Martin Henriksen

Martin Henriksen (born 25 January 1980) in Tårnby is a Danish politician and former MP, representing the Dansk Folkeparti from 8 February 2005 to 5 June 2019 in various constituencies.

Biography

Martin Henriksen was born on 25 January 1980, the son of Michael Henriksen and Majken Rugaard Henriksen. He took the Higher Preparatory Examination (HF) (The "Højere Forberedelseseksamen") in 2004, and between 2004 and 2005, worked as a Chauffeur, Mail carrier, helper for Pedagogue and in a warehouse. He also spent 10 months as a conscript in the Gardehusarregimentet.

Political career

Henriksen was previously the deputy chair of the Dansk Folkeparti in Copenhagen County and has been registered as a Parliamentary Candidate since 2004. He also sits on the local council for Nørrebro. In Parliament, he is the DF representative on various committees concerning Immigration and Integration Policy, Education, Defence, Greenland and the Faeroe Islands. In addition, he also sits on the Schleswig Committee, part of the Ministry of Education (Denmark). Since 2012, he has also been the DF's representative in the Council of Europe.

He is known as a strong critic of Immigration policy in Denmark. He is one of the more anti-Muslim politicians in the DF, having previously claimed on his website that Islam "has since its inception been a terrorist movement".

His party lost a lot of seats in parliament in the 2019 Danish general elections.