Political career Pia Kjærsgaard

1 political career

1.1 parliament
1.2 speaker of folketing
1.3 danish people s party
1.4 views, positions, , goals

political career
parliament

kjærsgaard began political career progress party s candidate in ryvang nomination district (1979–1981), followed ballerup , gladsaxe nomination district (1981–1983), hvidovre nomination district (1983–1984), , finally, middelfart nomination district (1984–1995).

in 1984, while still progress party, secured first seat in folketing (danish parliament), representing copenhagen county constituency (10 january 1984 – 8 september 1987). next represented funen county constituency (8 september 1987 – 6 october 1995).

in 1995, things growing increasingly chaotic , anarchic in progress party, kjærsgaard broke away co-found danish people s party (dpp). stood dpp candidate in glostrup nomination district in 1997, followed hellerup , gentofte nomination district (1997–2005). dpp candidate, won seat in folketing, representing funen county constituency (6 october 1995 – 11 march 1998).

as support progress party subsequently dwindled away, dpp grew. 2001, had become third largest party in folketing, securing 12% of vote. in 2005 election, dpp s share grew 13.2%, kjærsgaard receiving 38,347 personal votes , second prime minister, anders fogh rasmussen.

speaker of folketing

on 3 july 2015, following success of kjærsgaard s party in june 2015 parliamentary election, elected first female speaker of danish parliament, folketing (but not first female speaker in parliament since, in 1950 when denmark still had bicameral system, ingeborg hansen became world s first female parliamentary speaker when elected speaker of landsting). kjærsgaard proposed both 4 parties supporting lars løkke rasmussen s new government, , opposition social democrats , greenlandic siumut.

the danish people s party

the danish people s party advocates nationalist , nativist platform, , is, in regard, aligned ideologically other european far right parties. dpp s platform includes toughening criminal code , supporting social welfare policies have traditionally been championed center-left social democrats.

the dpp achieved considerable success in 2001 elections, becoming third largest party in folketing. such, dpp able provide key parliamentary support center-right, liberal-conservative minority government led anders fogh rasmussen. in capacity dpp able push through many of platform s policies.

in both 2005 , 2007 election dpp kept position third largest in folketing , able maintain substantial role in policy-setting through both remainder of anders fogh rasmussen s liberal-conservative government , through of successor lars løkke rasmussen.

views, positions, , goals

kjærsgaard s outspoken political goals limit immigration denmark, society should take better care of elderly, , denmark should maintain sovereignty, regards european union. in euro referendum of 2000 campaigned against adoption of euro.

her view on immigration has led being compared politicians such jean-marie le pen in france , pim fortuyn in netherlands.

she known ardent supporter of taiwan s bid gain admission world health organization , united nations.