Kristian Bøgsted (born 1982) is a Danish politician and a member of the Folketing for the Denmark Democrats party. He has represented North Jutland since 2022.
Kristian Bøgsted | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Folketing | |
| Assumed office 1 November 2022 | |
| Constituency | North Jutland |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1982 Skive, Denmark |
| Political party | Denmark Democrats (2022-) |
| Other political affiliations | Danish People's Party (before 2022) |
Biography
editBøgsted was born in Skive in 1983 and is the son of politician and former member of the Folketing Bent Bøgsted. He grew up in Ringkøbing-Skjern municipality. Bøgsted trained as a waiter during college and then worked as a manager for Vestas.[1]
He was elected to the city council of Ringkøbing-Skjern as a member of the Danish People's Party (DPP) and became chairman of the party on the municipal council but lost his seat in the 2021 Danish local elections. He subsequently quit the DPP citing working conditions within the party and Morten Messerschmidt's leadership.[2] He later joined the Denmark Democrats and during the 2022 Danish general election was elected to the Folketing for the party.[3][4]
Bøgsted lives in No, Denmark and is married with five children.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Kristian Bøgsted". Retrieved 2022-12-27.
- ^ "Dreamed of replacing his father in Parliament: But now Kristian has completely dropped his party". Retrieved 2022-12-27.
- ^ "Kristian Bøgsted (DD)". Retrieved 2022-12-27.
- ^ "Kristian Bøgsted". Retrieved 2022-12-27.
- ^ "Kristian Bøgsted". Retrieved 2022-12-27.