Martin Henriksen (Danish politician)

Martin Henriksen
File:Martin Henriksen (DF).jpg Martin Henriksen
Member of the Danish Parliament for Greater Copenhagen
Incumbent
Assumed office 8th February 2005
Personal details
Born	(1980-01-25) January 25, 1980 Tårnby
Citizenship	Danish
Political party	Dansk Folkeparti
Committees	Immigration and Integration Policy, Education, Defence Committee, the Greenland Committee, Schleswig Committee, the Faroe Islands Committee and the Council of Europe.
Website	http://www.martinhenriksen.dk

Martin Henriksen (born 25 January 1980) in Tårnby is a Danish politician and MP, representing the Dansk Folkeparti since 8 February 2005 in the Greater Copenhagen constituency.

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, 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 Islam-critical politicians in the DF, having previously said on his website that Islam "has since its inception been a terrorist movement"