Mikkel Bjørn Explained

Mikkel Bjørn
Office:Member of the Folketing
Term Start:1 November 2022
Constituency:Funen
Birth Date:19 October 1995
Birth Place:Rårup, Denmark
Party:Danish People's Party (2023–present)
Alma Mater:Jelling Seminarium
Website:https://mikkelbjorn.dk
Office2:National chairman of Nye Borgerliges Ungdom
Term Start2:8 October 2016
Term End2:16 October 2021
Successor2:Malte Larsen
Occupation:Politician, teacher
Otherparty:Young Conservatives (2014–2016)
Nye Borgerlige (2016–2023)

Mikkel Bjørn Sørensen (born 19 October 1995) is a Danish politician and former teacher. In November 2022, he became a member of the Folketing for the Nye Borgerlige (NB) party, but in January 2023 changed his party allegiance to the Danish People's Party (DF). Formerly, in 2016-2021 he was the first national chairman of Nye Borgerliges youth wing. Growing up near Juelsminde in Jutland, Bjørn has since 2022 lived in Nyborg on Funen.

Personal life

Mikkel Bjørn was born on 19 October 1995 in Rårup, a village in Juelsminde Municipality (now Hedensted Municipality) close to the town of Juelsminde and the city of Horsens,[1] where he went to As Friskole and afterwards received a studentereksamen (high school diploma) in 2014 from Horsens Statsskole.[2] He attended the teacher-training college of Jelling Seminarium from 2016 to 2020[3] [4] and afterwards worked as a school teacher from 2020 to 2022.[5]

Having previously lived in Jylland, lastly in Randers, in 2023 Bjørn moved to Nyborg on the island of Funen, being situated in the constituency for which he had been elected to Folketinget in 2022.[6]

Youth politics

Young Conservatives

After the gymnasium, in 2014 Mikkel Bjørn joined the Young Conservatives (KU), the youth wing of the Conservative People's Party (DKF), where he became local chairman for KU Vejle.[7] Within the KU, he was considered an affiliate of Hvid Fløj (White Wing), the national conservative fraction in the youth wing.

In 2016 he was expelled from the organisation, allegedly after having indicated in an internal member forum on Facebook that he would vote for another party than the Conservative People's Party at an election,[8] and because of his harsh rhetoric, according to the leader of the Young Conservatives bordering on racism, in various internal debates on immigrants and refugees.[9] [10]

Nye Borgerliges Ungdom

Bjørn then joined Nye Borgerlige's youth wing named Nye Borgerliges Ungdom (NBU), and in October 2016 he was elected as the first chairman of the organisation.[11] He remained chairman until October 2021, when he was succeeded by Malte Larsen.[12] From 2016 until 2022, he simultaneously held a position in the NB's national committee (Danish: hovedbestyrelse).[13]

Candidate at local and general elections

In the 2017 local elections, Bjørn ran for Nye Borgerlige in Vejle Municipality, receiving 33 personal votes[14] without the party winning any seats in the municipality.[15]

At the 2019 general election, the NB's first, in June 2019, Bjørn gained 46 personal votes as a candidate in South Jutland, coming in last among the party's eight candidates in the constituency.[16]

In April 2022, the party national executive appointed Mikkel Bjørn Nye Borgerlige's lead candidate in Funen Greater Constituency for the next general election.[17] The centrally made appointment caused dissatisfaction among some party members in Funen and caused three local politicians to leave the party, accusing the national executive for nepotism.[18] The executive subsequently in August 2022 made a reverse, deciding to arrange a primary voting for the lead candidate position among the party members in Funen,[19] which was subsequently won by Bjørn, receiving 133 votes whereas 212 votes were split between the four competing local candidates.[20]

Member of Folketing

At the general election on 1 November 2022, Bjørn was elected a member of the Folketing with 888 personal votes as one of six MFs for Nye Borgerlige.[21] At the constitution of the NB's parliamentary group in November, he took over the position as group vice-chairman after Mette Thiesen – who had left NB six days after the election – and became, among other things, culture, children's and education spokesman.[22] On 5 January, he took the title of chairman of the Folketing's Naturalisation Committee (Danish: Indfødsretsudvalget),[23] the main function of which is deciding who acquires citizenship.[24]

In January 2023, Nye Borgerlige chairman Pernille Vermund announced that she would resign her post as chairman. Most political observers pointed at MP Lars Boje Mathiesen as her most likely successor as party leader, though some thought that Bjørn might also make a bid for the party leadership.[25] [26] [27] The two were seen as representing separate wings in the party, the former Liberal Alliance member Boje Mathiesen representing the liberal wing and Bjørn the national conservative wing.[28] [29]

On 17 January, Boje announced his candidacy for the party leadership position,[30] receiving support from the remaining parliamentary group with the exception of Bjørn (and Vermund, who as outgoing chairman had announced that she would abstain from commenting on the choice of her successor).[31] In the end, no other candidates entered the race for chairman, ensuring Boje's unanimous election as party leader[32] on 7 February.[33]

Danish People's Party

On 24 January, Mikkel Bjørn announced that he left Nye Borgerlige and joined the Danish People's Party,[34] citing internal dissension with Boje and a lack of belief in his abilities to lead.[35] Boje retaliated by blaming Bjørn for putting himself before the party,[36] whereas Vermund criticized Bjørn for leaving his post prematurely and taking his seat to another party, having been elected for Nye Borgerlige with the lowest personal number of votes of all the party's parliamentarians.[37]

Three days after his change of party allegiance, Bjørn, continuing as chairman of the Naturalisation Committee, received his first Danish People's Party spokesmanships, which were culture, media, ecclesiastical affairs, gender equality, Nordic cooperation and naturalisation.[38]

Political positions

Mikkel Bjørn is characterised as national conservative.[39] [40] He takes a special interest in cultural and religious matters[39] and is an advocate for Denmark leaving the EU.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mikkel Bjørn - Kandidat for Nye Borgerlige i null . 2023-05-14 . www.tv2fyn.dk.
  2. Web site: Mogensen . Knud . 9 March 2021 . Portræt: NBU-landsformand med royalt sindelag . subscription . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230514083733/https://hsfo.dk/navne/portraet-nbu-landsformand-med-royalt-sindelag . 14 May 2023 . 14 May 2023 . Horsens Folkeblad.
  3. Web site: Baun . Leif . 22 March 2016 . 22 og år folketingskandidat: Lærerstuderende fra Jelling vil i folketinget . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220520224847/https://vafo.dk/artikel/22-og-%C3%A5r-folketingskandidat-l%C3%A6rerstuderende-fra-jelling-vil-i-folketinget . 20 May 2022 . 15 June 2022 . Vejle Amts Folkeblad.
  4. Web site: Mikkel Bjørn . The Danish Parliament . Folketinget . 10 June 2023.
  5. Web site: Olesen . Emilie Palm . Lærer er ny skoleordfører i Nye Borgerlige: Lærerværelset er for rødt . www.folkeskolen.dk . 10 June 2023 . da . 11 November 2022.
  6. Web site: Sørensen . Birgit Bakkær . 20 March 2023 . Mikkel Bjørn er flyttet til Nyborg og fra sit uroplagede parti: Jeg flytter ikke tilbage til Nye Borgerlige og Pernille Vermund igen . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230428203243/https://fyens.dk/fyn/mikkel-bjoern-er-flyttet-til-nyborg-og-fra-sit-uroplagede-parti-jeg-flytter-ikke-tilbage-til-nye-borgerlige-og-pernille-vermund-igen-2023-3-20 . 28 April 2023 . 28 April 2023 . Fyens Stiftstidende.
  7. News: Grothe . Zarah Leth . 22 March 2016 . Vejles KU-formand er smidt ud af partiet . . live . subscription . 8 May 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230508204624/https://jv.dk/trekantomraadet/vejles-ku-formand-er-smidt-ud-af-partiet . 8 May 2023.
  8. Web site: Villemoes . Søren K. . 7 October 2016 . Borgerlig bitchfighting . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220520224844/https://www.weekendavisen.dk/2016-40/samfund/borgerlig-bitchfighting . 20 May 2022 . 20 May 2022 . Weekendavisen.
  9. News: Foxil . Emilie . Nyvalgt fynsk politiker blev smidt ud af eks-parti: - Det skal være meget ekstremt for at blive ekskluderet . 10 June 2023 . TV2 Fyn . da.
  10. News: 21 March 2016 . Strid i Konservativ Ungdom: Internetdebat førte til eksklusioner . . . live . 9 May 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230509231310/https://www.berlingske.dk/politik/strid-i-konservativ-ungdom-internetdebat-foerte-til-eksklusioner . 9 May 2023.
  11. News: Skjoldan . Lise-Lotte . 13 October 2016 . Unge Nye Borgerlige vælger landsformand . . live . subscription . 20 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220520224846/https://www.altinget.dk/navnenyt/unge-nye-borgerlige-vaelger-landsformand . 20 May 2022.
  12. Web site: »Folk tillægger mig holdninger på grund af mit politiske tilhørsforhold, som jeg egentlig ikke har«. Koeller. 27 December 2022. Politiken. 4 June 2023. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20230604072857/https://politiken.dk/debat/art9130694/%C2%BBFolk-till%C3%A6gger-mig-holdninger-p%C3%A5-grund-af-mit-politiske-tilh%C3%B8rsforhold-som-jeg-egentlig-ikke-har%C2%AB. Camille. 4 June 2023. subscription.
  13. Web site: 2 February 2023 . Mikkel Bjørn (DF) . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230513215225/https://www.ft.dk/medlemmer/mf/m/mikkel-bjoern . 13 May 2023 . 13 May 2023 . Folketinget.
  14. Web site: 23 November 2017 . Kommunalvalg d. 21 november 2017 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220615194042/https://www.kmdvalg.dk/kv/2017/k84733630D.htm . 15 June 2022 . 15 June 2022 . KMD.
  15. News: 22 November 2017 . Nye Borgerlige er kun valgt ind i én kommune . . . live . 13 May 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230513144335/https://nyheder.tv2.dk/politik/2017-11-22-nye-borg . 13 May 2023.
  16. Web site: 13 June 2019 . Folketingsvalg onsdag 5. juni 2019 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230513144825/https://www.dst.dk/valg/Valg1684447/valgopg/valgopgStor16.htm . 13 May 2023 . 13 May 2023 . Danmarks Statistik.
  17. Web site: Lunding Kusk . Matilde . 25 April 2022 . Jysk skolelærer er Nye Borgerliges bud på en fynsk mand i Folketinget: Dumper når det kommer til spørgsmål om Fyn . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220425064257/https://fyens.dk/artikel/jysk-skolel%C3%A6rer-er-nye-borgerliges-bud-p%C3%A5-en-fynsk-mand-i-folketinget-dumper-n%C3%A5r-det-kommer-til-sp%C3%B8rgsm%C3%A5l-om-fyn . 25 April 2022 . 15 June 2022 . Fyens Stiftstidende.
  18. News: Bergman . Peter . Fynske politikere smækker med døren og forlader Nye Borgerlige . 26 June 2023 . TV2 Fyn . da.
  19. News: Klingenberg . Kenneth . Partitoppens beslutning skabte uro på Fyn - men nu kan medlemmerne få det sidste ord fyens.dk . 26 June 2023 . fyens.dk . 6 August 2022 . da.
  20. News: Holst . Helene Kristine . »Skrigende vaskekoner«: Dybe frustrationer i Nye Borgerlige får beskyldningerne til at flyve . 2 July 2023 . Jyllands-Posten . 21 August 2022 . da.
  21. Web site: Det nye folketing . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221102202038/https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/politik/folketingsvalg/valgte . 2 November 2022 . 2 November 2022 . DR.
  22. Web site: Nyvalgt overtager Thiesens post som gruppenæstformand. 9 November 2022. Fyns Amts Avis. 4 June 2023. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20230604200648/https://faa.dk/danmark/nyvalgt-overtager-thiesens-post-som-gruppenaestformand. 4 June 2023. Ritzau.
  23. Web site: Kjøller . Simon Engell . Condrup . Mette Grube . 5 January 2023 . Overblik: Her er formændene for Folketingets udvalg . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230106165738/https://www.altinget.dk/artikel/overblik-her-er-formaendene-for-folketingets-udvalg . 6 January 2023 . 16 January 2023 . Altinget.dk.
  24. Web site: Indfødsretsudvalgets arbejde. Folketinget. 4 June 2023. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20230604215441/https://www.ft.dk/da/udvalg/udvalgene/ifu/arbejde. 4 June 2023.
  25. Web site: Bach . Jeppe Tholstrup . 10 January 2023 . Vermund siger farvel – her er eksperternes bud på hendes efterfølger . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230114143410/https://nyheder.tv2.dk/politik/2023-01-10-vermund-siger-farvel-her-er-eksperternes-bud-paa-hendes-efterfoelger . 14 January 2023 . 10 January 2023 . TV 2.
  26. Web site: Westersø . Rikke Struck . 15 January 2023 . Pernille Vermund efterlader Nye Borgerlige i krise: - Partiet er truet på sin eksistens . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230117154018/https://nyheder.tv2.dk/politik/2023-01-12-pernille-vermund-efterlader-nye-borgerlige-i-krise-partiet-er-truet-paa-sin . 17 January 2023 . 16 January 2023 . TV 2.
  27. Web site: Wentoft . Andreas F. R. . 10 January 2023 . Joachim B. Olsen: De skal kæmpe om posten i Nye Borgerlige . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230513212423/https://www.bt.dk/politik/joachim-b-olsen-de-skal-kaempe-om-posten-i-nye-borgerlige . 13 May 2023 . 10 January 2023 . B.T..
  28. Web site: Bentzen. Jeppe. 26 January 2023. Pibe eller protest. 10 April 2023. Weekendavisen. live. 4 June 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230604141623/https://www.weekendavisen.dk/2023-4/samfund/pibe-eller-protest.
  29. Web site: Sabah. Mahamad-Bakher. 8 February 2023. Nye Borgerlige ville ikke være et protestparti. Nu har de Danmarks største protestpolitiker som formand. 20 February 2023. Zetland. 20 February 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230220225913/https://www.zetland.dk/historie/soGx4L96-aeAEaNN5-2a837. live. Olrik. Jensen. Rosengreen. Mads. Jens Høyer. Emil.
  30. Web site: Eller . Emil . 17 January 2023 . Lars Boje Mathiesen vil være formand for Nye Borgerlige . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230118101419/https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/politik/lars-boje-mathiesen-vil-vaere-formand-nye-borgerlige . 18 January 2023 . 17 January 2023 . DR.
  31. News: Astrup . Peter . Mikkel Bjørn bakkede ikke Lars Boje op på aftenens møde . 26 June 2023 . www.bt.dk . 17 January 2023 . da.
  32. Web site: Westersø . Rikke Struck . 25 January 2023 . Lars Boje Mathiesen bliver ny formand for Nye Borgerlige . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230201041000/https://nyheder.tv2.dk/politik/2023-01-25-lars-boje-mathiesen-bliver-ny-formand-for-nye-borgerlige . 1 February 2023 . 1 February 2023 . TV 2.
  33. Web site: 7 February 2023 . Lars Boje er valgt som formand for Nye Borgerlige . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230314065543/https://nyheder.tv2.dk/politik/2023-02-07-lars-boje-er-valgt-som-formand-for-nye-borgerlige . 14 March 2023 . 14 March 2023 . TV 2.
  34. News: Nye Borgerlige. Kosiara-Pedersen. Karina. 20 April 2023. Den Store Danske. 4 June 2023. Den 24. januar 2023 brød også Mikkel Bjørn Sørensen med Nye Borgerlige og meldte sig ligeledes ind i Dansk Folkeparti.
  35. Web site: Fischer . Cecilie . Bruhn . Malte . Rønberg . Ninna Gøbel . 24 January 2023 . Endnu et folketingsmedlem siger farvel til Nye Borgerlige: Det ligner et dødskys . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230202202611/https://www.altinget.dk/artikel/mikkel-bjoern-udskifter-nye-borgerlige-med-dansk-folkeparti . 2 February 2023 . 2 February 2023 . Altinget.dk.
  36. News: Eller . Emil . Lars Boje afviser anklager fra afhoppet folketingsmedlem: 'Nogle gange sætter folk sig selv foran sagen' . 26 June 2023 . DR . 24 January 2023 . da-DK.
  37. News: Bloch . Cathrine . Fallentin . Mia Gleerup . »Jeg vidste jo godt, at det kunne blive grimt,« erklærede Pernille Vermund. Det blev det . 26 June 2023 . Berlingske.dk . 24 January 2023 . da.
  38. News: 27 January 2023 . Mikkel Bjørn overtager ordførerskaber fra Messerschmidt og Pia K. . . . live . 8 May 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230508204622/https://www.berlingske.dk/politik/mikkel-bjoern-overtager-ordfoererskaber-fra-messerschmidt-og-pia-k . 8 May 2023.
  39. Web site: Bentzen . Jeppe . 18 February 2021 . Borgerlige bad guys . subscription . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230513155500/https://www.weekendavisen.dk/2021-7/samfund/borgerlige-bad-guys . 13 May 2023 . 16 January 2023 . Weekendavisen.
  40. Web site: Holst . Emma Qvirin . 11 January 2023 . Politisk redaktør: Facebookkriger nævnes af mange som Vermunds afløser. Men en ung, nyvalgt NB'er kan også tage over . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230514095820/https://www.altinget.dk/artikel/politisk-redaktoer-facebookkriger-naevnes-af-mange-som-vermunds-afloeser-men-en-ung-nyvalgt-nber-kan-ogsaa-tage-over . 14 May 2023 . 14 May 2023 . . Men kendere af partiet peger på, at den nyvalgte Mikkel Bjørn – sin unge alder til trods og totale mangel på Christiansborg-erfaring – også kunne være et bud. Han repræsenterer den meget nationalkonservative fløj i partiet, mens Boje Mathiesen, som også har en fortid i Liberal Alliance, er, ja, meget liberal.

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Mikkel Bjørn".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2024, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.