Morten Dahlin | |
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Minister for Ecclesiastical Affairs | |
Assumed office 23 November 2023 | |
Prime Minister | Mette Frederiksen |
Preceded by | Louise Schack Elholm |
Member of the Folketing | |
Assumed office 5 June 2019 | |
Constituency | Zealand |
Personal details | |
Born | Hvidovre, Denmark | 1 May 1989
Political party | Venstre |
Morten Dahlin (born 1 May 1989 in Hvidovre) is a Danish politician who serves a member of the Folketing for the Venstre political party. He was elected into parliament at the 2019 Danish general election. [1]
Since 2023, Dahlin has been serving as minister for ecclesiastical affairs, rural districts and Nordic cooperation in the cabinet of Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen. [2]
Dahlin was elected into the municipal council of Greve Municipality at the 2017 Danish local elections. [3]
Dahlin first ran for parliament in the 2015 general election, where he received 2,986 votes. This was not enough for a seat in parliament, although he became the primary substitute for Venstre in the Zealand constituency. He was not called upon during the 2015-2019 term however. He ran again in the 2019 election, where he was elected with 6,471 votes. [4] [5]