March 1955) is a Danish politician, who is a member of the Folketing for the Venstre political party. He entered parliament in 2004 after Mariann Fischer Boel resigned her seat.[1]

Political career

Bonnesen was the mayor of Broby Municipality from 1994 until the municipality was merged with Faaborg, Ringe, Ryslinge and Årslev Municipality in 2007.[2]

Bonnesen first ran for parliament in the 2001 Danish general election. While he wasn't elected into parliament, he became the primary substitute. When Mariann Fischer Boel then resigned her seat during the 2001-2005 term, on 7 October 2004, Bonnesen entered parliament in her place.[3]

He was elected directly into parliament in the 2005 Danish general election and again in the 2007 election, where he received 9,436 votes. He was reelected in 2011 with 7,819 votes, 2015 with 9,034 votes and 2019 with 8,522 votes.[4][5][6][7]

References

  1. ^ Ft.dk "Erling Bonnesen" Retrieved 13 January 2021
  2. ^ Danskekommuner.dk "Broby Kommune" Retrieved 13 January 2021
  3. ^ Altinget.dk "De blev valgt for Venstre" Retrieved 13 January 2021
  4. ^ Statistikbanken.dk "FV07KAND: Opstillede kandidaters personlige stemmer efter valgresultat, parti og storkreds (AFSLUTTET)" Retrieved 13 January 2021
  5. ^ Dst.dk "Valgte kandidater og stedfortrædere, Folketingsvalg torsdag 15. september 2011" Retrieved 6 January 2021
  6. ^ Dst.dk "Valgte kandidater og stedfortrædere, Folketingsvalg torsdag 18. juni 2015" Retrieved 6 January 2021
  7. ^ Dst.dk "Valgte kandidater og stedfortrædere, Folketingsvalg onsdag 5. juni 2019" Retrieved 6 January 2021


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