Member of the Folketing

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Klaus Berntsen was in the Folketing 1873-1884 and again 1886-1926, making him the longest-serving MF of all time. Photographed in 1914 by Peter Elfelt.

Members of the Folketing (

prime minister can call a snap election
at any time before the full term is up.

Since the

Denmark proper, while two each are elected in Greenland and the Faroe Islands, known collectively as the North Atlantic mandates (da). When someone ceases to be an MF, other members of their party who didn't win a seat at the most recent election are offered to take their place as substitutes, making by-elections unnecessary. The current MFs were elected in the general election on 1 November 2022

Longest-serving members

The following five MFs have served the longest:[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "MF". Den Danske Ordbog (in Danish). Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  2. Folketing
    (in Danish). Retrieved 7 January 2023.


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