Kristian Pihl Lorentzen Explained

Kristian Pihl Lorentzen
Office:	Member of the Folketing
Term Start:	8 February 2005
Constituency:	West Jutland (from 2007) Viborg (2005—2007)
Birth Date:	19 May 1961
Birth Place:	Silkeborg, Denmark
Party:	Venstre

Kristian Pihl Lorentzen (born 19 May 1961 in Silkeborg) is a Danish politician and author, who is a former member of the Folketing for the Venstre political party. He was elected into parliament at the 2005 Danish general election.^[1]

Political career

Lorentzen sat in the municipal council of Kjellerup Municipality from 1993 to 2006. After 2006 the municipality was merged with Gjern, Silkeborg and Them, municipalities to form the new Silkeborg Municipality.^[2]

Lorentzen was first elected into parliament at the 2005 election and was reelected in 2007. He was elected again in 2011, where he received 9,488 personal votes. In 2015 he was reelected with 7,768 votes and in 2019 with 6,963 votes.^{[3] [4] [5]}

Honours and decorations

• Order of the Dannebrog, Knight^[6]

Bibliography

• Stop trafikal egoisme (2020, co-author)
• På sporet af Danmark ‒ Jernbanen før, nu og i fremtiden (2013)
• Hvor der er vilje, er der vej ‒ Transportpolitiske visioner for Danmark (2010)

External links

• Biography on the website of the Danish Parliament (Folketinget)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kristian Pihl Lorentzen (V) . Ft.dk . 10 August 2021.
2. Web site: Kristian Pihl Lorentzen . Altinget.dk . 10 August 2021.
3. Web site: Valgte kandidater og stedfortrædere, Folketingsvalg torsdag 15. september 2011 . Dst.dk . 10 August 2021.
4. Web site: Valgte kandidater og stedfortrædere, Folketingsvalg torsdag 18. juni 2015 . Dst.dk . 10 August 2021.
5. Web site: Valgte kandidater og stedfortrædere, Folketingsvalg onsdag 5. juni 2019 . Dst.dk . 10 August 2021.
6. Web site: Modtagere af danske dekorationer . Kongehuset.dk . 10 August 2021.